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Spoon Calipers or keep em OEM

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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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Black AP Racing with yellow lettering.

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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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I've been doing alot of research of brakes recently and I have to say... lok into an Accord brake swap! I'm thinking of doing this myself, and basically it involves getting some calipers from an 03-07 (I think) Accord and some special rotors and just a simple switcheroo. There's some threads that detail much more info about the swap but performance wise there's a nice increase in stopping power, and looks you'll be unique to any S2k that pulls up next to you in a subtle way. The owner of the other car will be wondering why his brakes appear smaller yet you don't have a $$$$$$$ big brake kit. However, if you choose not to do this I say just paint your stock calipers and apply the S2000 stickers. I currently have red calipers with chrome s2000 stickers. Have fun!!
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by myslows2k
I love all of the shots of your car. I went through your flickr and found a bunch of pictures of lady's purses and shoes

hahha, I DO product photography on the side. $600 for 6 hrs work
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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Make sure your wheels have enough clearance for the Spoon calipers, you can come down to my shop to test fit your wheel on my car.
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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reviving this thread.... what are the labor costs to get your OEM Calipers painted? what shops would do this? Thanks for any info
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 09:10 AM
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Aren't Spoon calipers like $2k anyways?
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by sillyboybmxer
if you are gonna spend money on brakes, dont get the spoon calipers.....from the reviews i read, there was no significant difference between the oems and spoons.
go Stoptech, AP, or something worth while
This ^^^^


Originally Posted by JoeyBalls
I dont care about stopping power, it's mostly aesthetic
OMG... Then buy the name SPOON for 2k... doesn't make sense to me buy something for a name when you buy something that works even better.


Originally Posted by Vik2000
Black AP Racing with yellow lettering.

^^^^ Looks better than SPOON on your black car, and works better.


Originally Posted by -=(:)Schurman
I've been doing alot of research of brakes recently and I have to say... lok into an Accord brake swap! I'm thinking of doing this myself, and basically it involves getting some calipers from an 03-07 (I think) Accord and some special rotors and just a simple switcheroo. There's some threads that detail much more info about the swap but performance wise there's a nice increase in stopping power, and looks you'll be unique to any S2k that pulls up next to you in a subtle way. The owner of the other car will be wondering why his brakes appear smaller yet you don't have a $$$$ big brake kit. However, if you choose not to do this I say just paint your stock calipers and apply the S2000 stickers. I currently have red calipers with chrome s2000 stickers. Have fun!!
Response like this one are the reason S2Ki is fabulous... you learn something everyday.
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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i paid 1300shipped for my brand new from a user on here.

Mine stop better than stock, if you say otherwise, maybe you didn't do it right.

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one of the best investments I made.

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