anyone try these out yet? - Toyota Yaris Forums

yrsdrgn · 07-19-2007, 01:42 AM

I know this might have been talked about before but i haven't been able to find any threads from my searches. http://cgi.ebay.com/6-Big-brake-cali...QQcmdZViewItem

After getting rims (since I don't race i don't need real big brake kit..too costly) I was thinking about getting these just for show since I don't want to paint my stock ones and think big brake kit calipers look nice on a car with rims (my opinion.) Then I might get some brake discs after.

Anyways if anyone has tried these please let me know. Any and all comments are acceptable good or bad =P

eTiMaGo · 07-19-2007, 04:14 AM

they look pretty good, yeah, but it's a bit of a ricey poser mod. I like to compare these to stuffing a sock in your underwear to impress the ladies...

But it's up to you really, I'd just say paint the stock calipers red (or even blue, would be nice with your car's scheme), and maybe a decal...

jdium · 07-19-2007, 06:27 AM

Painted stock calipers are the car equivalent of stuffing socks down your jeans to look like you have something bulging. Just keep it simple, they are still small...brakes

Edd · 07-19-2007, 07:49 AM

I like the way they blur out brembo to write "free decal" to avoid ebay closing their auction. I wouldn't buy these, they will look like cheap shit.

nqd · 07-19-2007, 07:51 AM

I heard those things trap in heat.....true?

W.A.S.P · 07-19-2007, 08:02 AM

They look great. Ricey? YES!, but only for the few that can tell they're not the real deal. I don't know any as I don't hang out around "Fast And the Furious" people.
No heat problem with mine as I drive like an 80 year old grandma!

nqd · 07-19-2007, 10:57 AM

did they come with brembo on them? or did u get to choose?

ChinoCharles · 07-19-2007, 11:07 AM

Yep. Looks lame. Why don't you just buy some nicer rotors? They're cheap and effective. Better than cheap and ricey.

death is my gift · 07-19-2007, 11:16 AM

I think they're pretty but I would save up and buy the real deal.

But that's just me.

yrsdrgn · 07-19-2007, 11:51 AM

I do plan on buying new rotors but I also wanted a big brake kit and after seeing how expensive it is i looked for some alternative for the calipers so i found these . I'm not sure how they'd handle with my driving as I've been trying to slow down my driving for the longest time. lol

Hey W.A.S.P. do you have any covers for the rear?

cleong · 07-19-2007, 11:57 AM

Nothing like the real thing:

E-Spec big brake kit and slotted rotors.

eTiMaGo · 07-19-2007, 12:00 PM

ehehhe you guys can get e-spec down there too? what's the price/reputation over there?

cleong · 07-19-2007, 12:06 PM

Its about $1000 USD or therabouts. No idea of the reputation but I haven't heard bad things yet. VTTR is fairly popular here too, as far as Taiwanese brake calipers go. I haven't tried these big brake kits to know how much better they are over the stock anchors.

yrsdrgn · 07-19-2007, 12:53 PM

1k for them e-spec? hmmmmmm hook it up! lol

redduck · 07-19-2007, 02:28 PM

this reminds me when there was a fake intercooler floating around. It was just the front half of an intercooler it wasn't even a full "box" it was like someone cut it down the center legnth wise. it was pretty lame.

nqd · 07-19-2007, 02:47 PM

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jdium · 07-19-2007, 04:14 PM

I can't help but giggle like a school girl at this. Look at the difference in size...that is unbelievable...the caliper covers half the rotor...lol

RShatchback · 07-19-2007, 04:38 PM

07-19-2007, 01:42 AM	#1
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	anyone try these out yet? I know this might have been talked about before but i haven't been able to find any threads from my searches. http://cgi.ebay.com/6-Big-brake-cali...QQcmdZViewItem After getting rims (since I don't race i don't need real big brake kit..too costly) I was thinking about getting these just for show since I don't want to paint my stock ones and think big brake kit calipers look nice on a car with rims (my opinion.) Then I might get some brake discs after. Anyways if anyone has tried these please let me know. Any and all comments are acceptable good or bad =P __________________

07-19-2007, 04:14 AM	#2
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	they look pretty good, yeah, but it's a bit of a ricey poser mod. I like to compare these to stuffing a sock in your underwear to impress the ladies... But it's up to you really, I'd just say paint the stock calipers red (or even blue, would be nice with your car's scheme), and maybe a decal... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-19-2007, 06:27 AM	#3
jdium Mr Attitude Drives: Blazing Blue 5 Spd Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hillsboro Posts: 302	Painted stock calipers are the car equivalent of stuffing socks down your jeans to look like you have something bulging. Just keep it simple, they are still small...brakes __________________ It's scary to think that half the people surrounding you are below average...

07-19-2007, 07:51 AM	#5
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	I heard those things trap in heat.....true? __________________ v

07-19-2007, 10:57 AM	#7
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	did they come with brembo on them? or did u get to choose? __________________ v

07-19-2007, 07:49 AM	#4
Edd Drives: None Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 193	I like the way they blur out brembo to write "free decal" to avoid ebay closing their auction. I wouldn't buy these, they will look like cheap shit.

07-19-2007, 11:07 AM	#8
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Yep. Looks lame. Why don't you just buy some nicer rotors? They're cheap and effective. Better than cheap and ricey.

07-19-2007, 11:16 AM	#9
death is my gift wacky broadway nightmare View User's Garage Drives: Willow is a '07 Red Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 621	I think they're pretty but I would save up and buy the real deal. But that's just me. __________________ "it's always complicated and at some point someone has to draw the line and that is always going to be me. you get down on me for cutting myself off but in the end the slayer is always cut off" Buffy

07-19-2007, 11:51 AM	#10
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	I do plan on buying new rotors but I also wanted a big brake kit and after seeing how expensive it is i looked for some alternative for the calipers so i found these . I'm not sure how they'd handle with my driving as I've been trying to slow down my driving for the longest time. lol Hey W.A.S.P. do you have any covers for the rear? __________________

07-19-2007, 11:57 AM	#11
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	Nothing like the real thing: E-Spec big brake kit and slotted rotors. __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

07-19-2007, 12:00 PM	#12
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	ehehhe you guys can get e-spec down there too? what's the price/reputation over there? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-19-2007, 12:06 PM	#13
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	Its about $1000 USD or therabouts. No idea of the reputation but I haven't heard bad things yet. VTTR is fairly popular here too, as far as Taiwanese brake calipers go. I haven't tried these big brake kits to know how much better they are over the stock anchors. __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

07-19-2007, 12:53 PM	#14
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	1k for them e-spec? hmmmmmm hook it up! lol __________________

07-19-2007, 02:28 PM	#15
redduck Drives: Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 136	this reminds me when there was a fake intercooler floating around. It was just the front half of an intercooler it wasn't even a full "box" it was like someone cut it down the center legnth wise. it was pretty lame.

07-19-2007, 02:47 PM	#16
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	Like ThisFront Mount CIA??? __________________ v

07-19-2007, 04:14 PM	#17
jdium Mr Attitude Drives: Blazing Blue 5 Spd Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hillsboro Posts: 302	I can't help but giggle like a school girl at this. Look at the difference in size...that is unbelievable...the caliper covers half the rotor...lol __________________ It's scary to think that half the people surrounding you are below average...

07-19-2007, 04:38 PM	#18
RShatchback Drives: 07 yaris liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY Posts: 220	__________________ Car forums are kinda like the public library - somepeople are just checking stuff out, and plenty of other people are just telling stories...