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I purchased my Brembo rotors from Island Motorsports about two and a half months before I received them. They are the cross-drilled and slotted OEM rotors from Brembo. I also had the Cadium plated to prevent rust, which is caused the extended wait, among several other factors. I was quite happy when I did finally receive them and was equally impressed with their quality. They aren’t actually cross-drilled, but rather cross-dimpled. This has the same effect as cross-drilling, but allows the rotor to maintain a higher integrity and strength and prevents cracking around drill holes.

The first step in installing them is to remove the wheel (we did the front ones in this case). This involves first jacking up the car to allow room to remove it.




Next you’re going to have to remove those two screws that hold the rotor in place. They get really jammed in there due to the constant heating and cooling of the rotors. What we had to do was get an 11/64” (I believe) titanium bit and drill out the screw. You don’t need to replace these since they merely hold the rotor in place when installing the caliper. The actual rim is what holds it on there.

Now it’s time to remove the caliper. There’s 1 screw that holds the floating part on. Remove this to allow that part to flip up. After doing that, remove the brake pads. Use your 400 grit sandpaper to sand down the surface of the pads to remove any glazing or carbon buildup so that they can make good contact with the new rotors, and so they don’t glaze up.