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Old 11-24-2008, 06:18 PM
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Do the rotors all seem to get rusty?

Most original rotors I've seen on other cars have some plating or coating on the hub area of the rotor that doesn't get rusty. Are yours as bad as these?



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mine look the same
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Yes the stock rotors rust faster then they are put on the car !
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yes and check ur lug nuts, those are wonderfully rusty on my car....makes u feel real safe eh?
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i'll post pics of mine. its an easy fix


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outer diameter is rusty lol....carbon rotors dont rust. lets have a run on them, about lets see 80 thousand bucks to do a carbon cobalt rotor and ceramic pad package need calipers too...oh gotta recalibrate the abs...hmm i guess i could suffer with rust rotors and buy 8 cobalts with the 80k lol
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Originally Posted by EXsoccer1921
i'll post pics of mine. its an easy fix


i did the same when i did my calipers

i just got a metal brush to it first too brush some of the rust off

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[QUOTE=auggie_ss_phx;3133686]
i just got a metal brush to it first too brush some of the rust off
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What he did works well. I would consider using high heat paint. In case you are ever doing back to back high speed stops.

There is no need to tape off the rotor. The paint wil be burned/scraped of after the first stop.

Make sure you torque down your rotor evenly or you will notice your rotors are warped down the road.
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Originally Posted by auggie_ss_phx
i did the same when i did my calipers

Take off the rotor clips....LMAO.

QWik if we get a group purchase on stock sized rotors we could probably get them for like 25K for the fronts WITH pads.....

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mine looked like that. then 1 of them cracked so i just bought new drilled and slotted rotors and put those on instead of new stockers
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Originally Posted by auggie_ss_phx
i just got a metal brush to it first too brush some of the rust off
yeah i used a wire brush and carb cleaner and then just brushed on the paint, i didn't bother taping it
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Originally Posted by Maven
Take off the rotor clips....LMAO.

QWik if we get a group purchase on stock sized rotors we could probably get them for like 25K for the fronts WITH pads.....
yeah group purchase call Pagid! Pagid are hooked up doing carbon rotors i actually talked with Pagid about a demonstration/feasibility carbon/ceramic package in 03/04 for GM but no interest it seemed, and then the ZR1 eventually showed up..

I drove a Ferrari stradale 360 extensively over a three year period track training with a real nice owner, it had the carbon brake option and i gotta tell you that although the tires are always the ultimate limiting factor for braking performance, the pedal modulation was so crisp and accurate in feed back i could out-brake a 360 challenge on slicks with the stradale on street tires. Oh and what else? NO DUST... migod a huge time saver....well worth the 50 k option price....also that car has the optional italian racing stripe just 7k bucks.
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LOL @ 7k stripe, I prefer the $2.5k cloisionne emblems, little more subtle.
Who is using Pagids carbon system? Motorsport only? The ZR1 uses Brembos Carbon system, just like the Stradale and Enzo(actually its got bigger rotors than the Enzo, oh my.!)
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Well, I was a little bored at lunch so I decided to price out the ZR1 ceramic brake system for my Cobalt

With my super secret special pricing it would run me $3390USD. List price is: $1700/ea for rotors, $698/ea for calipers, and $770/side for pads(yes $770 per wheel!) Thats $6336 plus hoses, hardware, machining to the rotor hats, rotor centering rings, and of course wheels that will fit 15.5" rotors.....
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Originally Posted by Maven
Well, I was a little bored at lunch so I decided to price out the ZR1 ceramic brake system for my Cobalt

With my super secret special pricing it would run me $3390USD. List price is: $1700/ea for rotors, $698/ea for calipers, and $770/side for pads(yes $770 per wheel!) Thats $6336 plus hoses, hardware, machining to the rotor hats, rotor centering rings, and of course wheels that will fit 15.5" rotors.....
i got 19 inch wheels on the Z06....do i need a new master cylinder?

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LOL @ 7k stripe, I prefer the $2.5k cloisionne emblems, little more subtle.
Who is using Pagids carbon system? Motorsport only? The ZR1 uses Brembos Carbon system, just like the Stradale and Enzo(actually its got bigger rotors than the Enzo, oh my.!)
I have no clue there are/were only two manufacturers of carbon rotors for oem last time i looked but i am prolly out of date and dont care much....but the price is good gotta think about the Z06 upgrade..

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I painted mine when new.......
never had any rust....lol

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^^^me too
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Originally Posted by Cherry GT
I painted mine when new.......
never had any rust....lol

Damn that rim and whole set up looks nice. Good job.
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Thank You.......

Its the attention to details that
make things flow together on my car.

thanks again
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Originally Posted by 07hhr
Damn that rim and whole set up looks nice. Good job.
awesome job tis true the red all over is a bit rich for me, the black HHR looks cool...
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Originally Posted by qwikredline
awesome job tis true the red all over is a bit rich for me, the black HHR looks cool...
Thanks buddy!!
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Originally Posted by 07hhr
Thanks buddy!!
hey howzavbout a black anodized billet grille with a debossed HHR ? just looking....
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