| Author | Message | |||
     Marco A Mendoza (Kkngtgr) Member Username: Kkngtgr Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hey guys, I just received the brake pads and rotors (Everything is EBC) from Tire rack, and I was horrified as I opened the packages, they sent me the front brake pas in green DP6814 green stuff and the reardp 6663 in black, also the rotors the rear set is black, GD416, while the front setgd195 is sorta golden finish, I called them to ask if this was right and they said that that is the way they com, is this true? am I gonna have to drive with all this colors sticking out of the wheels? or is it that the sales person ust dont want to make it right... -Marco | |||
| Randy Maynard (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 795 Registered: 08-2002 |
Just get out in the mud and no one will know the difference! | |||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 108 Registered: 05-2003 |
won't matter, in three weeks it'll all be rusted. If they fit ,form and function like the take-offs, put'em on and go! | |||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Dweb Lounge Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 2673 Registered: 02-2002 |
www.ebcbrakes.com Check out the type of pad you received. | |||
| eduardo (Jmonsrvr) Member Username: Jmonsrvr Post Number: 111 Registered: 07-2003 |
rotors come in a few different colors...depends on the brand...im not sure about who makes the black ones but i have a rear set that i purchased from a jaguar restoration place in san luis obispo, ca for only 28.00 if you are paying more than 35.00 dollars for rotors (unless drilled) you are paying way to much. I usually run brembo rotors but for some reason this all they had in stock. they appear to be very solid though so i wouldnt worry about it. also pads can be very different from brand to brand. if you wheel a lot or carry heavy loads often make sure that brake pads can handle the heat. cheers | |||
| Marco A Mendoza (Kkngtgr) Member Username: Kkngtgr Post Number: 99 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ok this is what I got, all from Tire Rack, all is EBC, front pads are green stuff part number dp6814, rear are black and awfully small (a pepsi cap is in the picture for comparison purposes)is this right?( see picture)part # dp6663, the rotors are anodized for the front part #gd 195, and black for the rear gd416, in the site they said anodized for imported applications and black for domestics, but I receive both finishes, what do you guys think?
-Marco | |||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 1781 Registered: 02-2003 |
take a paint brush to them if you dont like the color or send them back. i hardly see the emergency. | |||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Dweb Lounge Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 2674 Registered: 02-2002 |
Dude, I just received a complete EBC kit from AB. All the pads are green, which if you read the www.ebcbrakes.com site, you will learn that they are for SUVs / Off-Road applications. Don't fret. All four rotors however, arrived black. | |||
| Clif Ashley (Cta586) Senior Member Username: Cta586 Post Number: 558 Registered: 04-2002 |
You just titled a thread as an emergency... ...then you discussed the paint color of your new brake compenents. Wow. | |||
| Edward Bibb (Heirless) Member Username: Heirless Post Number: 97 Registered: 04-2003 |
who does this remind me of? I have to agree with clif on the title on this one. Careful crying wolf on this board..... | |||
| Marco A Mendoza (Kkngtgr) Member Username: Kkngtgr Post Number: 101 Registered: 10-2003 |
First of all I want to apologize, I realize now of my mistake and will try my hardest for this not to happen again, I'm ashamed of this, it seeamed like an emergency at the time in the sense that I am supposed to replace the brakes this weekend, and if they sent me the wrong parts I was not going to have enough time to send them back and get the proper parts, again, please accept my apologies for this mistake -marco | |||
| Jaime Crusellas (Jaime) Senior Member Username: Jaime Post Number: 316 Registered: 05-2003 |
I don't think its about paint color in a cosmetic sense, but paint color used to identify a different formulation of brake pad material. If you look at the EBC website product page, they classify black as heavy street use, green as fast/heavy street use, red as sports use, so I don't think Marco was crying wolf. But no worries Marco, I looked at the EBC web site product catalog, and the numbers you gave as part numbers check out as the correct pads for a 96 thru 98 discovery | |||
| Marco A Mendoza (Kkngtgr) Member Username: Kkngtgr Post Number: 102 Registered: 10-2003 |
you just hit the nail in the head, that was my concern, thank you Jaime, I'm breathing a bit easier now, I'll replace the pads and rotors this weekend, and then to the trails, thank you guys, -Marco | |||
| Marco A Mendoza (Kkngtgr) Member Username: Kkngtgr Post Number: 103 Registered: 10-2003 |
how about the size though, all of them seem awfully small for such a big truck, When I replaced the pads in the prelude they seamed bigger. -Marco | |||
| Dave (Plain2000dii) Member Username: Plain2000dii Post Number: 117 Registered: 05-2003 |
those colors AFAIK, refer to the heat range on the pads, black being the "coolest" and green having a little higher range. This is important because not all pads are created equal from a operating temp. point of view. The Pagid orange pads i have on my porsche hardly stop the car until the very good and warm(read hot), then they work like the hand of god. I would think the combo of black on the back and green on the front might be a very good set up, as the fronts tend to heat up faster and carry more heat the rears. FWIW EBC gets great reviews from grassrootsmotorsports.com | |||
| Marco A Mendoza (Kkngtgr) Member Username: Kkngtgr Post Number: 104 Registered: 10-2003 |
You just put a smile on my face Dave thanks -Marco PS I just got the stereo and the speakers as well, I ll install the stereo today , and the brakes tomorrow. |
