Anyone have them or have any opinion of them?

I will be trying out their premium line and will update you guys.

 

have you been here?

DRUMS AND ROTORS - Centric Parts

You can get the part numbers from that website and then go shopping.

or here

Premium Dimpled and Slotted Brake Rotors

But I don't know whose rotors these are?

 

It's possible the R1's could be centrics they drill/slot in-house. I have spoke to three different brake performance reps, two could only tell me the rear premium dimpled/slotted are not in stock with no eta when they'll be available. The other rep claimed to do extensive research and claimed they're discontinued Only rear offering is blanks at relatively high pricing...

 

I wouldn't buy drilled rotors but if I had to I certainly wouldn't buy rotors that weren't drilled by the original rotor manufacturer.

 

10-4 on that one Bob.

 

R1 Concepts is a sponsoring vendor on a LX Forum I'm on for the 300C that I have. People on there are very pleased with them. If you PM me I can get you in touch with them directly..Might save you some $$...

BTW, they sell Centric pads along with others..I used Centric on my S Type when I had it and they were great! And I am VERY ROUGH on brakes.

 

Thanks. Yes, I see they sponsor a lot of forums and are into group buys. I got a free upgrade from their ebay offering of $468 ($9 cash back) silver coated e-lines to their black powder coated premiums which retail for $603. They said in their auction they'll ship in 24 hours. I called 3 days after winning the auction and they told me sorry they didn't ship. I gave them my story of how my air force base offers a lift and free tool rentals and I had a Saturday appointment which takes 3 weeks to get. They countered with the upgrade so I was very happy with that. I learned after it was too late they offered dimpled but they're dimples/holes/slots are not painted black like BP...

 

My Father has a 2001 VW Eurovan and after being quoted $300 for the front brake pads at the dealership(without installation), I ordered the r1 cross drilled and slotted rotors and pads off ebay. They work great and last alot longer than the dealer pads, although I cant say the car stopped better but defiantly not worse. When I bought my Jag I ordered a set but turns out the previous owner redid all the brakes before he sold it so I still haven't put mine on

Also my buddy has a set on his Ford Excursion diesel that he uses for heavy towing(construction stuff) and one of his cracked but i doubt this will happen with our cars.

Let me know how you like them so i know what to expect when i throw my set on.

 

Got them in today. Measured and they were correct. One thing that kind stinks about them, the holes and slots on the front weren't powdercoated in black, just the hub. The whole entire rear was powdercoated in black, so even after I remove the coating with the old pads, the counter sunk holes and slots will be black, not matching the front. They'll be on Saturday and I'll take some pictures.

 

The front rotors appear to be centric. I know they may be put on backwards but it doesn't really make a difference...Also, I know my wheels need a cleaning...

 

It was always my understanding that drilled and slotted rotors are directional.

 

You're 100% correct; the question is, if you put them on backwards how much of a difference will it make? There isn't an one size fits all answer as each application is different. Technically the internal fins direction trumps the holes/slots direction as far as cooling is concerned. I checked out my buddy's M Z4 that came with OEM drilled rotors that he's never changed and surprisingly his rotors matched the direction of mine...Just looks backwards to me...

 

Installed them a year ago on my 3.0 S-Type along with pads from R1 concept. Definitely much better than original brakes. Your installation is fine, and yes they may look backwards.

 

Any noise after the break-in or while driving?

 

I've probably put about 100 miles on them...No noise other than the 5mph-0mph "whomp" sound that was also present on previous brake setup. The pads they sell are poi-quiet ceramics. I had a mechanic check out my car and they told me the brakes were going and suggested I get all new rotors and pads; I just took his word for it...After changing the brakes I discovered the car had almost new front rotors and almost new semi-metallic pads at four corners...The rear rotors were a little warped which is why I guess the mechanic assumed I need new brakes and was being lazy...The rears could be turned...Point being I'm really comparing apples to apples here and it appears to be no louder than the older setup.