Win! Love those seats. I'm sure red would show dirtiness a little more than black, but I don't know about you - my seats never get dirty to begin with.

 

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. I'm aware the Akebonos look better than they perform. What about the overall look though? Red calipers, red seats on a SMB? So far everyone's digging it, does anyone actually have this set up?

 

Well, I tried to put in an order for these calipers but a certain dealership informed me that only the fronts are available. The rears are not, and will only be produced for warranty issues since the vehicle is fairly new. I could still order them, but who knows how long it would take. The last item they had with a similar issue was the a control arm for an Armada and it took 90 days. This sucks. I just might rock the black ones. Should I wait? There's no rush anyways.

 

Modified Mag did an article on the Akebono Kits. They showed good heat results. Look around for the article.

 

Yeah, I read the article. But I just wanted to get the red kit

 

So get em'. They will look good.

 

The rear calipers, apparently, are special order items, and there is but a handful of the fronts in the US. I've been hearing different responses regarding the non-availability of the rear calipers. One dealership said 2 weeks, one said 1 month, and 1 said 3 months for the wait.

Who should I believe? Courtesy Nissan? West Covina Nissan? Performance Nissan?

The rears are in "restricted distribution" according to those dealerships.

 

Call Performance Nissan and ask for Melvin, he will get them for you if they are available.

 

Buy a Akebono set and paint em' what ever colour you like!

 

Thanks Waizzz. Shortly after you posted this I called Performance Nissan and talked to Nicki. Not only was she able to acquire the calipers in a few days, but she didn't charge me until they received all four! She even took pictures and emailed them to me just so I know they weren't sending the regular black ones. Performance Nissan is up there with Z1 Motorsports in my book as far as great overall service.

 

any updates? reviews?

 

The kit is great, EXCEPT for the ring of rust above the hat where the pad doesn't contact the rotor. I suggest getting zinc coated rotors.