I was going through my old images folder and found this:

". ." (xllx) 12/05/2013 at 21:09 • Filed to: None

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I took this probably around 2007 or 2008, and yup, it's a cheap alloy with a fake rotor attached to it. I assume that there's a drum brake behind all this phony business since it was an old Mazda 323F.

syaieya > . . 12/05/2013 at 21:13

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I don't hate it, I wish they were a little more real looking by having a caliper on there but if you're gonna have the big rims on there you might as well take up that gap.

. . > syaieya 12/05/2013 at 21:17

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The problem is, the caliper would have to spin with the rim. That's not very realistic. It'd also make it completely unbalanced.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > . . 12/05/2013 at 21:24

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I much prefer wheels designed with peeking holes through to a finned drum...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > . . 12/05/2013 at 22:05

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Saturn and Pontiac used to do the same thing.

. . > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/05/2013 at 22:08

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I didn't know that. Do you have any pics? It seems like a pretty hilarious thing for a manufacturer to put on a car.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > . . 12/05/2013 at 22:25

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. . > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/05/2013 at 22:28

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Thanks!

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > . . 12/05/2013 at 23:41

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Probably none of you noticed, for a fact, the first two transformers had fake brake covers

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > . . 12/06/2013 at 08:50

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Two calipers then! One on either side of the "rotor" to balance it. Might as well make it as ridiculous as possible.