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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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First brake weight falls off new camaro?

So since the forums are back... discuss lol

Wheel weights on my Camaro's calipers - Page 24 - Camaro Forum - 2009 Camaro / 2010 Camaro / New Camaro SS Z28 Forums - Camaro5.com

Originally Posted by HTWLSS
Ours fell off and the squeal is loud! Kind of an embarassing way to draw attention to the car at a stoplight. :facepalm:
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Here's one of them!
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:49 AM
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I just want to re-state my former statement and say that this is the most ridiculous way I have ever seen of dealing with NVH on a car.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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And I shall say once more, "That's GM quality!"
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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Is that your hand Fdjizm?
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Is that your hand Fdjizm?
No sir that is the camaro owners hand holding one of the 4 that went off the road somewhere.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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How much weight are they adding to these calipers 5oz.? or more?
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Original pics seemed like an obscene ammount..



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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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OMW hahaha thats just crazy stuiped. That has to be 6+ oz., if a tire needed that much weight to be balanced they would junk it.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Mine doesn't have these weights! Wait, mine's a Mustang!!! ROFLMAO
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 1fastbob
Mine doesn't have these weights! Wait, mine's a Mustang!!! ROFLMAO

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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1fastbob
Mine doesn't have these weights! Wait, mine's a Mustang!!! ROFLMAO
priceless!!
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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ascii face palm? that's a first lol
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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why are they putting weights on calipers for??????????
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by A_STANG_THING
why are they putting weights on calipers for??????????
Apparently without them the brakes squeel.
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by fdjizm
ascii face palm? that's a first lol
Jean-Luc Picard facepalm is an interwebs classic...quite fitting for this thread
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
Original pics seemed like an obscene ammount..


I looked at one a few weeks ago on a dealer lot, and I remembered the weights. It was about dusk, and I leaned down looking for the shiny weights like all of the pics I had seen. Didn't see them, and thought "hey, they fixed the problem". They fixed the problem alright. The problem of them being so noticeable. Upon closer inspection they were there...but they were painted black and blended in with the caliper.

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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
I looked at one a few weeks ago on a dealer lot, and I remembered the weights. It was about dusk, and I leaned down looking for the shiny weights like all of the pics I had seen. Didn't see them, and thought "hey, they fixed the problem". They fixed the problem alright. The problem of them being so noticeable. Upon closer inspection they were there...but they were painted black and blended in with the caliper.
lol now thats technology.
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
I looked at one a few weeks ago on a dealer lot, and I remembered the weights. It was about dusk, and I leaned down looking for the shiny weights like all of the pics I had seen. Didn't see them, and thought "hey, they fixed the problem". They fixed the problem alright. The problem of them being so noticeable. Upon closer inspection they were there...but they were painted black and blended in with the caliper.
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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this is why I laugh at every GM guy or camaro guy that approaches at shows, meets, etc. gotta love GM!
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