BRAKELIGHT: Two Piece Rotors

BRAKELIGHT: Two Piece Rotors

brakelight-march-2013This rotor gives a new meaning to “two-piece rotor.”

According to Andy Polin of AB&S Undercar Specialists, the customer wanted to know why they did not replace the rotors with two-piece rotors like those that were originally on the car.

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