Racing Stripes

BrandonMac · 02-19-2008, 08:08 PM

what's up Titan folk,

im looking to put some racing stripes on my truck and was wondering if anyone knew a really good (cheap) place to get them? going on an 06 silver SE crewcab.

while im at it... anyone else get warped rotars? 19K miles in and was tolded that are junk now. prolly makes since as the truck pulls hard when breaking. defect covered by warranty? anyway.. thanks for any input.

-Bmac

p.s. thought i saw a thread on this months ago but searching 250,000 threads gets boring lol

RckyMtnTitan · 02-20-2008, 12:12 AM

Rotors are covered under warranty. Call the dealer!

BK19702 · 02-20-2008, 05:58 AM

Dealer covered my rotors at 26K for a slight runout; replaced the front pads also under warranty. Take it in.

Bullwinkle · 02-20-2008, 08:33 AM

Be aware that washing your wheels while the rotors are still hot can warp the rotors. I did this to my previous truck a couple times without realizing it. It's the cold water hitting the hot rotor that can warp them.

**anmut** · 02-20-2008, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bullwinkle

Be aware that washing your wheels while the rotors are still hot can warp the rotors. I did this to my previous truck a couple times without realizing it. It's the cold water hitting the hot rotor that can warp them.

Oh that has got to be B.S.!! If that was the case how would they hold up in northern climates like where I live?! Nothing against you here of course - just where ever you got that from.

I mean if that was the truth, everytime I went out and heated my rotors up when it was snowy or icy out and hit a puddle of ice cold water my rotors would warp!!

TitanBlue · 02-20-2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by anmut

Oh that has got to be B.S.!! If that was the case how would they hold up in northern climates like where I live?! Nothing against you here of course - just where ever you got that from.

I mean if that was the truth, everytime I went out and heated my rotors up when it was snowy or icy out and hit a puddle of ice cold water my rotors would warp!!

Water hitting hot rotors as they are being driven, is spread out by the spinning action and less likely to ever be a problem. Rotors that are hot, and get cold water sprayed at just certain spots and on one side, may experience warpage due to uneven cooling. I'm not worried about it, as I expect a low occurance, but do believe it is entirely plausible. I'm taking this from my extensive 30 year background in Welding and some Metallurgy studies. Just my $0.02.

Cheap Raciing Stripes: E-Bay has plenty, many nice ones. Check specs on quality of vinyl.