Once again, my need to control costs on items I buy came into play with this kit. At about $200 shipped, I took the deal. My cost was $209.45 shipped, but after pulling up the page again today, I've seen that they've dropped the price by $16.00 or so...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390643923741...84.m1439.l2649
I don't have any pics of the install, as we had to get the project knocked out, as both of us had plans for this evening.
My first impression was good. Package arrived very quickly and intact. Rotors had no unusual marks, no warping and were spotless. Surprisingly, the pads were from PowerStop, so that only increased my satisfaction.
Obviously, installation was what it was. All the holes lined up properly, pads seated correctly and I knocked it out (with some help from a buddy and his awesome man-garage) in a couple of hours. And that's with me spending quite a bit of time eying my friend's sweet garage setup.
Once we had the install done, got them bedded in and they impressed. Plenty of stopping power and no more soft pedal. My factory rotors that I replaced had some grooving and although my pads had some wear left, it was nice to be able to just do the whole upgrade and be done with it.
Yes, I know that some will say it's taking a chance by buying something cheap. But other companies sell theirs for $300 or so, so it's not as if I was paying $200 less for these. The rotors are zinc coated and both pads and rotors have a 120 day warranty against manufacturer's defects. The rotors also have a one year warranty against excessive wear and cracking.
If I get several years of use out of these, I can easily say I got a steal of a deal. Even if they wear out after two or three years, I can still say I was at least able to save myself a few dollars at the time and have brakes that did work for that time period.
I'll check back in on this thread with updates as time goes by and let y'all know how they are performing.