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Originally Posted by 5S Dude
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Sorry I missed this one. You'll find the rotors at several on-line retailers. Finding the pads, is a different story. I'm not sure if any link will help.
The yellow pads I have are the first in the country. From what the Pres/founder of EBC told me these are the only set made. I had to wait over 2 months to get them. I am not aware of any being imported into the US at this time.
I'm not exactly sure how to handle helping people get them. There are other choices, but I'm not "up" on who has what and if it's actually available.
Probably the best way for people on this forum to cause some sway is to let me know they want to buy these pads and I can pass the request on. I might be able to get orders made, if we did a "group buy", or something similar.
I've used Valvoline Synthetic fluid for years on all my street cars. It's cheap, readily available, and so far has worked great (exceeds DOT 4 and 5 specs from what i remember). I used Castrol LMA also for many years but it would get contaminated very quickly, and would boil causing brake fade. That's about all I have for hands on experience, aside from using LOTS of regular DOT 3&4 in customers cars that we bought in 5 gallon jugs.
I've kept an eye on the brake fluid and it's getting dark- time for a flush. No matter the color I still flush the brake every 2yrs for my daily driven cars. Brake fluid can absorb 12% by volume of water even in this time. Not good; it'll cause internal rusting and premature brake failure. Of the thousands of cars I've worked on only a few customers would listen to me and regularly flush their brakes. It's actually scary. Remember the next time someone is tail gating you, realize this is their driving habit, and most likely the brake system is in mediocre condition, even on a "newer" car. Don't be one of them.