JimmyWang
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- Chicago, IL
I am one of the many people trying to upgrade my 07 FX35 stock front brake to the FX50 BBK. I have read multiple threads here and found very useful information. During my search for the lowest price to get all the parts together (I am a cheap skate/deal freak and even paying $5 more would piss myself up..
), I found the following "small parts" needed to complete the front BBK swap:
The price added up as ~$107+shipping and handling from infinitipartsusa.com. If you shop around you might get a few dollars lower but not much.
However, my basic instinct still tells me there must be something cheaper..and I found this from Rockauto's website:
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[TD="colspan: 7"] 2010 INFINITI FX50 5.0L V8 [/TD]
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To contribute back to the IS as I have been taken from here since day 1, I decided to order both and see if there is any difference.
Pics will come later but here is what I found:
There are very minor differences in both the pins and clips, the Nissan/infiniti parts are a tad bit better in quality, but not enough to qualify for that >10X price difference and I don't see a safety issue(you will see the pics and decide yourself). Even if you are really picky with OCD, just buying the clips from rockauto's package worth the saving. The disk brake kit "D1080JL00A" contains shims and some adapters (this is not absolutely required in my opinion, please chime in if this is incorrect) that if you are using after market pads that come with shims already, the Rockauto package actually matches the quality of the adapters fairly well.
So, if you are on a budget, this could save you ~$110 if you weigh shipping in. I would use that money on something more relevant to brake performance such as nicer pads or rotors. (my 2 cents)
The two packages. Bigger clip and yellowish pin are the OEM.
The OEM pin has screw head and looks with higher quality. But they weigh similar.
The Rockauto package comes with 4 pins, 4 clips, and the 2 clip pads
), I found the following "small parts" needed to complete the front BBK swap:| 41217JL00A- | Pin (41217-JL00A) | 4 | $9.49 | $37.96 |
| D1080JL00A- | Disc Brake Kit (D1080-JL00A) | 1 | $45.45 | $45.45 |
| 41218JL00A- | Clip (41218-JL00A) | 4 | $5.89 | $23.56 |
However, my basic instinct still tells me there must be something cheaper..and I found this from Rockauto's website:
| Shipping | $ 3.05 |
| Order Total | $ 10.22 |
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| Part Number | Part Type | Price EA | Core EA | Quantity | Total | |
| BECK/ARNLEY | 0841841 (084-1841) | Disc Brake Hardware Kit | $ 7.17 | $ 0.00 | 1 | $ 7.17 |
[TD="colspan: 7"] 2010 INFINITI FX50 5.0L V8 [/TD]
[TD="colspan: 5"]First Class Mail[/TD]
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Pics will come later but here is what I found:
There are very minor differences in both the pins and clips, the Nissan/infiniti parts are a tad bit better in quality, but not enough to qualify for that >10X price difference and I don't see a safety issue(you will see the pics and decide yourself). Even if you are really picky with OCD, just buying the clips from rockauto's package worth the saving. The disk brake kit "D1080JL00A" contains shims and some adapters (this is not absolutely required in my opinion, please chime in if this is incorrect) that if you are using after market pads that come with shims already, the Rockauto package actually matches the quality of the adapters fairly well.
So, if you are on a budget, this could save you ~$110 if you weigh shipping in. I would use that money on something more relevant to brake performance such as nicer pads or rotors. (my 2 cents)
The two packages. Bigger clip and yellowish pin are the OEM.
The OEM pin has screw head and looks with higher quality. But they weigh similar.
The Rockauto package comes with 4 pins, 4 clips, and the 2 clip pads
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