ok, so they said my rotors were warped through over heating...
so, thats not normal wear and tear, right? shouldnt that be covered then?
but dealer said they will cover this one time.

 

Well I think you are lucky. Most dealers won't cause they think you've abused them.

 

yeah, true.
but everyone else get them covered no problem.

 

Maybe I'm wrong.

 

I was able to only get my turned (@30,000 mi), not replaced.

 

I had vibration problems and called them about it. They said "well we'll look at it, turn the rotors and change the pads if they are below spec, but thats about it.

 

They turned mine as "a one time good will gesture" and replaced the pads at 21,000 miles. Course turning them only means they will heat up faster than before and probably warp again.

 

Next time you guys get a warped feeling in your brakes try scuffing the rotor with a coarse sand paper.

The warped feeling is most times not truely a warped rotor but un even pad material transfer to the rotor due to quick sudden stops. We used to think we had warped rotors on our Integra Type-Rs and Andie Lin of Cobalt showed us that the rotor wasactually fine and that it just needed to be cleaned up.


Just a suggestion.

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19175

In case you guys have not read the article Sauceman put up it is pretty much exactly what Andie from Cobalt was telling us as well. A Good read.

 

Definitely a good article. On a VW GTi I owned a while back, I watched my rotors get mic'd and they were definitely warped.

Eventhough I experienced a "warped" sensation on my TSX rotors, I wonder if it wasn't just some deposits... however, I got some INTENSE shaking from them.

I'm still glad I did the replacement though.

 

If you read the article closely they address uneven mic measurements and attribute that to pad deposits as well.

I have been readingt he rest of the back and forth of the thread and it looks like a lot of people can't let go of the warping theory. Cleaning the rotor with sand paper is so easy I'd just challenge the skeptics to try it.

 

I guess in the case of my VW, the lathe proved there was a difference in metal. Its a good challenge because I still have the old OEM rotors in my possession, so I think I will accept. Hopefully I can get some results posted soon.