[DML] Re: Brake Calipers & Discs.

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's some snappy answers...

1 - Nothing since the Ed Euding kit. 
2 - Shouldn't be, someone was able to surface them in the first 
place. Make sure they are what you want, they can be noisy for a 
street application. 
3 - Not other than the plating. I generally get the rebuild kits from 
a vendor and do it myself. About 1/2 the time they will need new 
pistons too. Grady has very nice SS ones. 
4 - Spray paint is fast and cheap, OK if you are in a dry climate 
(like vegas). I've also used POR15 with good success in more severe 
climates (did it on the BMW a few years ago and they still look 
great). Cad plating is a whole 'nother animal - you have to take 
everything completely apart and it will take a few days. Grady does 
this on his rebuilds, they look like OEM new. I'm not sure it holds 
up all that much better than good paint, and it certainly won't stay 
gold for long. Polishing won't do anything except make them shiny and 
unprotected - then they rust. 
5 - If they have an ATE logo on them, they aren't. OEMs are Girling. 
I believe that those are the only two brands that fit the front, the 
backs are Girling-only. 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Ok. As I begin to gear up to complete the last remaining part of my 
> brake system, I must ask the following questions:
> 
> 1. Someone mentioned a while back about using different components 
> for improved braking. What ever happened to this kit/idea?
> 
> 2. Resurfacing cross-drilled rotors: Is there any problem in doing 
> this?
> 
> 3. Rebuilding brake calipers: Is there anything that a shop can do, 
> that I can't?
> 
> 4. Sealing Brake Calipers: High-Temperature paint, Cadmium plating, 
> polishing: What are the advantages/disadvantages/prefered methods?
> 
> 5. How can I tell that my current calipers are OEM?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"








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