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northandy · Jul 16th, 2004, 10:15 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by LordOfTheFlies

Just installed front Brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors, rear Zimmerman cross drilled and slotted rotors, ebc greenstuff pads in front and back, and stainless steel braided lines all around with ATE super blue fluid.

Install wasn't too bad and I think the whole job including installation ($140 to a local shop) was $600.

Here are some pics......

The problem is that I think that there is something wrong as I seem to see some scoring on the fronts.... and it only seems like it's at the outer edge of the rotor...but it's not exactly scoring since I ran my finger along the "line" and did not feel a groove.....I bedded them in as best as I could have (living in Brooklyn) along Shore Road as there aren't too many people there....But I wonder if I did something wrong.

The rears seem to be fine. I did not notice these lines after installation (and rotating the disc around a few times). Only after I bedded them in and drove about 75 miles on 'em.

Could it be that the piston was not pushed back far enough?

Another thing is that when I roll down the windows and am going about 15 mph and hit the brakes and release a few times I can actually hear the pads against the rotor...but not a grinding sound...just a LOUD kind of braking sound.

Can anyone give me any input on what you see in the pics?

Also it seems like the pad is touching the rotor while at a standstill. Is this right??

Thanks in advance..I'm utterly confused.

how did you bed them in ?... it sounds from your post like you did some hard braking to do this ?... (sorry if i'm reading that wrong)... I was always told to avoid havy braking for the first 200 miles, otherwise you get glazing of the pads which reduces efficiency for a while.... the pads should not touch the disk when not applied, that could be causing the lines/marks....

however i'm no expert !

Jul 16th, 2004, 10:15 AM	#3
northandy AWOL My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 14,328 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by LordOfTheFlies Just installed front Brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors, rear Zimmerman cross drilled and slotted rotors, ebc greenstuff pads in front and back, and stainless steel braided lines all around with ATE super blue fluid. Install wasn't too bad and I think the whole job including installation ($140 to a local shop) was $600. Here are some pics...... The problem is that I think that there is something wrong as I seem to see some scoring on the fronts.... and it only seems like it's at the outer edge of the rotor...but it's not exactly scoring since I ran my finger along the "line" and did not feel a groove.....I bedded them in as best as I could have (living in Brooklyn) along Shore Road as there aren't too many people there....But I wonder if I did something wrong. The rears seem to be fine. I did not notice these lines after installation (and rotating the disc around a few times). Only after I bedded them in and drove about 75 miles on 'em. Could it be that the piston was not pushed back far enough? Another thing is that when I roll down the windows and am going about 15 mph and hit the brakes and release a few times I can actually hear the pads against the rotor...but not a grinding sound...just a LOUD kind of braking sound. Can anyone give me any input on what you see in the pics? Also it seems like the pad is touching the rotor while at a standstill. Is this right?? Thanks in advance..I'm utterly confused. how did you bed them in ?... it sounds from your post like you did some hard braking to do this ?... (sorry if i'm reading that wrong)... I was always told to avoid havy braking for the first 200 miles, otherwise you get glazing of the pads which reduces efficiency for a while.... the pads should not touch the disk when not applied, that could be causing the lines/marks.... however i'm no expert !