My brake parts arived direct from BAT on friday and a friend helped me install new rear pads (autozone) and the BAT Big Brake kit "C" on saturday afternoon. The rotors that arrived with this kit were EBC and are grooved and "dotted not driled to prevent rotor cracking". I did not expect these rotors as the description online and over the phone was "standard". The rotors look awesome. Does anyone else have them? what are the benefits/drawbacks to grooved rotors?
The brake install went very smooth. The brakes fit with no issues behind my 15" enkei CDR9 wheels, and my calipers appeared to be in good condition. I haven't changed the fluid in them them yet but i was careful not to mess anything up and the pedal feels firm. The brakes even initially felt much stronger than my worn out se brakes, and the more I've driven the stronger they have become. I really didn't realize that my brakes were so bad until i got these.
Bottom line, I would definitally recommend this kit to anyone looking to put SVT sized, moderately upgraded brakes on their SE. The extra money for the SVT sized brackets and rotors is well worth it in my opinion. They work fantastic and look good too.
