Custom Painted Rotora 6 Piston 355mm BBK Project
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So while the car has been sitting in the paint shop all summer, a friend of mine hooked me up with a barely used set of 6 piston 355mm Rotora Big Brake kit during my birthday last month.
I have been using the TT BBK setup for the past 60,000 miles and they have been performing flawlessly for my needs so BBKs isnt a real priority for me, especially for how much big brake kits that I wanted cost. But, with a culmination of my friend giving me a good deal, me wanting something different when getting the car out of the paints shop, me always wanting the more aggressive look of an aftermarket BBK setup, I pulled the trigger!
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4966410749_f49c8ebc1a_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4966411415_cc0304d1cc_b.jpg)
Blue does not match with the pearl red paint job of my car so I disassembled it to prep and paint it. Gold goes well with red much better.
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4966374367_074454082f_b.jpg)
The main bolts were a pain to break loose. The 3/8" impact ratchet wouldn't work so I had to bust out 1/2" impact wrench
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4966376583_e4f6e79826_b.jpg)
using ScotchBrite to scuff the original finish so that new finish could properly adhere
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/4966375401_a514154f4e_b.jpg)
6 pistons > 4 Pistons![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/4966982658_21468a9e65_b.jpg)
"JDM" Rainbow Chrome decals, courtesy of Harris Evangelista @ Instyle Graphics - http://www.instylegraphics.com
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4966981900_83b1041132_b.jpg)
For those, that have not seen "JDM" Raindbow chrome stickers, it looks like regular chrome most of the time and changes color at certain light angles.
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4966981016_d3c626fa16_b.jpg)
The custom high sparkle gold paint that we are going to use for the calipers
I have been using the TT BBK setup for the past 60,000 miles and they have been performing flawlessly for my needs so BBKs isnt a real priority for me, especially for how much big brake kits that I wanted cost. But, with a culmination of my friend giving me a good deal, me wanting something different when getting the car out of the paints shop, me always wanting the more aggressive look of an aftermarket BBK setup, I pulled the trigger!
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4966410749_f49c8ebc1a_b.jpg)
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4966411415_cc0304d1cc_b.jpg)
Blue does not match with the pearl red paint job of my car so I disassembled it to prep and paint it. Gold goes well with red much better.
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4966374367_074454082f_b.jpg)
The main bolts were a pain to break loose. The 3/8" impact ratchet wouldn't work so I had to bust out 1/2" impact wrench
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4966376583_e4f6e79826_b.jpg)
using ScotchBrite to scuff the original finish so that new finish could properly adhere
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/4966375401_a514154f4e_b.jpg)
6 pistons > 4 Pistons
![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/4966982658_21468a9e65_b.jpg)
"JDM" Rainbow Chrome decals, courtesy of Harris Evangelista @ Instyle Graphics - http://www.instylegraphics.com
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4966981900_83b1041132_b.jpg)
For those, that have not seen "JDM" Raindbow chrome stickers, it looks like regular chrome most of the time and changes color at certain light angles.
![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4966981016_d3c626fa16_b.jpg)
The custom high sparkle gold paint that we are going to use for the calipers