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Originally Posted by Rizzo
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It's not the wieght that bothers me....it is the way its engineered and executed. This is not the same thing.
It's wheel wieghts half-assed stuck and stacked to the outside of the caliper. Make a lead mold, cast it to form around the caliper, paint it to match, and screw the thing to it....that would be an acceptable fix. (Maybe that is what GM is doing)
Again....sorry about the rant.
I agree....this unique circumstance may be some sort of collectable in the future...it is worth documenting.
I still eagerly await this car!!!
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Originally Posted by Teleplayer
This thread just gets more and more interesting. I happen to be an engineer, and I will bet that the weights was a method that was used to see if the noise can be dampened, but that management forced them to actually USE the weights, under the protest of the engineers. I don't know an engineer who would have suggested such a fix to go out to the customer.
As far as the "official" GM explanation, it makes no sense to say that high performance cars are especially prone to brake noise. That's just a cute way of taking your focus off of the problem and puffing you up by telling you that you have some sort of special exotic vehicle. Every car on the road stops in just about the same way, with a brake pad pushed up against a rotor. It's just a BS statement.
Don't get me wrong, I love this new Camaro. But I worked as an auto mechanic for many years, and just have to say I have never seen such a mickey-mouse bandaid before.
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I'm in Aero-space engineering...could not have said it better myself.
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Originally Posted by Fireball
I'm glad many people are not bothered by these metal pieces stuck to the brake calipers. However, I probably will reject my Camaro if these metal pieces are stuck on the calipers. For $37k I expect better than a Mickey Moused car.
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Originally Posted by ZZcamaro
 Dude I and thousands on here call your bluff! |
Ditto...it's still an awsome looking ride.