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    Posted: 16 July 2010 at 9:15pm

Found this...thoughts, great deal but wonder what the catch is:)

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190411 305177&fromMakeTrack=true

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Be nice it they came with the pictured calipers.

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Fire451 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 July 2010 at 10:40pm

if you notice they are still solid rotors... unless you do a grand am upgrade and order the rotors for the grand am (if they are availiable) 

 

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Dawg Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 July 2010 at 5:35am
 I'm always nervous when the guy writing the add can't speak proper English.  Also, it seems that the photos are all generic, probably from the suppliers web page.  They couldn't be bothered to check that the images matched what they were selling.  None of them looked like Fiero rotors to me.

At the very least, ask them for proper images.

Also, it seems like they're just selling stock solid rotors with some holes drilled in them.  Not going to be much better than stock.

I would rather do a proper upgrade if it was me.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Bassman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 July 2010 at 6:20am

I emailed asking "What mods are required, and real Willwood calipers?. Do you have any pictures of real installs or client referals?"

Let's see what the reply is as I agree and concerned when the pics are all the same, and Willwood calipers, OMG what a price if so:).

Option B for that I am considering as I have the GA fronts:

These Pads: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190412 298957&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Step up which I would try after the above: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200491 099946&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Then the rotors: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200492 755945&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Pads are worth the extra as there are non listed for the GA for performance & heat that won't fade on ya...the rotors I am willing to try...thoughts?, does anyone know of a performance pad available locally?

I emailed asking to confirm the pads, Reply: "yes this DP31173C will work on 90-91 beretta 2.3 and 88-90 beretta 2.8 and 90-91 beretta 3.1"


 

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So I get a reply...blew me away:

HI
ALL THE PICTURES ARE REAL AND FROM THE FLEX AUTO PARTS.
WE DON'T SELL WILLWOOD CALIPERS
THANKS FOR VISITING FLEX AUTO PARTS

- hitflex

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All your pictures are stock photo's and have the Willwood calipers, so you are bullsh*tting all cosumers then is what you are telling me...you should be reported as a fraud!

Unreal...

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Fire451 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 July 2010 at 12:32pm

nice brian that is awesome

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Romeo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 July 2010 at 2:19pm
LOL. Yeah, that didn't quite look right to me either...
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Capt Fiero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 July 2010 at 3:40pm
Another note, those are not even GA or Fiero rotors.  They are only 4 lug not five lug.    Note the 4 big holes spaced at 90 degree's of each other.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Bassman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 July 2010 at 10:10pm
David...looked up all their items, was all the same photo's!
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