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|N|
11-09-2004, 07:14 PM
if i can feel obvious vibration when brakin the car... wat u guys think the prob. could be???
Psyklops
11-09-2004, 07:32 PM
warped rotors...this happens from heating up your brakes, and then sitting at the lights with your foot on the brake pedal...the caliper clamps the rotor and squishes them out of shape as they cool down...
|N|
11-09-2004, 07:33 PM
does that mean i ll have to get new rotors?? or have them reconditioned?
Psyklops
11-09-2004, 08:15 PM
some people say that you can half fix it heat them up in some twistys with lots of hard braking, and the action of them passing through the calipers while they are clamping the heated rotors sorta makes them even (ish) again. Otherwise you could just view this as a damn good excuse to get some nice slotted replacements :D
|N|
11-09-2004, 10:09 PM
sounded like a fun way to get things fix tho....slotted replacement...um... all i see is plenty of $ needed...
EuroAccord13
12-09-2004, 12:40 AM
If it's not badly warped... it can be machined flat again... I think it costs around 40 a disc....
|N|
12-09-2004, 02:12 AM
but i realised tath sometimes its not as obvious as other times... is there any other reason? or i just think too much?
toE
12-09-2004, 02:28 AM
wheel bearings? does it make a humming noise as well?
|N|
12-09-2004, 02:31 AM
there isnt any obvious sound...i ll have to double check with that tmr... but if it happens to be wheel bearings... is that gonna cost a fortune?
2ds
12-09-2004, 07:51 AM
sounds like warped rotors, does it get worse as the rotors heat up ?

-2ds
Psyklops
12-09-2004, 10:13 AM
wheel bearings? does it make a humming noise as well?

if it were bearings, it would happen all the time, where as the original post says it happens when braking..
|N|
12-09-2004, 01:52 PM
doesnt get worst when heated... but sometimes its less noticeable dan other times... wierd??
Javed
12-09-2004, 02:31 PM
definitely sounds like warped rotors, that was my problem.
|N|
12-09-2004, 03:39 PM
any recommandation on wat i shud do?
2ds
12-09-2004, 05:07 PM
take it to somewhere that machines discs, ask them to check them and machine them if they need it. if they can't machine them, but some new rotors ?

you guys think dba or OEM is better ?

-2ds
DR HONDA
12-09-2004, 07:47 PM
take it to somewhere that machines discs, ask them to check them and machine them if they need it. if they can't machine them, but some new rotors ?

you guys think dba or OEM is better ?

-2ds
OEM is always better but comes at a cost. DBA are quite affordable and as close to OEM as possible. MEasure your rotors first as minimum thickness is 19mm and they could possibly be salvigable if your trying to save money and also not compromise safety.

Regards


Dr Honda
bigteethygrin
12-09-2004, 10:27 PM
hey dr.. out of genuine curiosity.. could you explain why oem would be better than a performance upgrade rotor??.. Just interested as i will likely need new rotors soon...
tinkerbell
13-09-2004, 09:39 AM
OEM is always better but comes at a cost.


Dr Honda


better then what?! :confused:
tinkerbell
13-09-2004, 09:48 AM
OEM is always better but comes at a cost. DBA are quite affordable and as close to OEM as possible. MEasure your rotors first as minimum thickness is 19mm and they could possibly be salvigable if your trying to save money and also not compromise safety.

Regards


Dr Honda

oh, and is it 19mm for all EK rotors??? or just the front ones? (even more) :confused: