zax123

Hi all,

I might need to replace the rotors on my car as I'm replacing the pads to Hawk. Are there some relatively inexpensive drilled/slotted rotors out there for our 6MTs? I looked everywhere for Brembo rotors, but it seems they are only made for the A/T. The AT versions are pretty cheap -- like $149 for both.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Robert

subinf

do you need to replace the rotors or do you just want to start with a fresh pair?

i found a site a little while ago that had both regular rotors for the TL and then drilled ones (for the 6spd as well) I'll have to do a bit of searching for it but if I find the link ill post it and you can check with them.

zax123

Yeah, I want to start with a fresh pair since I'm changing the pads... the dealership tells me they are shot, but I find it hard to believe after 25,000 miles. Thanks, please link me if you find it, would be awesome!

subinf

http://www.brakeworld.com/catalog.as...=items&catid=1

The site has changed a little bit since the last time I looked at the parts (Nov. of 05). I was interested in the drilled rotors from disc italia and they are 25 bucks more than what they were three months ago. You are probably going to have to email them to see what they have avaliable by way of OEM products for the 6spd.

zax123

Yeah, I found that site, but unfortunately they don't have the Brembos and judging from eBay listings, it looks like Brembo should be relatively cheap... Oh well

Thanks for the research though!!

slapmesilly

I am confused, the 6MT's all come with Brembo's and I think the 5AT's with A-Spec have Brembo's, at least it is an upgrade for the 5AT.

Are you saying that the 6MT Brembo brake package is actually Brembo calipers and another manufacturers rotors?

zax123

The calipers are definitely Brembo, but I'm not sure about the rotors. I'm specifically looking for Brembos such as these:



I can only find them for the 5AT, but not for the 6MT which is really strange in my opinion...

Nandito28

All MT come with brembo breaks (big black calipers w/ the acura logo on them) up in the front, no matter if you get the aspec or not.

AT comes with "upgraded break pads" (not calipers)...so from the outside you can't tell the difference...but this only when you buy the aspec package (my understanding)

Nandito28

I've herad when you have so many holes like that on a rotor its not a good thing at all...but that just what I've heard.

zax123

The ASpec on the AT has the Black calipers like the Brembos? I don't believe so...

Really? The holes are bad? ARGH. So which rotors should I buy??

Nandito28

nah an AT will never have brembos from the factory at least...they just get the "upgraded break pads" when they get the FULL ASPEC KIT.

abou the holes: Thats just what I've heard I forget why though....

cM3go

Dimpled > Slotted > Drilled as far as performance/endurance goes.

Though drilled looks the best

zax123

Thanks CTLgo,

So right now, the only alternative to OEM I've seen is the Italia rotors at $500... are there any other options?

DeadLock

ok there is a lot of misinformation in this thread...........

to the post starter.........you want to get new rotors.......my suggestions is to just get blanks, the reason for that is that the slotted/drilled rotors you are looking for are intended more for relieving brake fade, which you wont experience unless you track the car, real hard.

A set of black rotors are going to be more than fine for you. Also drilled/slotted rotors are not BAD, just made for diff reasons, if they are blanks that some company decided to drill themselves they have a temdency to crack because they were not made like that initially and are weakened by the drilling.

Brilled/slotted rotors are also harder to resurface, and some places wont do it at all.

Also its not hard finding a brembo blake for you car, dont look under car brand/yr try searching by rotor size, like 13.2" or 13" rotors with a lug pattern for 5/114 etx.........

If you call brembo directly, they can get you a model/product number and you can locate the, like that.

for the record it has been know that the autozone blanks are a nice cheap alternative, they are cheap and work just as well........and I autocrossed and tracked my integra before so all this info is from research and experience.

zax123

DeadLock,

Thank you very much for that info! Helps a lot. I was getting drilled/slotted more for the look than performance. I find the brakes on the TL awesome to begin with. So I'll go for regular blanks instead then. That's IF my rotors are shot, which I doubt very much. For now, I'll just switch the pads for the Hawks I've ordered and we'll see from there...

Thanks very much again.

Rob

NOX 3.2

The 2007 TL Type-S Automatic I got for the wify has brembo brakes same as the 6MT...

"never say never"

ABP_04TL

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dats because its TYPE-S

timmahh

Tire rack mang...

I put in 04 TL w/ 6MT...

They have three to choose from -
Drilled
Slotted
Sport Slotted

The color is gold on all of them [a plating for anti rust i'm sure]

$238 / pair

MrHeeltoe

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Just my thought....there is no specific need to change the rotors or turn the rotors when you put new pads on...

And if you are looking at anything not drilled or slotted you might as well stick with stock rotors.

You said you wanted to stay relatively inexpensive, but really the Racingbrakes are the only rotors you are going to get that are going to significantly improve anything.

stillhere153

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thread revival alert