Just wanted to say that our TLs have some crappy a$$ brakes. Last night I was rushing back home so I was kinda driving a little faster than usual. This usually also includes breaking more and stronger than usual. When I got home I could smell something burning around the wheels. It was a light smell though, but still... any comments?

 

wat does taht have to do with crappy brakes?
u braked harder, so pad gets heat up and it smells.

 

Maybe the fact that I was not even braking so much as to make them smell as they did.

 

Yes, our breaks suck...

 

I had a 2000 TL and now a 2003 TL-S. The brakes on the TL-S seem much stronger than the 2000. I was very disappointed with the 2000. TL-S is better, but could be stronger under hard braking. Pedal still feels a little mushy for my tastes. I wonder if anyone out there has tried the braided lines, rotor/pads upgrades and what the experience has been?

 

I'm looking into the brake upgrade. Look at my post about brake price. $525.60 for all 4 brakes upgraded.

 

Make sure you have an informed opinion on SS brake lines...they are not as safe as everyone thinks it is. I made a post about this several months ago, and when the ATL.com server crashed, my post went with it. See the below link for details and make an informed decision.

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Performance/brakelines.htm

 

you gotto understand, its a 3400 pound 4 door touring sedan, its not like stopping an s2k

should have test drove the car a few times be4 u bought it if u dont like it

 

yes our cars weigh 3400 plus pounds and dont stop anywhere near like an s2k....but their are other sport sedans that come close ie g35, 5 series, is300.....if these companies can make sedans that can stoip why cant acura...our brakes suck ass...they warp, brakeing distance sucks, and they fade fast....i dont know how you would test warpage and fading on a test drive...they ussually dont let me drive that long

anyway....the solution is a bbk....which is what i plan on doing as soo as i warp my rotors (resurfaced and new pads at ONLY 8k miles...current 10.8k miles)

 

I just ordered Rotora Rotors and Axxis Ultimate Pads and called it a day with my brakes..I know the brakes suck on the TL-S so I just decided to upgrade when it came time for me to change brakes.

 

If you have a chance to look at the new TL (04) there is a small maybe 10 inch wide by 4inch high by about 5 inches long piece of plastic attached to the bottom of the front bumper, on both sides just in front of the wheels. I was at a dealership the other day and looked at it. the point is to deflect air from under the car to the rotors.

When I heard about it I thought it was a vent from the front of the bumper to the rotors but it is actually a small platic square attached to the bottom, I think it is actually the lowest part of the car, wierd. I don't have any pics though

 

The car has ample brakes for everyday driving. Yes you might have to push on the pedal but it's quite easy to get ABS to kick in.

The only point of upgrading brakes is if you do a lot of tracking and your pads/rotors over heat and wear out prematurely.