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shift_rook
1st November 2010, 09:54 AM
apparently mazda designed one of the letters to flow brake fluid or something? is this true, only heard that on here, need to grind these letters off but don't won't to fuck the calipers

KurtHS
1st November 2010, 10:01 AM
I did it to my FC calipers with a die grinder, didn't see any fluid and it was solid metal the whole way down on every letter, seems like it can't be true there's not much to the letters.

Cerby86
1st November 2010, 11:18 AM
im pretty sure its that lump thing that has fluid through it. don't quote me on that though

shift_rook
1st November 2010, 11:27 AM
aaaaah yep, that'd make more sense, cheers cerby and kurt, guess they're coming off then, eyebrows raise when there's mazda calipers on a toyota :)

70XIN
1st November 2010, 11:58 AM
Yep it's definitely the lump, not the letters :)

shift_rook
1st November 2010, 12:04 PM
awesome, thanks for conirming, i'll try not to hit that lump then haha

takai
1st November 2010, 12:09 PM
Later model calipers just have a raised arch rather than a lump. Dont grind through that either.
http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/29257-1/IMG_0870_s.jpg
http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/29251-1/IMG_0867_s.jpg

shift_rook
1st November 2010, 01:27 PM
wish i had late model ones! but yeah got the older ones, i should make a universal brake guide or something, would be good to compile some stuff