OK, Off to do another "mod". Hawk Ceramics.
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Safety Car
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OK Back from the auto parts store where I spent $6 on brake install cleaner and anti squeak and...
where I spent another $26 on detailing products
I swear something starts out innocent enough and then you turn down that aisle and it's over.
Really doing brakes this time
where I spent another $26 on detailing products
I swear something starts out innocent enough and then you turn down that aisle and it's over.
Really doing brakes this time
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Safety Car
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WOW!!!
28 is not 18 any more...
Never thought brakes would actually wear me out. By the time I had cleaned everything including the wheels thoroughly it took me 4 hours. Four hours hunched over and torquing on wrenches made my back go
. That and a nice 4 hour 95 degree sunburn. I need a damn lift 
We'll see what happens when I'm 50
I'll report on dust after work tomorrow, I figure the 95 miles should give me a pretty good indication of dust levels.
28 is not 18 any more...
Never thought brakes would actually wear me out. By the time I had cleaned everything including the wheels thoroughly it took me 4 hours. Four hours hunched over and torquing on wrenches made my back go
. That and a nice 4 hour 95 degree sunburn. I need a damn lift We'll see what happens when I'm 50
I'll report on dust after work tomorrow, I figure the 95 miles should give me a pretty good indication of dust levels.
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[QUOTE=Z06Electron;1574934065]WOW!!!
28 is not 18 any more...
Never thought brakes would actually wear me out. By the time I had cleaned everything including the wheels thoroughly it took me 4 hours.
Let me think. You are 28. I am 67. I plan on removing the 4 wheels, cleaning and waxing them, removing the calipers and painting them blue, and reinstalling with ceramic brake pads and doing a total new brake fluid in the entire system. How long should I allow? I am thinking about 4 days.
28 is not 18 any more...
Never thought brakes would actually wear me out. By the time I had cleaned everything including the wheels thoroughly it took me 4 hours.
Let me think. You are 28. I am 67. I plan on removing the 4 wheels, cleaning and waxing them, removing the calipers and painting them blue, and reinstalling with ceramic brake pads and doing a total new brake fluid in the entire system. How long should I allow? I am thinking about 4 days.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I have the Hawk ceramics on my '98 daily driver and do not like them. They do dust very little but do not have that initial "bite". I won't be using them again when these wear out.
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[QUOTE=Kmcoldcars;1574934870]
Yeah my brake fluid was pretty bad and I left it for another day. My wife was actually mad it was taking me so long. I asked her if what I was doing looked fun. She made it seem like I was drawing it out on purpose.
WOW!!!
28 is not 18 any more...
Never thought brakes would actually wear me out. By the time I had cleaned everything including the wheels thoroughly it took me 4 hours.
Let me think. You are 28. I am 67. I plan on removing the 4 wheels, cleaning and waxing them, removing the calipers and painting them blue, and reinstalling with ceramic brake pads and doing a total new brake fluid in the entire system. How long should I allow? I am thinking about 4 days.
28 is not 18 any more...
Never thought brakes would actually wear me out. By the time I had cleaned everything including the wheels thoroughly it took me 4 hours.
Let me think. You are 28. I am 67. I plan on removing the 4 wheels, cleaning and waxing them, removing the calipers and painting them blue, and reinstalling with ceramic brake pads and doing a total new brake fluid in the entire system. How long should I allow? I am thinking about 4 days.
Last edited by Z06Electron; Aug 7, 2010 at 11:13 AM.
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Safety Car
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From: Wildomar CA
Ceramics certainly aren't the best actual brakes. I knew that going in though. They appear to be at least as good as what I had before but we'll have to see long term. I did some full pressure stops yesterday and even with the system still a little "squishy" from the install she stopped pretty quick. Definitely not a track pad though.
