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Originally Posted by swamp2
Apples to apples would be caliper (with pads included I'm assuming) + rotor. Could placing the dust shield in the weight of the OEM set up and not in the afermarket system be slightly biasing the aftermarket? Sure it is a potential weight savings that should be documented but again potentially not totally apples to apples.
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I could not get a value for the dust shields, they were too light...similar to an empty soda can...we're talking ounces. Caliper weights do include pads, as you mentioned.
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Originally Posted by lucid
Thanks OC!
Does your trunk lid measurement include the mechanism or the lights? If it does, that might explain the difference. The catolog number does not include anything else other than the sheet metal.
Also, did you by any chance get seperate measurements on the disc vs. caliper assemblies?
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lucid: Thanks for waiting...I've been real busy with work.
My trunk weights did
not include the lights/carpeting, trunk release or hardware. They were already transfered to the VRS lid. My measurements are as approximate as the tolerances in the $50 digital bathroom scale. (...sorry swamp.)
VRS double-sided cf bootlid w/o hardware, carpeting, etc.---- 14.9 lbs.
OEM trunklid w/o hardware, carpeting, etc.------------------ 26.0 lbs.
Brembo 380 x 34 front rotor -------------------------------- 24.8 lbs.
OEM front rotor-------------------------------------------- 26.6 lbs.
Brembo 380 x 28 rear rotor --------------------------------- 17.0 lbs.
OEM rear rotor -------------------------------------------- 22.8 lbs.
Brembo 6 pot front caliper -------------------------------- 13.0 lbs.
OEM front caliper ------------------------------------------ 15.2 lbs.
Brembo 4 pot rear caliper ---------------------------------- 9.6 lbs.
OEM rear caliper ------------------------------------------ 12.1 lbs.