Yummy! Stopping power (VTTR BBK REVIEW)
- Thread starter bigwoofer
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Well first thing I suppose you notice when unpacking these babies is how HUGE they are. Look at the first picture and compare the caliper size to the keyboard. They are massive
Unpacking the carton, there was absolutely everything you need to install these, right down to the smallest nut/bolt. There were some nice chrome brackets for mounting the larger calipers and even nicer some sweet stainless steel brake lines. Everything was nicely wrapped so nothing was damaged or chipped in shipping, very nice especially with such nice looking brakes (would have been so sad to have seen the gold anodizing chipped)
They even threw in a baseball hat with the VTTR logo.
THE INSTALL
Install was pretty much a breeze, my shop had these things in my car in just over an hour for both sides, the shop was very happy that everything was included so there was no last minute running to the parts store. Nothing had to be cut or grinded either, truly plug and play. I was going to take some pictures of the install process, but by the time I got back from work with a camera, everything was installed.
Now bleeding the brakes after the install.... That was another adventure. Bleeding the brakes took just over an hour and a half.
DRIVING
Man these things rock! I really can feel the difference. The brake pedal is incredibly responsive, and there is no fade to either side under braking. I haven't done any really hard braking that will have to wait for a couple days while I break these in.
APPEARANCE
Man do these fill up that blank space with my new rims, just perfect. There is about 2mm between the calipers and the spokes of my rims. The anodizing is top notch and really makes the brakes stand out.
The only drawback? Im trying to decide if i should get the smaller 6pot bbk for the rears
Unpacking the carton, there was absolutely everything you need to install these, right down to the smallest nut/bolt. There were some nice chrome brackets for mounting the larger calipers and even nicer some sweet stainless steel brake lines. Everything was nicely wrapped so nothing was damaged or chipped in shipping, very nice especially with such nice looking brakes (would have been so sad to have seen the gold anodizing chipped)
They even threw in a baseball hat with the VTTR logo.
THE INSTALL
Install was pretty much a breeze, my shop had these things in my car in just over an hour for both sides, the shop was very happy that everything was included so there was no last minute running to the parts store. Nothing had to be cut or grinded either, truly plug and play. I was going to take some pictures of the install process, but by the time I got back from work with a camera, everything was installed.
Now bleeding the brakes after the install.... That was another adventure. Bleeding the brakes took just over an hour and a half.
DRIVING
Man these things rock! I really can feel the difference. The brake pedal is incredibly responsive, and there is no fade to either side under braking. I haven't done any really hard braking that will have to wait for a couple days while I break these in.
APPEARANCE
Man do these fill up that blank space with my new rims, just perfect. There is about 2mm between the calipers and the spokes of my rims. The anodizing is top notch and really makes the brakes stand out.
The only drawback? Im trying to decide if i should get the smaller 6pot bbk for the rears
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- 2003 Subaru WRX Wagon, 2000 Miata
fukkin bling!
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- 2001 Pro 2.0 LX
they are from VTTR and are mad expensive. Well not for bigwoofer though cause he won a sponsorship contest and got them for free.
looks good man. question though, you didn't put a sealer on those rims? you should, it'd save you any pains.
looks good man. question though, you didn't put a sealer on those rims? you should, it'd save you any pains.
Are you going to do anything for the rear brakes? That kit looks awesome though wow. In the past week your car has gotten so much more awesome looking, something many didn't even think was possible.
Shows what our little japanese econo-wagons can do when you toss some monies at them
Shows what our little japanese econo-wagons can do when you toss some monies at them
Jaysanooch
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- 2003.5 Msp
bigwoofer said:
They look amazing man...and what's this about sealing the rims? First I hear of this...forgive me just want to know what this does.
justanotheradikt
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- 03 protege dx 5spd
holy crap those look amazing....wish i had the mony for some...how did you win that sponsorship? can ya get an extra free set? hehe
