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    Quote Originally Posted by biju
    Jolly,

    Did you get your R1 rotors yet?

    I got mine today, and am on the fence. They look good, but the drilled holes look a little sloppy (but I could just be picky). Some are smooth holes, others are jagged. Can't tell unless you're up close holding them in your hands, but still... wondering if you're have the same texture?

    wonder if this will have any sort of effect on them...?

    Anyways, the Independent 4x brakeline kit came today also (It was a 'package' day for sure...) Really BEEFY lines!

    They all get installed tomorrow, so I'll post back on performance.

    -biju.
    No, I haven't received mine yet. I just got home from work and found my Independent 4X steel brakeline kit delivered to the doorstep; but, still waiting for rotors and PBR/AXXIS brake pads.

    I was thinking that if my rotors arrive with any of the holes jagged as you described I'll either take'em to work (we have full machine shop there) and deburr the hole with a champhering tool or simply use my dremel at home.

    As far as the issues with stones....I live on a dirt road with lots of stones of assorted sizes....all the way down to the granular stones you find in a handful of beach sand. If this IS an issue...I'll report back to you guys about it. Thats kind of why I didn't mind buying the Autozone rear rotors now because they'll be good to have (along with my original front rotors) if I encounter any problems with stones lodging in the holes of the R1Concepts.
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    The holes aren't bad, and are quality - I guess I was expecting them to be satin smooth but seeing as they're machined I was probably being unreasonable and picky...

    So far so good with the rotors. Initially they seem to provide a little more 'bite' upon braking - however, I'm not sure if it's the rotors or the new Independent 4X brake line kit? Either way, they seem to work/perform good - but only more time will really tell...

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    Well...the good news is that I got my R1 Concepts drilled/slotted rotors delivered today...the bad news is they sent me 4 front rotors instead of 2 front & 2 rear. I emailed them tonight so we'll see how good their customer service is.

    they look to be well made...I had no issues with the drilled holes or slots...all seem to be machined nice & cleanly. They were packaged well too.

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    I'm going to order mine soon. Let me know how it works out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jolly Roger VX'er
    Well...the good news is that I got my R1 Concepts drilled/slotted rotors delivered today...the bad news is they sent me 4 front rotors instead of 2 front & 2 rear. I emailed them tonight so we'll see how good their customer service is.

    they look to be well made...I had no issues with the drilled holes or slots...all seem to be machined nice & cleanly. They were packaged well too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jolly Roger VX'er
    Well...the good news is that I got my R1 Concepts drilled/slotted rotors delivered today...the bad news is they sent me 4 front rotors instead of 2 front & 2 rear. I emailed them tonight so we'll see how good their customer service is.

    they look to be well made...I had no issues with the drilled holes or slots...all seem to be machined nice & cleanly. They were packaged well too.
    An update: After emailing them, they responded with an automatic email saying to expect 3 day wait (business day) before a response to my email; which turned out to be about right...they responded with a request to resolve over the phone (no 1-800 # though)....so after talking to them a couple of minutes (they were nice about it and apologetic), they emailed me a return shipping UPS label to send back 2 of the front rotors and promised to ship out the correct rear rotors after receiving them. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jolly Roger VX'er
    An update: After emailing them, they responded with an automatic email saying to expect 3 day wait (business day) before a response to my email; which turned out to be about right...they responded with a request to resolve over the phone (no 1-800 # though)....so after talking to them a couple of minutes (they were nice about it and apologetic), they emailed me a return shipping UPS label to send back 2 of the front rotors and promised to ship out the correct rear rotors after receiving them. I'll let you know how it turns out.
    Well, just to let you guys know, they came through with sending me the correct rear rotors in exchange for the 2 front rotors I didn't need (they sent me 4 fronts instead of 2 frnt + 2 rears). Now all I need is for winter to go away!

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    Hey all, I apologize for not responding to your messages sooner. However, I didn't get an email notification regarding new messages. I'll have to fix that.

    Anyways, Jolly Roger VX'er, I'm glad to hear that you received your parts and that the representative helped you.

    If you guys have any more questions, feel free to ask me. thanks
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