Aliexpress big brake kits (NOW WITH PICS)

maddmatth · 02-23-2019, 09:46 PM

Oh god that hilarious.

Aus335iguy · 02-24-2019, 04:55 PM

I reckon they asked an English speaker what to call the company and that's what they told them

Same way that white folks end up with tattoos of Chinese take away menus ...

langsbr · 02-24-2019, 07:50 PM

Hmm - they make a set of 6 piston Brembo GT "style" calipers and 16" rotors for $1200 for GMT900. Might have to get a set for the wife's Escalade.

techwhiz · 02-25-2019, 06:49 PM

Just remember Chevy called a car Nova in Mexico...
No Va in Spanish is "No Go"... DUH!

They kept the name anyway and the car sold pretty good.
Dick Ass brakes? I don't know.

Evochuck · 02-25-2019, 09:00 PM

I but the bullet and they arrived today. Made a nice little album.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/FgMXX6rSVxuZZJ7Q7

=C= · 02-25-2019, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Evochuck

I but the bullet and they arrived today. Made a nice little album.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/FgMXX6rSVxuZZJ7Q7

Knock off Brembo BBK?
I wouldn't think anyone would buy a mitsushita unknown brand for something as critical as brake calipers for a vehicle... If you're an indy shop or a brake caliper manufacturer I can understand that you'd buy them and put them through the scrutiny and testing to validate how bad or ok they are, etc.

Biginboca · 02-26-2019, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Evochuck

I but the bullet and they arrived today. Made a nice little album.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/FgMXX6rSVxuZZJ7Q7

The nerve! You bought dickass and they sent you Brembo’s. I can only imagine how disappointed you are after hoping you could put those Dickass on your car lol

assassinsbrotherhood · 02-26-2019, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Evochuck

Okay, so I worked up a deal, includes floating rotors, street pads(which I can change since they will be like brembo gt) for around 1.1k.

Sellwr assures me that if something does not fit, he will make a new one and send free of charge.

Might seriously bite the bullet.

DO NOT buy anything from here no matter what they promise you.They will promise you love and kisses, but when it comes to a problem you will have no chance in hell of getting a refund or any satisfaction on a return.I have dealt with them and contact regarding any issues is fruitless.Save yourself the aggravation. They got my money and the returned parts.I went through their so-called dispute centre and its all crap. Lost money and parts.its a communist country after all, so you cant just contact them at will.I speak from first hand experience.

TheMidnightNarwhal · 02-26-2019, 05:51 AM

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DO NOT buy anything from here no matter what they promise you.They will promise you love and kisses, but when it comes to a problem you will have no chance in hell of getting a refund or any satisfaction on a return.I have dealt with them and contact regarding any issues is fruitless.Save yourself the aggravation. They got my money and the returned parts.I went through their so-called dispute centre and its all crap. Lost money and parts.its a communist country after all, so you cant just contact them at will.I speak from first hand experience.

Well I had great customer support.

1st you have the built in dispute through the order page. If your stuff doesn't arrive or isn't as described you get a refund.

My last order had the dispute timed out and I never received my item. The seller only wanted to re-send but I wanted refund since I waited over 2 months and he failed to ship with my shipping method originally, so I contacted Aliexpress live chat and they refunded my order.

Evochuck · 02-26-2019, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMidnightNarwhal

Well I had great customer support.

1st you have the built in dispute through the order page. If your stuff doesn't arrive or isn't as described you get a refund.

My last order had the dispute timed out and I never received my item. The seller only wanted to re-send but I wanted refund since I waited over 2 months and he failed to ship with my shipping method originally, so I contacted Aliexpress live chat and they refunded my order.

My experience up to now has been good, it took them 4 days to build everything, painted the calipers a custom color for free, I talk with the seller directly in whatsapp. They shipped with FedEx, 3 days and it was here. She is waiting for me to test fit to see if fitment is good. Afterward they promised to send replacement parts for non fitting parts asap if required. I'll call it a day once I have properly braked with it but I think the outlook is good. Communication is key.

langsbr · 02-26-2019, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Evochuck

My experience up to now has been good, it took them 4 days to build everything, painted the calipers a custom color for free, I talk with the seller directly in whatsapp. They shipped with FedEx, 3 days and it was here. She is waiting for me to test fit to see if fitment is good. Afterward they promised to send replacement parts for non fitting parts asap if required. I'll call it a day once I have properly braked with it but I think the outlook is good. Communication is key.

That was my experience as well. Very responsive, and fast shipping. Mine they sent via DHL though. I didn't think to ask about a custom color on the calipers - that was a good idea!

I would wager all of them that say KOKO RACING is just to protect them from the Alibaba pirate watchers. They are all going to have the brand of what they are copies of.

maddmatth · 02-26-2019, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by =C=

Knock off Brembo BBK?
I wouldn't think anyone would buy a mitsushita unknown brand for something as critical as brake calipers for a vehicle... If you're an indy shop or a brake caliper manufacturer I can understand that you'd buy them and put them through the scrutiny and testing to validate how bad or ok they are, etc.

Brembo is made in china isn't it? Could be a Brembo factory selling excess stock. Might be real, but we'll never know lol.

gurusan · 02-26-2019, 05:52 PM

Following this to see how install goes. My brakes are fine for what I need them for, but I hate the way they look! Even my WRX had painted red calipers that looked nice.

langsbr · 02-26-2019, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by maddmatth

Brembo is made in china isn't it? Could be a Brembo factory selling excess stock. Might be real, but we'll never know lol.

Or what's more likely is that they may contract to make Brembos, then they stay late and make more 'off book' and sell them online.

There's no way Brembo would let excess stock be sold for these prices. If you knew how much mine cost you'd cry or laugh.

Evochuck · 02-26-2019, 10:33 PM

Had some time to test fit the brakes tonight, I say test fit because we have about 3 feet of snow right now and I'm definitely not putting on my summer 19s yet haha.

The fit was quite good, I only had to slightly grind some metal off my backplate post and the bracket (one of the other would have probably sufficed)

Caliper to rotor alignment is good, height is good as well(no rubbing on disk)

I made a small install album showing the mods I did.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3RdU1qYjKE69SGep7

langsbr · 02-27-2019, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Evochuck

Had some time to test fit the brakes tonight, I say test fit because we have about 3 feet of snow right now and I'm definitely not putting on my summer 19s yet haha.

The fit was quite good, I only had to slightly grind some metal off my backplate post and the bracket (one of the other would have probably sufficed)

Caliper to rotor alignment is good, height is good as well(no rubbing on disk)

I made a small install album showing the mods I did.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3RdU1qYjKE69SGep7

Looks good! What rotor did you go with - 380 or 356? I have the 356 so it fits under 18s. Would've loved the 380 but I am wanting to do a staggered 18 front 17 rear eventually and I think 2 inch difference would have been really weird looking.

Evochuck · 02-27-2019, 07:11 AM

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Looks good! What rotor did you go with - 380 or 356? I have the 356 so it fits under 18s. Would've loved the 380 but I am wanting to do a staggered 18 front 17 rear eventually and I think 2 inch difference would have been really weird looking.

380, I'm running 19 in the summer.

Supra2k6 · 02-27-2019, 07:26 AM

those are nice that chance deff paid off

=C= · 03-11-2019, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by maddmatth

Brembo is made in china isn't it? Could be a Brembo factory selling excess stock. Might be real, but we'll never know lol.

It is rare to be able to source exceptional quality fake's / copies from the real thing.

You could find the said factory and during the day they produce the Brembo BBK. And at night they continue except it doesn't go though their normal QA process and you get untested, potentially flawed lesser quality versions of the same BBK. Hence the lower price point.

asquared · 03-12-2019, 04:25 PM

Hey OP have you had a chance to test them out yet?

Evochuck · 03-13-2019, 06:33 PM

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Hey OP have you had a chance to test them out yet?

Unfortunately, there is still quite a lot of snow up here, do not expect any update for at least two months.

dleccord · 03-13-2019, 11:29 PM

never judge a book by its cover. also, do you really think they design without test?

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