Brakes upgraded to JDM Euro R Accord brakes

pengful · 07-20-2006, 10:46 PM

The R18 sedan front brakes came with puny 262 mm rotors and above all, they are spongy to the feel, even if you brake hard.

I have since upgraded to the JDM Euro R Accord brakes with 300 mm rotors and cool big calipers.

If you have the opportunity to upgrade those brakes, do it. You won't regret it.

***Izzy*** · 07-20-2006, 10:49 PM

Those. Are. Nice!

I bet they really bring out the "Mugen" look too! They look great man! How long did the install take? Wanna take a picture of the rears?

el_ben2 · 07-20-2006, 11:09 PM

how much does that cost?
and where does you get it....
i want! i want!

pengful · 07-20-2006, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

Those. Are. Nice!

I bet they really bring out the "Mugen" look too! They look great man! How long did the install take? Wanna take a picture of the rears?

I didn't change the rears since most of the braking takes place at the fronts.

pengful · 07-20-2006, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el_ben2

how much does that cost?
and where does you get it....
i want! i want!

They were taken off one that was fitted with a 6-pot, can't remember what brand that is, so it is second-hand or pre-owned. However, they were at most 3 weeks old, according to my brake installer.

I paid about USD280 all-in (including installation, bleeding of valves and topping up of brake fluid).

***CaliGuy*** · 07-20-2006, 11:40 PM

Damnit dude...you always have the coolest mods...i need to move to singapore! Nice job bro!

asndragonboii · 07-20-2006, 11:41 PM

they look nice.

Are they supposed to feel spongy?

pengful · 07-21-2006, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asndragonboii

they look nice.

Are they supposed to feel spongy?

No good brakes are supposed to bite!

aznchzexr · 07-21-2006, 08:32 AM

that sick man! ya u need to ship us some JDM parts over here

aki · 07-25-2006, 03:39 PM

Spongy brakes can be addressed just by replacing brake lines with steel ones.

But dang, that's cheap for replacing and installing the whole set.

Torredo · 07-25-2006, 06:22 PM

stock brakes are not good brakes for aggressive driving in
the least. ill be swapping the brakes out incl. the rears,
why not do the rears bro'
looks funny with huge calipers up front and nothin
back in the rear.

gbae007 · 07-25-2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pengful

The R18 sedan front brakes came with puny 262 mm rotors and above all, they are spongy to the feel, even if you brake hard.

I have since upgraded to the JDM Euro R Accord brakes with 300 mm rotors and cool big calipers.

If you have the opportunity to upgrade those brakes, do it. You won't regret it.

off topic//

What rim you got there? Looks great and still keeps the OEM appeal.

skittleslegend · 07-25-2006, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aki

Spongy brakes can be addressed just by replacing brake lines with steel ones.

They also need to be teflon coated. Never buy just the stainless steel lines.

4door · 07-26-2006, 01:03 AM

isnt the uro accord nothing but are very own tsx?

8thgenuser · 07-26-2006, 01:32 AM

Pengful, if you add any more mods to your car, I'm gonna have to fly my a$$ to Singapore and take it away from you! lol

Great job. Your work is impeccable.

pengful · 07-27-2006, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8thgenuser

Pengful, if you add any more mods to your car, I'm gonna have to fly my a$$ to Singapore and take it away from you! lol

Great job. Your work is impeccable.

Thanks buddy, your comments are very much appreciated.

And yes, I am going to add more mods. Will post more when I do.

pengful · 07-27-2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torredo

stock brakes are not good brakes for aggressive driving in
the least. ill be swapping the brakes out incl. the rears,
why not do the rears bro'
looks funny with huge calipers up front and nothin
back in the rear.

Well, the rears are not so important as most of the braking is handled by the fronts. Anyway, I will look around if there is any viable upgrade.

pengful · 07-27-2006, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliGuy

Damnit dude...you always have the coolest mods...i need to move to singapore! Nice job bro!

If you get a chance to come to Singapore, I can show you around the many options....

pengful · 07-27-2006, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4door

isnt the uro accord nothing but are very own tsx?

Yes very much the same but they come only in manual and pushes out 220 bhp!

pengful · 07-27-2006, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8thgenuser

Pengful, if you add any more mods to your car, I'm gonna have to fly my a$$ to Singapore and take it away from you! lol

Great job. Your work is impeccable.

Thank you sir!

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pengful Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 305 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Brakes upgraded to JDM Euro R Accord brakes The R18 sedan front brakes came with puny 262 mm rotors and above all, they are spongy to the feel, even if you brake hard. I have since upgraded to the JDM Euro R Accord brakes with 300 mm rotors and cool big calipers. If you have the opportunity to upgrade those brakes, do it. You won't regret it.

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