OLD pads bed-in?
08-13-2009, 01:09 PM
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OLD pads bed-in?
I know how to bedding-in NEW pads, but I just got a set of used Hawk HPS pads from member here. So the question is:
Do I need to resurface rotors and 'clean' the pads surface (by using what?) before bedding-in?
Do I need to resurface rotors and 'clean' the pads surface (by using what?) before bedding-in?
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OK, the rotor need to be resurfaced. How about the old pads? should I also clean them?
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"The pads were on my car for 15K miles (majority of the miles were racked up from traveling for work - a lot of highway miles) and have a good amount of life left."
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/used-hawk-hps-front-rear-pads-tsx-737241/
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/used-hawk-hps-front-rear-pads-tsx-737241/
08-13-2009, 04:16 PM
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I was running OEM rotors with these HPS's and they weren't performing as well as they should. I would suggest getting better rotors.
08-13-2009, 04:34 PM
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thanks for your advices. I am thinking about better rotors too
for the amount of money you'll spend on resurfacing the OEM rotors, you should go with a better OE replacement (brembo blanks, centric rotors).
I was running OEM rotors with these HPS's and they weren't performing as well as they should. I would suggest getting better rotors.
I was running OEM rotors with these HPS's and they weren't performing as well as they should. I would suggest getting better rotors.
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Oh, I just checked centric rotor, seems not pricey compared with brembo. Are these good choice compared with brembo blanks?
for the amount of money you'll spend on resurfacing the OEM rotors, you should go with a better OE replacement (brembo blanks, centric rotors).
I was running OEM rotors with these HPS's and they weren't performing as well as they should. I would suggest getting better rotors.
I was running OEM rotors with these HPS's and they weren't performing as well as they should. I would suggest getting better rotors.
08-13-2009, 08:38 PM
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My only complaint is that the front rotors are 1cm bigger than the stock rotors and the brake calipers don't meet the hub. So there's a ring of rust that develops when it rains.
Centric is part of the same company as Rotora and Stoptech, fyi.
http://www.centricparts.com/index.ph...ums-and-rotors
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it's so kind of you!
I just send them email to see if they still have Centric rotors?
I just send them email to see if they still have Centric rotors?
check placeforbrakes.com, and give them a call because they don't have them on their site yet. I got front and rears for much less than tirerack.com. From what I saw, they compare a lot better than brembos, because they have the coating around the hubs, where the brembos have a big problem with rusting.
My only complaint is that the front rotors are 1cm bigger than the stock rotors and the brake calipers don't meet the hub. So there's a ring of rust that develops when it rains.
Centric is part of the same company as Rotora and Stoptech, fyi.
http://www.centricparts.com/index.ph...ums-and-rotors
My only complaint is that the front rotors are 1cm bigger than the stock rotors and the brake calipers don't meet the hub. So there's a ring of rust that develops when it rains.
Centric is part of the same company as Rotora and Stoptech, fyi.
http://www.centricparts.com/index.ph...ums-and-rotors
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