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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 06:46 AM
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Who sells brake rotor hats that will fit Maxima rotors?

I would like to cover up the ugly rusty rotor hubs.

Thanks!
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 07:03 AM
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 07:19 AM
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Originally posted by Matt93SE
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Garcias!
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 07:37 AM
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Garcias!

that's matt, not garcias.. sheesh.

























gracias
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 08:27 AM
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Garcias!
They won't do you any good... even if you match a proper sized rotor with the hat... it is different backspacing.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 08:29 AM
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They won't do you any good... even if you match a proper sized rotor with the hat... it is different backspacing.

I'm afraid I don't understand.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 09:02 AM
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It won't work.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 09:06 AM
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Originally posted by 1MAX2NV
It won't work.
The impression I'm getting is that the brake rotors that have hats are dimensioned differently so that you can't just put a hat on a stock rotor? Bummer.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 09:16 AM
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The hats will probably cost you about $200 on top of the proper sized rotors that fit the hat (another $150 or so)... Would you be willing to pay $350+ EVEN IF THEY FIT just for looks and a weight savings of a few pounds?

Use some sandpaper and silver exhaust paint... about $6...
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 09:28 AM
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The hats will probably cost you about $200 on top of the proper sized rotors that fit the hat (another $150 or so)... Would you be willing to pay $350+ EVEN IF THEY FIT just for looks and a weight savings of a few pounds?

Use some sandpaper and silver exhaust paint... about $6...
They cost that much? I had no idea. Looks like it's the silver paint for me.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 11:00 AM
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yeah, the hats are $200 for the set (that's what I paid anyway), but when you're running a weird rotor size like me and NOBODY makes them, that's what you've got to do.

OE Skyline rotors are $200+/pair, which is what I'm using now.
After I purchased the hats, new 2-piece rotors are $65 each = $130/set. so after about 2 years, these things have paid for themselves for how quickly I go through rotors (at LEAST 1 set per year)

for OE applications, just stay with the OE rotors or brembo blanks, then either have the hubs CAD plated or paint them with high temp paint.
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You can powedercoat the none friction surface area of the rotor. It will probably run you around $20 each.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 01:58 PM
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Originally posted by Matt93SE
yeah, the hats are $200 for the set (that's what I paid anyway), but when you're running a weird rotor size like me and NOBODY makes them, that's what you've got to do.

OE Skyline rotors are $200+/pair, which is what I'm using now.
After I purchased the hats, new 2-piece rotors are $65 each = $130/set. so after about 2 years, these things have paid for themselves for how quickly I go through rotors (at LEAST 1 set per year)

for OE applications, just stay with the OE rotors or brembo blanks, then either have the hubs CAD plated or paint them with high temp paint.
Can you get aftermarket aluminum calipers to fit stock rotor,maybe two piston.thanks
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 09:08 AM
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Can you get aftermarket aluminum calipers to fit stock rotor,maybe two piston.thanks
Only the aluminum 4 pot TT Z calipers (with the thicker modified rotors), IIRC.
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