Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits?
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Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits?
Just wondering if the plated rotors offer any benefits besides rust resistance? Is it purely a cosmetic feature, or does it add some performance benefits (ie: better heat dissipation.)
Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (hybridvteceg)
it'll prevent rust on NON CONTACT surfaces for a while. The coating on the faces of the rotor will be gone the first time you step on the brakes though.
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (msilbernagel)
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Not only that, but Cadmium is very poisonous...</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Not only that, but Cadmium is very poisonous...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Who cares?
My fart's are lethal in high concentration.
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (msilbernagel)
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Careful! I read that one fella won the Darwin Awards by asphyxiation. Something about a small room, cabbage for dinner..
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Urban legend, but one hell of a funny story. I almost fell off the pot laughing when I read it in my darwin awards book.
Careful! I read that one fella won the Darwin Awards by asphyxiation. Something about a small room, cabbage for dinner..
</TD></TR></TABLE>Urban legend, but one hell of a funny story. I almost fell off the pot laughing when I read it in my darwin awards book.
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (msilbernagel)
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Careful! I read that one fella won the Darwin Awards by asphyxiation. Something about a small room, cabbage for dinner..
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haha i read that one a long time ago, like 4 years back, lol....
Careful! I read that one fella won the Darwin Awards by asphyxiation. Something about a small room, cabbage for dinner..
</TD></TR></TABLE>haha i read that one a long time ago, like 4 years back, lol....
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (94CivicSi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94CivicSi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it'll prevent rust on NON CONTACT surfaces for a while. The coating on the faces of the rotor will be gone the first time you step on the brakes though.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I was wondering about that. I guess there really is no benefit to these things then.
BTW, I never for a second would have thought this might turn into a fart conversation. Only on H-T
I was wondering about that. I guess there really is no benefit to these things then.
BTW, I never for a second would have thought this might turn into a fart conversation. Only on H-T
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (piscorpio)
fyi my cad coated powerstops... are still cad coated on the hats.. which is why it's there... the rotors last a LOT longer than stockers so rusting out of the hat becomes and issue.
I've had them for almost 2 years now.
I've had them for almost 2 years now.
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (NonovUrbizniz)
all I know is that rotors wear and I am more comfortable in running
blanks for my budget. with the right pads they stop on a dime, no
more downshifting necessary.
blanks for my budget. with the right pads they stop on a dime, no
more downshifting necessary.
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Re: Cadmium/zinc plated brake rotors, what benefits? (MikeSarr_GSR)
I see what your saying and I'm not saying it's going to be an issue for most but I've got 80k miles on my rotors and they're still like new... I'm probobly never going to have to replace them... so for me at least it was wiser to buy a long lasting rotor that wont rust out before it goes bad.
not to say that it will happen on brembo blanks... which are what powerstops are.. just cad coated and drilled.
not to say that it will happen on brembo blanks... which are what powerstops are.. just cad coated and drilled.
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