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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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Wanting to order some cross/drilled & slotted rotors - anyone have any good suggestions?? Thanks



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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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Sportbrakes that is what i have and love them you can get them off of ebay for $260.00 free shipping.

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Baer one piece and/or two piece rotors are nice.

These are 1 piece Zinc coated.


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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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I also have the drilled and slotted Sportbrakes, work fine and look great.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by C5-GIRL
Wanting to order some cross/drilled & slotted rotors - anyone have any good suggestions?? Thanks



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Hmmmmmm . . . . . . somebody got the Mod Bug????? You get new wheels from your bf for Christmas so you're gonna go spend YOUR money on brakes! C5-Girl - I love you!

btw - those Baer one piece rotors are SHARP!

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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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Hi C5girl! Either the Sportbrakes, OR, the more blingful two piece Eradispeeds are all nice brake rotor upgrades. Let us know what you finally decide upon. And, post us some pics to drool over. Good luck to you.
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Got Baer Eradispeed two piece front, one piece rears. Put them on this summer, June 2000. Very happy still look great. Put on Z06 calipers, SS lines and Hawk HP street pads. Stops much better, after brake in. Mark
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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Got 'em ordered, went with united. My brother got me a discount from napa. New tires & rotors on tues morning.



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You gonna paint the hats?

You gotta paint the hats... you must!!

Hey wait, don't tell us... BF buy you the rotors for your B-day? Lucky gal!!

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Got 'em ordered, went with united. My brother got me a discount from napa. New tires & rotors on tues morning.
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Originally Posted by VET IT B
Got Baer Eradispeed two piece front, one piece rears. Put them on this summer, June 2000. Very happy still look great. Put on Z06 calipers, SS lines and Hawk HP street pads. Stops much better, after brake in. Mark
Here are my Eradispeeds:



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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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Whats nice about the sportbrake rotors is they are zinc coated and you don't have to paint them. Post some pics. of you and your rotors when you get em.
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Depends on how much $ you want to speed.

Sportsbrakes are IMO a good buy and I'm my 3rd set now. I've gone to drilled and dimpled to avoid cracked rotors during autocross events (and to stay within my class).

Although they are zinq-coated I painted the hats with hi-temp paint because a prior set reacted to the wheel cleaner I was using.

There is nothing wrong with the Baers either. Excellent rotor but a big price difference.

You can also get covers for the hats but I took them off to keep the rotors cooler.

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Originally Posted by binkysgarage
Whats nice about the sportbrake rotors is they are zinc coated and you don't have to paint them.
Cool!! I wasn't sure... Mine are Zinc coated but the hats are painted black.
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If I don't paint them, is the rust gonna show??
Also, what about the covers? Do I need them?

This modding thing is too stressful

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Has anyone used sportbrakes dimpled and slotted for extended periods without problems (cracking or warping) ?
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Old Dec 28, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Sportbrakes are good. I have one piece Baer Eradispeeds on mine and sure like them, but they are much more expensive than the Sportbrakes.
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Originally Posted by jrut
Has anyone used sportbrakes dimpled and slotted for extended periods without problems (cracking or warping) ?
I've got two AX 14 event sessions plus daily driving on mine and just checked all four again today. I'd say they've been on about 4 months.

No cracks.
No warps.
No problems.
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Originally Posted by C5-GIRL
If I don't paint them, is the rust gonna show??
Also, what about the covers? Do I need them?

This modding thing is too stressful

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No. You do not need covers. At one time I would show my car fairly often and had chrome covers. But now I autocross it much more and don't want anything to hold heat around the rotors.

The firepath (the area where the pads hit the rotor) can rust overnight. That's not a problem. Simply drive the car and use the brakes to clean that up.

The hats (the raised area in the center of the rotor) can discolor or rust but zinq-coating helps keep that away (as does cleaning). A lot of people paint the hats just for looks or for rust protection. But use a high temperature paint to do that.
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