This is cheap
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-08...#ht_500wt_1182

Mike

 

Maybe you should re built them and prime them yourself and then try selling them again! Just a thought!

 

Id give ya $200 for that hot mess... not a penny more

 

If they dont sell I may just do it. I just dont have the time since I am getting ready to move. Once I'm settled in I may do a complete rebuild on these and relist them since they wont fit my new set up anyways.

The price is obo, I just set the price because Im willing do take offers

Good for you. Thx for your useless post

 

It's not really that useless. Your valuation of these brakes is super inflated given that not even you are certain these will function the same once rebuilt, their current condition is just scary, and the cost is pretty high for some of the parts needed for replacement.

At this point, these really are nothing more than paperweights. You're asking someone to take a $2000 chance when they can spend about the same or a bit more on a nice quality used set.

Your best bet is to redo them and prove they work, and then sell.

 

Id honeslty pay $500-750

There's a sh't ton of work that needs to be done to these to get them to pristine condition, or just safe working condition. More hassle than its worth unless youre mechanically inclined and have done brake work before.

Anyways, heres another useless bump for ya....

 

Honestly they are not worth jack in their current state. Your best bet is to get them repaired and sell them then.

You have to think, if there is that much damage to them that is visable, who knows what is not visable.

 

Your best bet it to contact this guy. Mike the Powdercoater
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/

He has done hundreds of calipers, including many many G35/G37 sets.

He will properly disassemble them, powdercoat them, stencil them, and reseal them. (I would suggest just doing the typical Rotora Red color). Then buy two replacement rotor hats. And finally sell the whole kit for 3k.

 

Here is a set of Rotora brakes he did recently. (for a G35 actually)


If you send them to him, he can professionally disassemble and tell you if there is any hidden problems, and fix them for you.

There isnt a chance in hell you will get someone to spend 2k on brakes full knowing there is a large possibility there is more wrong than you listed. Especially considereing a brand new Akebono bbk is less than 2k.

 

wooooow.. that sucks bro, whoever you took those too had no idea what he was doing.. first off you want to avoid sandblasting those things at all costs.. chemical stripper and a soft wire brush is the way to go.. second off those stress cracks on the rotor hats are from them being placed in a blast furnace for burn stripping another big no with sensitive parts.. also compressed air is the ONLY way to get those pistons out.. pliers are a fail.. also if he had used a chemical stripper there'd be no need to remove the pistons at all.. PM me if you need someone to take a look at those for you.. im local, work out of a fab shop in south el monte off the 60

 

650 shipped to 60457 and there sold

 

Pm sent....

 

Well if your going to use any type on chemical to strip off the paint it would still be smart to take them apart because the chemical will eat away at the seals. These where chrome plated from rotora and I tryed every chemical and nothing would take this damn finish off.

If I was still in socal I would take them to you but Unfortunetly I am in Texas. I am just going to rebuild these when I have the time if I dont get a decent offer.

I dont know what the deal is with rotora right now because there website is garbage. I am just going to order all the parts off www.zechausen.com He has a bunch of parts for stoptech brakes but they are very similar to rotoras.

I was looking powdercoat them that same exact color as those teal ones.

I have worked on brakes before but am in no way an expert but these can be repaired.

 

yea the candy teal looks nice, its actually a 3 layer powder coat (candy transparent teal over a sparkle silver base with a powdered clear) but certain paint strippers only eat away plastic coatings like powder or paint, the rubber seals remain fine.. i've used it quite a bit to remove powder.. also plated finishes are fine to powder coat, its still metal so the powder sticks to the surface just fine..

n when ordering spare parts make sure the sizes are EXACTLY the same.. unfortunately Rotora is notorious for terrible customer service so it may be difficult to find replacement parts or specs for substitute parts..

you can also go to your local hardware store and look for a high speed wire brush, u can use it to clean up those calipers n get some of the gunk off from the burn stripping / sandblasting.. sad to see that happen to good calipers tho, hope you can get them fixed

 

sorry dude i know how you feel sorta i tried restoring my headlights and messed up one bad now i'm like i should have just left them alone hope you get someone to buy them and make back a few dollars