Which calipers for USA made '05 Accord LX?

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Charles Lasitter - 31 Mar 2005 17:30 GMT

Apparently one kind of caliper (and therefore pad) was made for models
in the USA, and another for cars built in Japan.

Anyone know if it was the Akebono or Nissan calipers that went on the
US models? And: Any way of identifying the two calipers visually?

TIA!

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TeGGer? - 31 Mar 2005 22:25 GMT

> Apparently one kind of caliper (and therefore pad) was made for models
> in the USA, and another for cars built in Japan.
>
> Anyone know if it was the Akebono or Nissan calipers that went on the
> US models? And: Any way of identifying the two calipers visually?

It's Nissin, not Nissan.

The name should be cast into the caliper body.

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Charles Lasitter - 01 Apr 2005 15:52 GMT

"TeGGer?" <tegger@istop.c0m> wrote in news:Xns962AA6FCD79E1tegger@
207.14.113.17:

> It's Nissin, not Nissan.

Thanks, I did eventually figure that out.

> The name should be cast into the caliper body.

It's not. Just various casting markings.

But the research I did yesterday may have provided an answer.

Turns out that Akebono operates in the US under the name Ambrake
Manufacturing in Elizabethtown, KY. They make and ship calipers to
the Marysville, OH, plant where the final assembly was performed on
my Accord.

Honda supplies the pads to them for mounting in the caliper.

So I think all US Honda Accord LX 4-cylinders have Akebono/Ambrake
calipers. Maybe all US Honda Accords ...

The dealer lists only one pad for a US vehicle, anyways.

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SoCalMike - 31 Mar 2005 22:41 GMT

> Anyone know if it was the Akebono or Nissan

nissin?

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Lex - 06 Apr 2005 06:43 GMT

i think some are Findlex. i know they use Findlex rear wheel cylinders.

> Apparently one kind of caliper (and therefore pad) was made for models
> in the USA, and another for cars built in Japan.
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