C5 Corvette Brake Replacement - Brake Motive
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- C5 Corvette Brake Motive Brakes are recommended by many Corvette Forum members so I had to give the Brake Motive brakes a shot. The rotors are drilled and slotted for better cooling and come zinc coated for longevity. Brake Motive is a great brake alternative for the C5 Corvette.
Wheel Spacer Installation:
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Brake Motive Black Front Rotors and Ceramic Pads:
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Brake Motive Black Rear Rotors and Ceramic Pads:
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Brake Motive Zinc Coated Rotors and Ceramic Brake Pads:
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Thanks everybody for watching. What's your experience if you've installed this Brake Motive kit? My first time doing brakes, so let me know if you have any pointers that I may have missed. Videos for the painted calipers and wheel spacers will be out soon. Bracket bolt torque is 125ftlbs but 120 is close enough lol. Links to front and rear black brake kits are in the description, along with zinc coated if you prefer those.
Wheel Spacer Install ua-cam.com/video/1M3A1ynzHTA/v-deo.html
Could you possibly post the link of you painting the brackets?
The video file got corrupted, but there's a bunch of videos for G2 caliper paint. One of those will help you do the job.
Is this car a daily? How have they held up? My vette needs brakes, but it’s a daily
Just did this on my 99 c5. This brake package is sold under several different names. $162. Totally worth the money. Remember, always check the slider pins and boots. Regrease if needed. Mine was dry.
Great tip on the pins. I did check mine and they were good.
Felt a little sketchy about doing my own brakes however your vid made it so simple and yeah bro, I'll be doing mine real soon.Thanks, Love your channel. Got any shirts? I'm down to support.
I've stepped out of my comfort zone and started doing all my own maintenance that is possible with normal tools, so if I can do it so can you. I appreciate the support and just subbing is good enough for me. I do have an Etsy store, but you're not obligated. www.etsy.com/shop/YellowVette04
Wow it was $300 for just the fronts on my 1993 GMC truck for “oem” rotors and ceramic pads. Definitely gonna be getting these. And they’re painted so they won’t rust. I can stand the rust on mine now. Thanks for the videos
I'll see how long the paint lasts on these, but they look pretty dam good. Time will tell. Hard to beat the quality of these of the price.
That painting of clippers and brackets was great.
Ok and several years later... Were you happy with these pads and rotors? Or do you have a better pad to suggest? Thanks for a good job of showing it.
Overall I'm happy with them. Street use only and they perform just as good if not better than OEM. Got them mainly bc they look better than plain ol rotors. They do squeak a bit once they get really hot, so that's one negative. Thanks for watching and commenting
I hope i'm going to see stainless brake lines and the fluid changed in the caliper painting video!
Caliper painting, but no stainless steel brake lines lol.
I bought a Brakemotive kit for my Z28 after seeing how many corvetteforum members were pleased with them. That was back in 2017 and they're still going strong (not a daily driver). For the money they cannot be beat. Also, they still look brand new.
I was in the same boat. Kept coming across positive reviews, so thought why not? I don't know if it's possible to beat the price, performance and looks for a street car. Thanks for watching and sharing your feedback.
Question: Pushing the caliper piston do not affect the ABS system?
Don't remember but i read somewhere that you have to open the caliper bleed valve in order to release presure on the brake line and then add some brake fluid to the reservoir. Also if you can manually open the ABS valve electronically, you can push the piston with no isssue.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank for the video man!!
I don't know. This was my first time doing brakes and I watched a few vids and nobody mentioned that, but you could be right. Thanks for the feedback and I'll look into that.
It's ok to push the piston back in, not a problem at all. Every manufacturer and/or repair manual says to push the piston back in, techs are trained to do it that way. If you're going to do a fluid flush, then yes, go ahead and open the bleed valve, but it's just as easy to push it back in and extract from the top using a turkey baster. Remember, these lines have probably over 1000psi peak so you're not going to be damaging anything by pushing the piston back in, so long as it's not binding of course.
How did the brakes hold up? I just bought some. Thanks!
Only about 2500 miles on them so far, but they've held up great. They perform better than the OEM brakes, but probably wouldn't want to take it to the track. On the street is a great bargain.
@@YellowVette04 thank you for letting me know!!
I have these breaks on my C5... only down side to these I feel to me that they run out of pad life pretty quick.
I've read that. I may not notice since I put about 4k miles per year on it, but definitely something I'll keep an eye on. Thanks for the feedback
YellowVette04 yeah just check my logs I replaced them two years ago in April at 48k miles I’m at 68k right now and I’m at 5mm pad life.
Looking for the link to buy the kit ?
Don’t hit the brakes so you can keep those rotors nice and black!
I know you saw me do the Jersey roll through the first stop sign 🤣
Just a Note to all. Somehow Brake Motive is tied to Power Stop. I don't know how or why but I've bought several of these Brake Motive kits and they often have Power Stop Evolution packaging in them for the pads. I will never buy Power Stop anything ever again. It's just throwing money away. The Brake Motive parts are so cheap that even if something went bad in two years they've paid for themselves. That being said, My 6 installs of Brake Motive parts have all been 100%.
I wanted to mention something about Power Stop, but wasn't sure. The FedEx tracking actually said from PowerStop lol. Thanks for the feedback and your positive review. Definitely helped me make the decision to go with these.
@@YellowVette04 You're very welcome Dave. Glad to see you're doing well.
dude what exhaust do you have on your vette? Great video, it's time to do my rear brakes, did my front brakes about a year ago
Texas Speed Headers, Texas Speed Catted xpipe and Billy Boat Bullets. It's loud and a lot of drone. I love it but it's hard to take my son for drives so I might replace the bullets with something that has less drone. Thanks for watching, hope the vid helps and good luck with the car and brake replacement.
I got the power stop? Kit. Been working good for a year now. No warping yet
I was originally going to go with Power Stop, but figured I'd give these a shot. That's a great kit as well and doesn't break the bank.
I picked up these brakes and love them. I didn’t need new brakes but I was going to have it all apart so I figured for as cheap as they were it was worth my time. The slotted/drilled rotors look great on the car.
Couldn't agree more. They look good and work just as good as stock brakes for less money. I've had to use them a few times and they perform great.
I have this setup on 3 of my C5s,one black,one gold,one natural silver rotor. All work great. My other C5 has the C6 Zo6 monster brakes. Highly recommended.
I like the sound of the C5 garage you got 🤘. Thanks for the feedback. Let us know if you have any issues.
Well I've made it as far as the intro. Guess I'm changing my brakes sooner than I thought. 😂🤣 $160!? That's crazy. I really hope they are as good as the forums say. I know you can't always trust those.
🤣🤣 dude it's crazy how cheap they are, but they don't feel cheap at all. Unless brake motive spammed the forums, i think I'll be in good hands.
@@YellowVette04 I'll definitely look into the set.
I just ordered the same kit. Supposed to be here Friday. I’m doing all four corners. Can’t wait to see the difference. My Vette has the Z51 factory package but the rotors have been changed over the years by someone. Let us know how you like the kit after break-in.
Edit: Good video by the way.
So far so good, but time will tell. With all the positive reviews I've read, I'm sure they'll be good for years. You're gonna love the upgraded look.
How have these been holding up? And did you record the. Ideo of painting the rotors? I couldn’t find it
I tried to be viewer number 704 but I was 712 😫 Brakes looking great dude.
I'm ashamed bro lol. Thanks man. Appreciate the support as always.
Great vid, informative tutorial 👍I just did front pads and rotors on my daily driver. Power Stop on Amazon had a sale, $63 for everything. Only my second time doing brakes, gets easier except for the rusted solid bolts lol.
This was my first time and I was cursing at those bolts until I borrowed the impact lol. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching 👍
@@YellowVette04 don't think I wasn't researching impacts after that job lol Just subbed to your channel.
Can probably "rent" one for free from autozone, unless you wanna add one to your toolbox anyway.
Do you have the link for a 2004 corvette
Link is in the description. Brakes are still holding up quite well
I have two years on my BM brakes. Couldn't be happier. Nice vid Dave. They look great.
Good to know man. They feel great and look friggin awesome. Thanks for your feedback on them.
Big bummer these guys are out of business. They had great stuff!
Those rotors look awesome! Love the color theme. 😎
Thanks Justin. It's coming along nicely. Definitely needs a front splitter and side skirts.
OH and do you want to be Friends? lmao.
Stop spamming the comment section of my videos 🤣
@@YellowVette04 UA-cam doesn't seem to give a flying rats ass about BOts. It sure is annoying though.
I think the extra comments help the algorithm 🤔
Is that fender in your trunk?!? Thought that thing was gonna end up in your passenger seat. Lol.
Corvettes have so much cargo room. Battery actually died and I had to crawl over all that to get to my battery tender in the back cubbies.
I ran Brake Motive for years on my GTO and then of course on my Z06. They are great for daily driving or the every now and then "fun" driving. I started to see some brake fade when I began doing spirited back roads driving and high speed cornering moved to C6Z brakes and it solved my problem. However for those looking for bargain price on a brake setup these will get the job done.
Thanks for your feedback and experience. That's exactly how I expected these to be. Good for street use until you get some heat into them.
All of sudden my '02 Vette's brakes seem affordable to replace
If your vette stays on the street, these will do just fine. They perform great and you can't beat the price. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Love the new look! You can’t beat that price! Great deal!
Thanks man. Calipers are a good 5'er lol. Maybe you'll have better success than me. The paint seemed very "watery" and of course i mixed it lol.
I purchased the Zinc coated kit for my 04 coupe, about two months ago and Ive had no problems. They look great, and the car stops the way it should. I never bought discount brakes/rotors, but I read too many good reviews not to take a chance and I am completely satisfied with my purchase.
The black rotors look good on the yellow car. Your car looks real nice.
I was in the same boat as you. I couldn't believe a $160 set was anywhere near good, but I too read too many positive reviews to not give it a shot. Glad I did bc they perform great and look great. Also saved money for other mods 👍. Thanks for watching and the comment.
Those are the exact things that I bought on Ebay, I just don't like that they produce dust but I will get some better pads 👍
I haven't had much of a dust issue. Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience.
Dave, I installed these on my Vette this winter. Work great, and the price is amazing for what you get. Hardest part is breaking all the bolts free. Good luck! -PirateB
I had to call Sr for an impact bc I couldn't get the bracket bolts loose with a breaker bar. I might be getting old and quarantine might have made me weaker lol. Glad to hear these are working great for you. There's a lot of positive reviews to not give these a shot. Thanks for your feedback
I went with stoptech but brake motive is good too. Stainless lines and dot 4 fluid and you are good to go. Drilled rotors a worthless for track use but look awesome on a street car. Nice!!!
They do look nice on a street car. Stoptechs were in my list and have great reviews too. Thanks for the suggestions.
I just ordered mine. Crazy how low the price is compared to what AutoZone was about to charge me
Dude you probably can't get rear rotors for the price of this kit and it honestly performs just as good. I'm not gonna say better bc I don't drive it where I need hard braking, but they work good.
@@YellowVette04 yeah I think it was like 150 or 160 just for the 2 rotors. I don't do anything outside of regular driving so this will be good enough for me
How have these held up so far?
Only been about 1k miles but great so far. Have had to get on the brakes hard a few times and they perform great. Not a track setup, but good for the street.
YellowVette04 excellent, been thinking of throwing some on my Z. Can’t beat the price!
Awesome Video! Just subbed, I do some corvette vids as well but on the C3.
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for subbing. I always wanted to pick up a C3 and hopefully it'll happen one day. I subbed back and good luck 👍
@@YellowVette04 Thank you! Living in Cali makes it hard to get new vettes and modify them. Theres a few loop holes but smog laws suck around here lol. One day, I'll get a c5-c7 haha
Thanks for the video. Pretty standard GM brake procedure. I’ll be going with the Power Stop’s on my C5. All the Vette guys warn me to not use cross drilled and slotted rotors, but I’m not going to be racing the thing!!
Yea I've heard the same thing about drilled, but agree I won't be tracking it either. Power Stop is a great set as well and still cost effective.
Keep up the great work! Hurry up with the caliper painting video, as I’ll be doing that too. Lol!!
Great Job Dave! Thumbs up from me Bro! Stay safe... Rico
Thanks man. Brakes have done their job so far. See how long they last.
Nice buddy i think ill have to get a set when i need brakes again
Ps. Like the yellow accent on your thumb lol
Hahaha I forgot to put gloves on and it took days for that ish to come off. So far so good with the brakes. I'll see on a nice hot day in the summer.
@@YellowVette04 cant wait till the world is back to normal to show my car off i need to edit the lambo door install video and get it up
Nice brake set up.. bro..i wish those rotors would stay black also...
Dude, these would be epic if they stayed black lol.
Nice job, no Goodrich lines? Only 125 for the kit
Thanks buddy. I was thinking about it, but didn't get to it this go around. Definitely will in the future.
Glad I could help!
Another great video my friend. I see these on my car in the very near future.
You'll like how they'll look with your setup for sure. Can't beat the price for the quality either.
Good job bro!! Looks good!! Cannot beat that brake motive price!!
Thanks man. You're right about that. Stupid cheap but still really good quality.
Hello again, well I did finally finish installing my new ebay front DRL lights thanks to your great video. Now I am ready to tackle something a little scarier. I would like to replace my stock brake rotors that are getting worn and probably beyond machining limits. I saw these Brakemotive parts on ebay and then saw your video. Before I pull the trigger do you have anymore opinions about them? I guess you have only had them for about 3 months but you seemed pretty happy with them. Still feel good about them and recommend them? I definitely plan you use your video a lot when I am installing them. Thanks
I searched through forums and asked others that have installed these rotors and pads. There's been a lot of positive reviews and so far I totally agree with how these simply work the way they should. You're right it's only been 3 months, but they stop good and work just like any other rotor and pad package for a lot less money. I wouldn't track your car with these, but for everyday driving I wouldn't see any issue. Thanks for watching the vids and commenting. Any questions, just let me know.
Thanks for the quick reply. I will probably be in contact if I run into any problems. By the way, I do have a question. Did you run into any fluid overflow problems with your master cylinder when compressing your pads/pistons? Thx again.
@@YellowVette04
I did not, but when compressing the pistons I would definitely keep checking to make sure you don't.
@@YellowVette04 Hello again. I got my Brakes package and ready to install. I like your tip about turning the front wheels for better access to bolts but I have a question. Everybody seemed to agree the caliper bracket bolts (21mm bolts) are a pain to get out and you used an impact wrench. Because I am thrifty (some say cheap) I decided to invest in a $25 12volt impact wrench from Harborfreight to break them loose. It is rated up to 150 ft lbs. I got one loose so far on the bottom but the top I have been working on for the last 45 mins taking breaks to squirt WD40 on it and to let the gun rest. I was wondering if yours actually came off that easily as seen on the video or if it took you longer and you videod the removal once loose? Any other tips for breaking it loose? Hopefully mine will eventually loosen.
I borrowed it bc i did not have an impact. I tried a breaker bar and it didn't budge at all. I believe the Hilti model i used was around 300ft lbs and broke it free easy. You might be able to rent a larger one from Autozone for free.
How do they function? Any loud brake noises coming from them?
No issues so far, but it's only been 50 miles. I'll definitely update everybody if I have any issues in the future.
@@YellowVette04 Few thou miles. No noise, stops smooth, straight and quiet. Looks great too...
Great deal on killer brakes.
I couldn't stop myself from buying them... pun intended. I didn't need brakes yet, but why not for that price and they look friggin cool.
Nicely done and your painted calipers look great!
Thanks I appreciate it. I'm happy with it and it gives it a nice clean looking touch.
Great video sir
Thanks for watching and your feedback 👍
Nice! Looks awesome 👍🏼👍🏼
They look great and perform pretty good for such a cheap set of brakes.
YellowVette04 question for you. what size are the screws are on the rear licenses plate?
The entire assembly which includes the reverse lights is held on with torx t15 screws i believe. The plate bracket has clips that hold the plate on, so there's no screws for just the plate.
Ok thanks 👍🏼👍🏼
dammit man, that looks good.
Right?? I was giddy when they first went on. Thanks as always man 👍
nothing like getting fresh parts installed on your hot rod.... brake job on daily driver eeeh at best doesn't suck... brake job on hot rod... f yea, time to ride! the bracket paint made all the difference.
So true buddy. I was going to leave the bracket alone and just clean it, but figured I'd give it a good coat to make it pop a bit and couldn't be happier. The calipers are just OK, but from 5' away they look great lol.
5' calipers aint bad my whole car is a bout a 15 footer aka a good price.