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Originally Posted by SNOOK
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Anybody know what the deal is on the stack of wheel weights on both front calipers on the 2010 with brembo's? I will try to attach a picture. |
I worked as a mechanic for 25 years, specializing in brakes for 5 of them. This is the first time I have ever seen weights, especially wheel weights on Calipers.
Vented Rotors can have weights in them and they can be a "round" weight placed into a cooling fin. Other balancing techniques are to drill into the hub of the rotor to a specified depth, removing material to balance the rotor.
Keep in mind these are stick on weights and the brakes on your car...ANY car get hot. If you were to place your hand on the wheel of your car after stop and go braking in heavy traffic, you would blister your hand. You can imagine how hot the Caliper and Rotor will get! The point I'm making with the stick on weights is over time, the tape will degrade, the weights will fall off and you could end up with bigger brake problems, body damage, rim damage, etc.
I would go into your dealer and have them inspect this. If they know of no good reason for the weights to be on there, and if they can not get any answers from the dealer for these weights, then I would have them removed.