murky

Is this normal for new rotors? (pics)

There were some raised imperfections on the face of the rotors, it looked like in the zinc plating.

before bed in:


after bed in:


These are Power Stop blanks with Power Stop Evolution Ceramic pads on my 2000 TL.

hANDYcaptd

iTrader: (5)

That is definitely NOT normal.

Those are factory defects. The rotor face should be perfectly flat.

Call them for replacements and show them that before picture

smartypants

Hi Murky :

The top one looks like defects in the rotor material. The bottom one looks like the rotors are scored like there's something in/on the pad. It might have something to do with the defects pictured on the top picture. Is this the same wheel ?

smartypants.

VQPower37

wow looks like ur taking chunks out of the rotor, looks defective, def get some new ones

murky

Thanks for the responses. I believe those are both pictures of the front driver's side but the passenger side looks very similar.

I just did the front rotors so far but I also ordered rears that I haven't yet installed. Here's a picture of one of them with a similar imperfection:



I'll take it up with the vendor and give them a chance to correct things.

murky

closer up

totaledTL

3 of those look as if there's something deposited on the rotor. High spots.

murky

Yes, they are definitely high spots.

The vendor is sending me new front rotors and pads and a new rear rotor. Since I haven't installed the rears yet I don't need those replaced and one of the rear rotors looked fine.

Edward'TLS

Are Power Stop rotors usually this BAD quality ?

murky

The impression I got from the vendor is that they are plated to order since they told me mine were being plated and would ship soon at one point.

So it may be a problem with the aftermarket plating rather than the rotor blanks themselves.

The combination is creating a lot more dust than I expected. I don't know if it is normal to get more dust during bed-in or perhaps because of the imperfections in the rotors, but there seems to be a lot more fine brake dust than I am used to.

'02_TL-S

Check the pads too!! Make sure they weren't harmed somehow in the bedding process.

cvzillest

how much do rotors usually go for? mine are warped and i need new 1's =(

murky

They are anywhere from maybe $20 to $200 each. I paid $200 for 4 rotors and 4 sets of ceramic pads delivered.