LOL.. as title clearly describes...

1. Pre-installation (thats what stock brakes look like)



2. Installation







































3. Aftermath

 

damn man.. you didnt even use C clap??? no jack stands??
and clean up your rims LOL other then that hope your car stops now !!

 

nice install pics. is that you doing the install? if so did you have your bar mitzva yet? jk

 

how long did it take you?

 

You know you really dont have to take the whole caliper off, right?

 

f/r pads with only front rotors took about 1 and a half -> 2 hours...
for first time install
bleeding the brakes, doing fluids and SS lines next weeek~~~

oh thats not me lol it was my friend..

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ok smart guy ... nice monday morning quarterbacking...

 

oh well it got moved from main forum to brakes lol...
if u keep it in main forum more ppl views it...

 

I was gonna say whats up with taking the whole front caliper off? little extra work and bleeding i guess...

No shims on the rear pads? Should really take them off your stock ones and put them on the rears...

 

oh...
why doesnt the nismo come with shims?
lol it didnt say in the instructions lol...

 

jvan - what kind of rotors are those?

heh, i bet they don't look so shiny in about 2 blocks

 

EBC Sport Dimpled and Slotted rotors...



they lost some shine and got scratched a bit after break-in last night...

break-in vide was basically the 2nd clip in the "Guess what exhaust this is (Crazy Loud)" Thread in the exhaust/intake section of the forum lol...

 

you need bigger rotors ...lol

 

or smaller wheels..

 

Are those non-Craftsmen tools...vote ban!!! j/k

 

lol
he who installed my brakes probably has enough tools in his house to match or even surpass a mom and pop shop...
air tools included now
lol

 

I am going to install my brakes today, actually they are the ones you passed up on a couple of weeks ago LOL. I painted with very high temp paint w/ ceramic the the top of the pads and rotor hubs flat black though to prevent rust and today will do the same to my calipers. I think once its all painted, new stoptech lines installed and fluid replaced with valvoline synth I will feel a big difference. Did you feel a difference in you brakes or stopping distance? Install seems pretty easy, never done it before but am willing to do my-self, always feel better knowing that I might take a little longer and did something right then take chances on someone else doing something wrong, I had a bad experience with my mustang and one of my buddies doing a wrong install on the brakes What size rims are those? They make the rotors look small. I will post pics on my install maybe 2morrow.

 

looks really nice. who's M3 is this??

 

heh... the kid who did the job owns the E46 2003 M...

 

so did you get your hands dirty too? looking good...