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Old 05-24-2014, 11:15 PM
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Default At a track day need some help-carbotech pads

I bought some one piece XP10 and XP12 and also some one piece 1521 for my C6 Zo6 a few years back. Anyways the pads ended up getting switch in the boxes somehow and now i'm not sure which is which. I don't see any marking to tell me what is what. Any pics of the XP10 and XP12 so i can tell what i have?

I'm at a track day in Hasting Nebraska so hopefully you can help me.

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Mike; Dont know how much help it will be, but here are XP12's with one day on them.
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Thanks for the pic. Now i got to go change some brake pads. Some idiot put in the wrong ones.
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Originally Posted by Spdfrk81
I bought some one piece XP10 and XP12 and also some one piece 1521 for my C6 Zo6 a few years back. Anyways the pads ended up getting switch in the boxes somehow and now i'm not sure which is which. I don't see any marking to tell me what is what. Any pics of the XP10 and XP12 so i can tell what i have?

I'm at a track day in Hasting Nebraska so hopefully you can help me.

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I keep this list on hand to double check when i swap pads. Get new pads, or help my buddies. Has come in handy more than once.

1521-Red (Bobcat)
AX6-Black
XP8-Silver
XP10-Orange
XP12-Blue
XP16-Yellow

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Great list.

Wish the backing plates were dot stamped as the paint only lasts one session.

Makes me think I really should use a vibro marker on all my spares.
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Is it normal for Carbotech pads to be cracked like that?
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I have same cracks in my XP 8's Carbotech Adam told me no problem if cracks don't go all the way to the backing plate.
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All mine look like that after a couple of sessions, does not matter the maker Carbotech, Hawk, Cobalt.

They crack and all the way down, they chunk, they are just friction surfaces as long as a huge chunk doesn't rotate off they are OK.

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Is it normal for Carbotech pads to be cracked like that?
Yes.. Carbotech uses NRS on the backing plates. I understand that the photo shows some cracks but, Take a look at the link. Carbotech pads are good to the backing plate http://nucap.com/products/backing-plates/nrs/

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Originally Posted by blkbrd69
Great list.

Wish the backing plates were dot stamped as the paint only lasts one session.

Makes me think I really should use a vibro marker on all my spares.
I will bring that up in the next production meeting.
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Originally Posted by Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com
I will bring that up in the next production meeting.
That would be nice Adam, just a number or letter code would be great. I file notches in an edge now.

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