thanks...photoshoot comming soon!

 

I ordered the R1 premium rotors after driving a friends car who has them and I loved them. I just got them in and i'm waiting for a friend to spray them with the high temp paint. I can't wait to get them on my coupe!

 

I'm glad you are excited but it makes no sense that anyone would buy something brand new knowing they have to paint it to prevent it from having problems.

 

i dont see how u guys are having rust problems, mine came with everything with black "paint" or powder coat on the heat vanes and in the xdrills and slots, i didnt ask for it or pay more for it. they look brand new still

 

Dude, I'm not sure what your problem is with R1Concepts, but it's obviously personal and nothing to do with the product. As a few others have mentioned in this thread, show me any set of rotors that won't rust at all when exposed to rain or just water in general. I love my set, and it's a HUGE improvement over stock, that's all that matters. Rust or no rust, better stopping power is what I care about and that's that. Now in addition if I can spend $5 on a can of paint to prevent rust, you bet your azz I'll spend that extra $5 and 10mins to paint the rotors like others have done. Just my $0.02.

 

So I just bought these rotors b4 reading this thread (doh?) At any rate I'll post pics tonight after the install and then post pics again after a month.. and we can all see how they look?

 

Dont worry they will be fine. I would recommend painting them with hi temp paint to minimize rust. I have the premium and did the hi temp paint and the rotors have been solid for almost a year now with very little rust(20k+ miles). I use hawk hps pads..

 

I stumbled upon this thread when I was about to order my R1 brakes for my second vehicle after over a year of AMAZING service from the rotors and pads on my 1995 GMC 1500 4x4 work truck. If that doesn't say it all, I don't know what does. That truck weighs 6,000lbs, and these breaks bring it to a dead stop in no time. I'm sure there's probably rust on them too. Who gives a ****e?

RUST is a byproduct of IRON and WATER. Period. Have you even been outside your house? If so, do you say, look at anything around you? When you buy a brand spankin' new car, you'll notice the rust on the rotors. IT COMES OFF WHEN YOU BRAKE. JUST LIKE ANY "RUST PROOFING" YOU APPLY. If you live in an area where they salt the roads, I dare you to fine me any rotor that won't rust within weeks. If you live near the beach, I dare you to find me a rotor that won't rust within weeks. If you ever get your rotors wet, they will rust some, to some extent, in any area that isn't coated. I.E. anywhere the brake pad touches.Different factors make rust worse. None of them can be blamed on R1 Are you aware that there are federally mandated guidelines for all brakes and brake parts? Rust happens. Get over it, or move to Arizona, and leave your car in the garage. Or hey, spray your rotors with WD40. It repels rust great. Don't know how well you'll stop though...

Secondly, R1 is a small a$$ company in Southern California. I'm amazed they get back to people as well as they do given that they're busy as hell because they do all their CNC work in house, and they sell A LOT of rotors.
Again, I must ask, do you leave your house? Have you noticed a decline in customer service anywhere else in the world? have you been through a drive through? Called your bank? Asked a stranger for the time? Sweet Jaysus. Not that it's an excuse, but most customer service now is far from the blow job with a smile you'd like, and closer to the kick in the ***** you don't. At least they aren't effing you on price too. Or maybe they just didn't want to waste their time with someone who complains that iron rusts. HEY CAPT. OBVIOUS, HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT OXYGEN MAKES FIRE BURN TOO? GO COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT WHEN THERE'S A WILDFIRE.

I found R1 to be acceptable to me, and the 5 or so people I've sent their way. Oh yeah, forgot to mention that. I'M A MECHANIC BY TRADE! I send my friends to them because they're cheaper than what I get after market Kragen crap for, and a whole helluva lot nicer. in fact, when my friends' wheel bearing seized, we put a 10 ton puller right on the rotor to pull it off the ruined hub, and it held up right until THE HUB BROKE. R1 even cut him a deal on a single rotor because they were so new, and they priority mailed it without upping shipping.

R1 makes a fine brake rotor, and I've seen um all. Their customer service might lack a hummer, but not nearly as bad as other places.

Rust warranty? Do us all a favor and answer your phone. It's your proctologist, and he found your head.

 

First of all, your lack of knowledge of this forum is obvious. You come in here talking about your 1995 mule and ask us "who gives a ***" about rust? Are you retarded? We drive performance luxury cars which are displayed worldwide as show cars for some people. There are plenty of guys on here that spend more on a paint job than your truck is worth...yes, we car about rust.
I have had two set of different rotors since I had the R1's...guess what...NO RUST!!!
We make these threads to share our experience so others can make educated buying decisions.

I really like how you talk all this **** and then say "I find R1 to be ACCEPTABLE" and their service is "not nearly as bad as other places"

How did you even find this thread? Do you drive a G? It's kind of an odd first post.

My advice to you is to take your rusty-rotored GMC and GTFO!

Now please do me a favor, pick up YOUR phone, its your buddies Cleetus and Daryl...they are pumped about their rusty rotors too!

 

Just joined and first post is protecting shatty rotors? R1concepts undercover screen name? I'm new to this forum and even know to stay away from R1's ebay rotors.

 

Just FYI for anyone who is interested in picking up the R1concepts rotors - you can now order the premium line fully covered with the black zinc coating (should be with no extra charge). The zinc coating wears off after a few hard brakes with no problems. Had the rotors installed two weeks ago and we had a rainstorm (from the remnants of IKE) and the rotors are still looking like a champ. Still didn't get the opportunity to take pictures yet.

Bottom line: If you want to buy the R1concepts rotors, make sure you call them up directly and let them know you want the entire rotor zinc coated. If you don't think these rotors are right for you, don't buy them. End of story.

Edit:

Just wanted to edit my post to include some more additional information. I was part of the initial group buy for these rotors back in 2007 and a few of us were upset that these rotors got rusty. I started the following thread: https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-...pt-rotors.html. At the time, the only thing we could do was paint the rotors with high-temp paint to keep it from rusting. This was acceptable to most people who bought the rotors. Since then, I've recently purchased two more sets from R1concepts for my '04 and '05 G35x. When I went to purchase the new rotors, I spoke to Sam again about the problem that I had with the last time I bought the rotors and he had mentioned since that time, they had modified the rotors and the parts that were zinc coated. I asked him if he could zinc coat the entire rotor and he had them done with no issues. I needed these rotors asap as my car was failing inspection due to the rotors and he got them to me by the next week.

I cannot speak for anyone else, but my experience with R1concepts (particularly working with Sam) has been pleasant and I will return for future business. IMO, these guys do take their business seriously and do listen to the consumer. If this wasn't the case, I wouldn't have done repeat business with them.

 

My point was braking power, not looks. I ask who gives a **** about rust because it won't change the braking power unless it's really, really bad.

As for driving a "performance luxury car", why in the hell wouldn't you just go Brembo then? Why would you cheap out on your super fly, special, homosexual attempt at a skyline? Your G35, by the way, retails new for about 10k less than my truck new... Just so you know.

Your new rotors have rust too. I promise you. it's just where you can't see it, or you drive often enough to wear it away. Which, btw, could have been the same on your R1 brakes had you of actually read what you were buying, and made changes as needed. How much more did you pay for your new one's? How much would it have cost you to high temp paint the R1's? Exactly. Also, how good could your new rotors be if you burned through them that fast? I shudder to think of the superb quality they must be for the price.

I found this because it's the second page that Google brings up when you search R1 Concepts, and I can't stand when someone bashes a product out of stupidity, so I had see what was up. I like to make educated decisions too, and if you really had a problem, I wanted to see what it was. Sadly, your just wrapped up in the aesthetics, and not the performance. Sucks for you, because your vanity must get pretty pricey.

The reason I used terms like "acceptable" and "not as bad as others" is because the world of customer service sucks big donkey ***** now, so I try to take what I can get if it's good, so I have room to complain about what isn't, but I still know they could be better.

I'll gladly GTFO now. Cleetus just called me to come laugh at some ******* that rear ended his GMC when their brakes went out.

-side note- Me and my wife laughed at your Cleetus and Daryl line. Points for your form sir.

 

boingo6421, you are too funny, sir. And you make excellent points too.

 

step 1- OEM rotors
step 2- R1 rotors to upgradefrom OEM (drilled/slotted)
step 3- OCautosports to replace rusty R1's (cost less than R1...NO rust)
step 4- upgrade to a full BBK for track use

 

So, let me get this straight. You had bad luck with cheap performance brakes, so you bought cheaper ones, and then you upgraded to a track package?

That's like trading in your Ford Pinto for an AMC Pacer, and then deciding to finally buy your Ford GT500.

Why the hell didn't you just go BBK in the first place?

I can't decide if you're rich or not... Me, I've only got the money to do it right the first time...