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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:02 pm 
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Hey.

Got my new DBA rear rotors and EBC pads professionally fitted. But they are wearing funny. it's like the pads are too small, they are not touching the last 5mm outer diameter of the disk.
Is this normal?? The original brakes before this didn't do this. See picture below

 

 

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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:13 pm 
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The pads do look small in the pic, maybe you should ask the guy who fitted them or the pads could have a slight tapper from the edges. Other than that how do they feel

 

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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:14 pm 
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The pads do look small in the pic, maybe you should ask the guy who fitted them or the pads could have a slight tapper from the edges. Other than that how do they feel

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:05 pm 
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They feel great actually. Much better at low speed and normal driving than the Lucas pads I had on before. And MUCH less dust and wear.

I phoned the guy who installed. Apparently this is normal.

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:23 pm 
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if you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay?

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:10 pm 
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yeah dude its cool my EBC Greens are the same size with DBA slotted rotors all round and with the braided lines all round its the best the car has ever pulled up.

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:26 pm 
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They will get better when they bed in

Under heavy brakin they pull up real good.

Hope you changed the brake fluid also dot 4 is the go.

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:16 pm 
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Yeah the work was done by Cam at Hi-Tech brakes.

Rear disks were $99 each (on special) new Dot 4 fluid for free. Front pads $110 rear $105, Front disk machine (were eaten by Lucas pads after 25,000Km) was $30, and labour front and rear $132

Ready to hit the track this weekend!

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:03 pm 
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when I bought my car it was fitted with dba gold rotors on the front and stosk rotors on the rear, I have no idea what the pads are but when they are cold you to stand on the pedal to stop although once hot absolutely brilliant

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:39 pm 
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:40 pm 
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Probably was running a decent performance pad....these high heat pads dont really shine until they are warmed....i noticed thqt with the EBC greens over bendix advance pads....when ya first start the car and go down the street the braking performance is halved.....but pump the pedal abit and do some slightly hard breaking straight away and almost then or a few mins later they pull up awesome

 

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