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Old 05-23-10, 06:42 PM
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Default New Brake rotors and ceramic Brake pads, and other mods

With the help of my boy Zeb, kuwupt, and On3_Lo35, we installed these new R1 Concept brake rotors and PBR ceramic brake pads. Got them off the R1 Concept for less than $300 for all sides and it was free shipping. Anyways, I really like them, so far, they're definitely a bargain and a good buy imo.

Some shots of the LS400/430 hybrid bumper:




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Rear rotors and calipers (I painted them gold, I want to chrome them or polish them later though......or just get a real BBK kit). I know I know, they look freaking tiny, but the rims are 19", I swear they are a lot bigger, they just look small for some reason :


Front Brakes (I know, my wheels are hella dirty, it's the rain though ):




I love my carmate cup holders, got one on each side since the Recaro baby seat takes up the center cup holders.


LS460 black wood shift **** and LED Lexus lighter:


BRAGA clear (non-led) tail lights (although all the bulbs are LED though):
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very nice...nice brakes
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
very nice...nice brakes
Thanx man!
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Oh yeah, thanx to BlackonBlack98 for the DIY on making clearance for my UCA. I guess I am low enough cause I had some serious marks on my shock tower. Anyways, now I got extra cupholders under the hood, haha.



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car's lookin good but are those...single piston front brakes...
or do my eyes deceive me?

also, i don't think the UCA holes need to be quite so big, most guys i see with them are ~2-2.5in tops. lol.
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
car's lookin good but are those...single piston front brakes...
or do my eyes deceive me?

also, i don't think the UCA holes need to be quite so big, most guys i see with them are ~2-2.5in tops. lol.
lol, you're reading the wrong caption.

And yeah, the hole didn't need to be that big, but they didn't have 2.5" drill bits, so I just said eff'd it and got the 3" bit.
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Originally Posted by romeo291
lol, you're reading the wrong caption.

And yeah, the hole didn't need to be that big, but they didn't have 2.5" drill bits, so I just said eff'd it and got the 3" bit.
hahah that makes a lot more sense.

that being said, your slots seem to be going in the wrong direction. point forwards at the outer edge of the rotor according to brembo and stoptech (i tend to trust them over most all else).
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
hahah that makes a lot more sense.

that being said, your slots seem to be going in the wrong direction. point forwards at the outer edge of the rotor according to brembo and stoptech (i tend to trust them over most all else).
Dammit, are you serious! We had a discussion about this and at the end, I was like, whatever, it probably doesn't matter. Do you think it makes a big difference?
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
hahah that makes a lot more sense.

that being said, your slots seem to be going in the wrong direction. point forwards at the outer edge of the rotor according to brembo and stoptech (i tend to trust them over most all else).
not true...it depends on who makes the rotors. different brands require different directional installation. i am pretty sure it depends on the vane direction

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that's correct installation for r1.
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Originally Posted by BLKonBLK98
that's correct installation for r1.
oh forreal!!! WORDDDD UPPP!!!! . That made me feel a lot better now, haha.
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on the rotors theres a small sticker that tells u which side goes where.
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if not check the vanes
http://www.zeckhausen.com/how_to_pro...all_rotors.htm
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Thanx fellas for the info, looks like it was installed correctly. Sweet!
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lookin good!


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