I saw a TL the other day with what looked to be powder coated black brake calipers, with the Acura logo on them. Does anyone know where I can get a set of those ???


Additionally, THE TL ROCKS !!! :gheywave:

 

Those are only on the 6mt. They are Brembo brakes.

 

These are the high performance Brembo brakes that come standard with the 6Speed TL. The 5AT doesn't come with these brakes.

6Speed Anthracite/Ebony

 

Dynamic Package
?

 

In Canada, it is the Dynamic Package...if that was your question.

 

I think the Dynamic package in Canada is the A-Spec package here in the US

 

Actually the Dynamic Package does refer to the 6MT model. There are two packages, Navi and Dynamic. (Currently you can't get a navi and 6MT in Canada).

See for yourself:
http://www.honda.ca/AcuraEng/Models/TL/Specifications

 

Wow, sucks to be Canadian, AY?

My dealer showed me the Black Calipers 5 months ago when I test drove the TL. Now whenever I pull up next to one, I look at the front brakes to see if its a 6MT or not. As far as I know, aside from looking at the shifter inside (which I'm too low to do in my Civic) the black brakes are the only way to tell the tranny difference.

But I'llask the next most obvious questions, because I dont know the answer.
Why are they only on the 6MT?
Would they fit on an Automatic?

 

The black caliper brembo's come on the 6MT model. They clamp down hard as hell. Also be prepared for some dirty rims as these calipers put off a lot of brake dust. I also here that the replacement pads for these brakes are like 160 bucks!!!

 

In an automatic, when you brake, the engine helps slow you down.
In a manual, unless you downshift, you have to rely soley on your brakes to slow you down, the TL is fast, it needs good stopping power, hence this is most likely the reason they put brembos on the 6MT.

The will not fit the automatic. You would have to wait for an aftermarket application to get bigger brakes.

 

I just thought the manual got the Brembos and the LSD just because people who buy a manual transmission in a sedan are looking for more performance, or maybe they are more aggressive (in a good way) drivers. At least that logic makes sense to me.

ctlgo is correct, they do not fit the automatic. With A-Spec the AT does get upgraded brake pads though. I wish the 6MT had matching Brembos in the back (it would be a nominal difference in performance if any, but it would look more consistent).

 

Just another reason to get the 6mt IMHO

 

i have the brembos and the brake dust is insane. i thought my bmw was bad this is far worse. but i can like with it the stopping power is great on this car.

 

Are the wheels or Rotors so different on the AT and the MT? I still dont understand why the brakes from the MT wouldnt fit the AT. I would have thought everything down there would be the same between the models.

Side note:
How long does brake dust take to really get wedged in there?
If you sprayed your Rims with compressed air every night would it remove most of that day's deposits? Or does the centrifugal force of the wheel really mash it in there good just by driving?

 

different calipers, different rotors, different knuckles which might translate to different axels, its more complicated than you think

 

Brake dust is sticky anyway. You cant just blow it off ... you CAN however spray it with rim cleaner daily and then spray it off with water and that will help but wont get all of it off. Bleh I dont mind bc the performance outweighs the annoyance of cleaning

 

One good tip I leanred with my STi is to keep a good coat of wax on the wheels to assist in easily removing the brake dust when cleaning is due. The TLs wheels design is easy to clean compared to the BBS wheels on the STi.

 

off topic but did anyone else notice the timestamp of the first 3 responses

 

automatic guys can paint their calipers black

 

but it still won't make them brembos.

 

You guys see the new thread about Brembos as an aftermarket product? Check it out! Now all the folks with 5AT can get em. Brembos

 

they are overrated... i had em before and they're almost like stock

 

hmm your from LA, i hope i didnt cut you off or anything i have not seen one manual in my area, it sadens me because we have such great roads for it. putting my sway bar to good use, and yes i know its only 2mm thicker, but i can tell the difference.

 

They could all have been at 3:25, but at different seconds. If these times were displayed at 3:25:XX, you'd see they were placed at different moments between 3:25:00 to 3:25:59.