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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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hey everyone.
i have a 95 honda civic.
JDM D15B Vtec.

but heres my problem.
my brakes work. but barely.
i have to press the pedal all the way to the floor almost for them to engage.
i checked the break fluid.. full.
what could this be?
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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how are your brakes? they might be getting low

you might want to bleed your break lines and see if that helps
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FastAzzCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey everyone.
i have a 95 honda civic.
JDM D15B Vtec.

but heres my problem.
my brakes work. but barely.
i have to press the pedal all the way to the floor almost for them to engage.
i checked the break fluid.. full.
what could this be?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I had the same issue, and turns out my rotors were gone. I also replaced my pads while I was at it. My new setup is KVR cross drilled rotors with KVR carbon fibre pads. I highly recommend the setup, it stops on an instant, and I only paid about $170 for both. I did the install myself. The brake pedal is no longer soft and doesn't go down all the way, plus the braking is superb! If you don't know what you're doing, I suggest bringing it to a mechanic, brakes are not something u wanna be messing with.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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Default Re: breaks not working good.. (polak182)

thnx alot.
i work at a body shop.
we also do mechanics there.
ive changed rotors and pads alot.
just wanted to check and see wat all could be wrong so i wouldnt have to keep trying diffrent things ya kno?
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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just change your brakes or use that brake monitor tool that measures if you are too low
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