I'm doing a little check-in/survey thread for satisfied Rotora users. I always hear of people obtaining good results with these rotors, but I'm curious as to how well they hold up in the long run.

So if you own a set of Rotora rotors, please answer these questions:

1) Year of TL
2) Do you have Rotora rotors in the front, rear, or both?
3) Pads used
4) Miles on setup
5) Anti-squeal compound used? If so, paste or grease?
6) Any squealing?

Thanks!

 

2003 TL Type-S
Front & Rear
Rotora Slotted
2000 miles on the new brakes
HAWK HPS Pads

 

Rotoras have been used for years now. they arent something new. I havent seen any complaints from them

 

1. 2003 TL-S
2. Front/Rear
3. EBC Green Stuff
4. 5K
5. Paste
6. No

 

1) 2002 TL
2) Front and Rear
3) Wagner pads in front and AEM Pads in Rear
4) Roughly 15000
5) No compound used
6) It squals a little when I first start braking (when I start and drive the car), but when I brake hard once, the noise is gone for the rest of the day.

 

1) 99 TL
2) Front & Rear
3) Cross drill/ Slotted w/ rotora ceramics
4) Roughly 500 miles
5) No compound used
6) No squealing at all

 

1) 1999
2) Both
3) Rotora H2 (also sold by Excelerate)
4) 70,000 Miles. (i installed them at 50,000 miles on clock. now i have 120,000 miles on my car)
5) No Compound
6) I'm very hard on the brakes, every day and all day. Still no squealing.

 

1. 2002 TL-S
2. Both
3. Ceramic
4. 800+
5. None
6. Nope

Lovin em!

 

You guys all need to go back and lube the slider tracks, the caliper bolt
-unthreaded part at top- and the contact points on the pad backing plate and end tabs

All that stuff moves- and when it moves freely- way better braking and even brake wear
No noise because its all moving properly
Also use brake caliper grease (the synthetic is cool) on the center hub lip where the rotor fits over it- prevent corrosion and sticking later, also the back of the rims where they meet the hub- same idea

Flush the brake fliuid once a year for fun too, keeps everything in top shape.

 

1) 01 CL-S (Sold it)
2) ROTORA Slotted Rotors F&R
3) Axxis Ultimates (too much dust, too much noise, good bite though)
4) ~20K
5) Anti-squeel
6) Yes b/c of hte pads,

 

1) 2003 TL-P
2) Rotora Slotted Rotor Front, Stock Rear
3) Rotora H2 pads front/rear
4) 200 miles, broken in well
5) No compounds
6) No squealing

 

1) 2000
2) Rotora slotted front, stock rear
3) OEM pads
4) about 8,000 miles on new rotors
5) grease that came with the pads
6) no--only the ever so slightest hint of warpage when braking firm at certain speeds; hardly noticeable, otherwise very smooth braking....much better than OE..anticipate no major warpage (like the OEs) for awhile.

 

1) 99 tl 2) front n rear 3) rotora pads 4) 10,000 miles 5) No 6) No

 

1) 1999
2) both
3) ebc green stuff
4) a few thousands
5) no
6) no

 

1) 1999
2) front & rear
3) Rotora H2 pads (ceramic)
4) ~4000 miles on them
5) unsure, actually got them installed because the front rotors were impossible to take off even with impact screwdriver. but I am pretty sure the shop used some sort of grease/lub
6) none at all. very quiet cold & hot.

 

1) 2003
2) F & R Slotted
3) OEM
4) 4,000+
5) No compound used
6) No squeaking

 

1. 03 TLS
2. F & R slotted
3. Rotora pads
4. 1000+
5. no
6. yes

 

1) '02 TL-S.

2) Rotora slotted fronts & rears,
1st set fronts warped after been used for 59K km, now on 2nd set fronts.

3) Was Axxis Ultimate (pad life 40K km, puke black dust like crazy),
then EBC green,
now 2nd set EBC green due to front rotor change and newer part design for rear pads.

4) 67 K km ago.

5) No anti-squeal compound used.

6) Squealed before, but always fixable by cleaning out brake dust & deglazing rotors
during brake services; now light squeal appeared (after installing new front rotors
and new brake pad set) only on light application of brake pedal.