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Im new to the TL cpmmunity and to the Acurazine forum so correct me or redirect me if this is something that had been discussed before.
I recently bought a 07 TL-S 6MT. The front has the Brembo style caliper but the rear does not and to me it looks a little goofy. This is nothing more than a cosmetic thing, i know. Most of the stopping power is in the front anyway and im pretty sure Acura would have put one in the rear if necessry. My questions are:
1) Does anybody know if there is a company that makes a aftermarket kit for the rear?
2) Would it it be possible to retro fit a kit for a S2000 or a 04 G35 with the Brembos or another vehicle?
3) Should i just suck it up, stop being an OCD a-hole and deal with it?
Thanks!
Bottom line, suck it up unless you have the time or money to replace the rear brake calipers.
If you reaplce the stck rear calipers with Brembos, you'd have to get different mounting brackets, among other parts, to get it to work, and you'd probably upset the braking distribution forces from the master cylinder.
Aftermarket kits are out there, but they're expensive.
Bottom line, suck it up unless you have the time or money to replace the rear brake calipers.
If you reaplce the stck rear calipers with Brembos, you'd have to get different mounting brackets, among other parts, to get it to work, and you'd probably upset the braking distribution forces from the master cylinder.
Aftermarket kits are out there, but they're expensive.
Thanks thats what i figured! Lol! Do you have any advice on the best rotors and pads for our cars. The brakes on it now make a horrible groaning noise under braking and im pretty sure the fronts are slighty warped. I am looking at a set if drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads from Brake Motive they seem to be pretty high quality. There is another set from Max Brakes with carbon metallic pads as well. I had the latter on my 04 G35 Coupe and was very pleased so im leaning towards those unless there is a better set.
One of the cheapest options is to get the RDX caliper covers for the rear. Go to google and search for" RDX caliper covers AcuraZine 3GTL" for the relevant threads on that topic.
Our vendors Excelerate and Mr.Heeltoe have brake packages already put together using high quality parts. Check their respective websites for deals. I've used Brakemotive. I'll just say, you get what you pay for.
i would say stay away from brakemotive i've heard more good than bad. i have stoptech slotted rotors with akebono ceramic performance pads. they stop great and they have almost zero (!) dust. this is the best brake setup i've ever had. i also have ss brake lines but those aren't necessary
and forget about doing a rear bbk...waaayy too much time and effort
I get shit for it...but I did this for aesthetic purposes only too...
$12 from china...and most people, cannot tell that they aren't legit 2 piston rear
you could possibly take from the G35, however, braking bias would be screwed up and you would have to play around with valving to fix the issues.
also, by replacing the stock set you'll be removing the brake drum in the rear, making the parking brake useless.
I get shit for it...but I did this for aesthetic purposes only too...
$12 from china...and most people, cannot tell that they aren't legit 2 piston rear
Unless you either 1) know TLs or 2) get up real close you will certainly be fooled. Especially when they are paint matched nicely to the real brembos up front.
BTW when I fixed my brakes a couple weeks ago I replaced a rear caliper entirely. And it came black. I don't remember that from anywhere.
Unless you either 1) know TLs or 2) get up real close you will certainly be fooled. Especially when they are paint matched nicely to the real brembos up front.
BTW when I fixed my brakes a couple weeks ago I replaced a rear caliper entirely. And it came black. I don't remember that from anywhere.
Thats pretty weird. Usually just silver or if in Canada it comes pre rusted
my rears were rusty as hell...only a year old advance auto parts ones...
I mulled it over for a long time.
I don't like the bright big front brembo with nothing on back
I don't like the rdx cover painted some other color with no writing
I definitely don't like the rdx cover painted WITH some writing
It's cheesy, it's fake...it's faux. But it looks good IMO.
I hope you know I'm just teasing. It's not the same as putting fake brembos on all four corners of a Civic. If I had gone with any other color than stock black on my brembos I'd probably would have at least considered the fakes myself.
I do...I know you have great taste too!
If I had all base regular rotors...no brainer...keep em stock black rdx covers like Austin did. Or just black period...like I did on the S (I ALSO am not a huge fan of colored calipers on NON bbk)...
I tried the rdx with no words in teal originally...I'd have to dig for a picture...but it looked like a big wtfbbq teal rectangle that didn't belong. I could have put some clever vinyl on it like #cambergang #yourgirllikesmycar or something...but that's not my style.
my rears were rusty as hell...only a year old advance auto parts ones...
I mulled it over for a long time.
I don't like the bright big front brembo with nothing on back
I don't like the rdx cover painted some other color with no writing
I definitely don't like the rdx cover painted WITH some writing
It's cheesy, it's fake...it's faux. But it looks good IMO.
Chad said it best.
I have new RDX caliper covers in black still... My sure when I'll put them on..
RDX covers only look good if you left the front black with "Acura" on it...but if your clear coat failed, you probably had to refinish, and most people won't go to the trouble for the exact same look.
I had brakemotive...they were a killer deal with pads and rotors. They looked cool...but they warped...they were extremely annoying stopping from high speed. In addition, they had a weird annoying noise to them too!
I mean I've got Brembo calipers up front labeled Brembo and I've got Acura (well Nissin or whatever, let's not split hairs) rear calipers with Acura covers. I don't see anything wrong with that. Although I left them black so they don't really draw attention. If they were bright orange or something I may feel differently.
I looked into doing the rear 2-piston brembo caliper conversion. There are so many problems with it. Getting a rotor that's the correct diameter with the correct height with the correct drum diameter.
But the main problem that it boils down to is this.....FWD doesn't need it. The 2 piston GT caliper is meant to be used with a ventilated rotor. FWD cars do not have ventilated rear rotors. They use solid rear rotors because even extreme duty does not put very much heat into them.
Using such a wide caliper with such a thin rotor will likely cause major issues as pads wear (if it will even grip to begin with).....Even if you can get the caliper spacing centered on the rotor with the correct radial height.
I get shit for it...but I did this for aesthetic purposes only too...
$12 from china...and most people, cannot tell that they aren't legit 2 piston rear
3 specific dabs of clear RTV silicone...
the ones on the black TL...they were still on there real good and hard, even after a few years. From now on, I'll be pulling them and re-applying when I change colors. I know one guy made a bracket and drilled the rotor...but that metal is very dense.
3 specific dabs of clear RTV silicone...
the ones on the black TL...they were still on there real good and hard, even after a few years. From now on, I'll be pulling them and re-applying when I change colors. I know one guy made a bracket and drilled the rotor...but that metal is very dense.
I did this to mine shortly after getting my car in 2005. Held up really well. G2 caliper paint and simple vinyl decal. The key is the calipers need to be "you can eat off of them" clean. Getting them that clean takes about 10x the time to paint them.
It may look goofy to some but it's better than stock IMO. Photos are from 2008 but they still look the same today.
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