First brake weight falls off new camaro?
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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.
That was the first thing I looked for too when the first ones began arriving on the dealer lots here. 
Yup, painted "stealth black" alright.
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With any object there is something called a harmonic frequency, or in layman's terms it is a frequency where it shakes more violently than above or below said frequency. My guess is that the brakes on the production version got a slightly different (read:cheaper) casting, and that caused the brakes to "moan." Placing the weights on the caliper changes the harmonic frequency, therefore "fixing" the problem.
They have since fixed the problem, and the new SSs do not have the weights. I believe that the owners who have an SS with the BROKEN calipers should demand to get the fixed calipers under warranty. Unfortunately GM has officially said that there isn't a problem with the calipers since they "fixed it."
They have since fixed the problem, and the new SSs do not have the weights. I believe that the owners who have an SS with the BROKEN calipers should demand to get the fixed calipers under warranty. Unfortunately GM has officially said that there isn't a problem with the calipers since they "fixed it."
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Good as new...
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CamaroGuy: GM is not stupid enough to put something that is going to fall off on the brake caliper.
CamaroGuy2: They don't bother me at all, great job with the car GM!!
CamaroGuy3: they toook errr jobbbss
CamaroGuy5: They used high temp adhesive those weights aren't going anywhere guaranteed!
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