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Aug 15, 2015 | 11:30 AM

zdeckich

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Brakes Help!!

Yesterday I installed my new DBA T2 rotors and Hawk Ceramic pads, cleaned the rotors with brake clean etc. This morning I got up early and went to go bed them in. Drove back home and noticed they just didn't look right to me. Looks like only part of the pad it touching the rotor and the part it is touching looks a little scared. Does this normal or not. Car seems to stop just fine but just looks weird.

Aug 15, 2015 | 11:42 AM

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Also read on DBA website it takes 300km or 200 miles for the rotors to "break in" if that makes a difference.

Aug 15, 2015 | 06:14 PM

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nobody?

Aug 15, 2015 | 07:22 PM

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Looks like they got heat and some transfer, just not a lot. what procedure did you use to bed them in?

I usually do this
http://www.essexparts.com/learning-center/Bed-in

Aug 15, 2015 | 07:24 PM

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are you looking at caliper spread? were the pads that came off worn tapered?

Aug 15, 2015 | 07:57 PM

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I did the bed in from Hawks website, 6-7 40mph medium stops without coming to a complete stop and 4-6 65mph medium-hard stops without coming to a complete stop. The old pads where the original pads with 70k miles and yes the we worn. The pic I posted has less than 20 miles on it. Thanks for the help.