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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 01:05 AM
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Has anyone heard of, or used these brakes??? Tirerack has them on their site for very reasonable prices and they look to be of good quality. they are a wierd slotted design that i guess is kinda cool, let me know what you think.

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I have some on order, but I don't know when I'll have time to install them. They have TÜV approval, so they have to be of decent quality.
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 01:33 AM
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I'm not feeling the "atomic look" on this one...
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 02:13 AM
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It looks like it says on the box that it is a wear indicator, so the question in my mind would be does work like a slotted rotor or is the grove non-functional...
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Originally Posted by Kanchi
It looks like it says on the box that it is a wear indicator, so the question in my mind would be does work like a slotted rotor or is the grove non-functional...
It works like a slotted rotor, just not as deep.
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 03:59 AM
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Cool! Are they priced competitively? I like the design...
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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ATE, is a very respectable company. There ATE super blue racing DOT3 fluid is on par with motul. ATE tends to draw a heavy crowd from the EURO cars (bmw,mercedes, etc)

there parts are very good
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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Good to know, i think i'm going to pick up a set of rotors and pads for the summer.
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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good company. Also consider stoptech?
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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i would either get these brakes or go wit OEM ones, or possibly the powerslot plus's, they look awesome
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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nothing like parts straight from mother!(toyota)
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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i hear ya there, just kinda wanna try these new ones to see how they compare
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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anyone else?
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Originally Posted by 2fast4you
I have some on order, but I don't know when I'll have time to install them. They have TÜV approval, so they have to be of decent quality.

did you get these brakes yet?? just wondering your opinon on them
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Originally Posted by d_gage
did you get these brakes yet?? just wondering your opinon on them
Yeah, they are sitting in storage waiting to be installed. Probably won't happen for a few months.
Old Mar 3, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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did you happen to open the box and check them out??? i'm very curious to see how these things look in real life
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I haven't open the boxes the rotors are in yet.
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I use ATE Super Racing Blue, and I can't complain. They're a respectable company, so I would trust these rotors.
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d_gage,

Rotors are going on Tuesday...



I'll have installed pics once my wheels arrive.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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those look pretty cool man, thanks for posting pics. i'm looking forward to seeing them behind wheels. thanks again



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