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Old 10-01-2011, 10:31 AM
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Compare my old rotors and pads with new rotor. What a dramatic improvement for my 99' Porsche. Blurry phone pics, sorry.
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Old 10-01-2011, 10:38 AM
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Sweet!
The bast part about a brake job is the burning smelling of pad compound bedding it in after your done.
Congrats Steve! How long did it take you per corner?
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Good job Steve! Did you measure the rotor thickness from old to new? Just wondering how far gone they were.
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Chao- about 45 minutes per corner.

Pete- The rotors had a pronounced lip on the outer edge so I figured it was time, but I didn't measure the thickness.
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Look closely at the 'chunk' of pad material on the rotors, that was a reason to change out with new.
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wtg Steve

one of the easiest jobs and the more rewarding feeling - I really like working on brakes! (well...like is such a strong word...but you know, if you have to work on one system...its a pretty simple one to work on)
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wow @ pic, I bet that sucked to push the pedal !
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its good after doing a job like that. you can see and feel the difference and know it was correctly.
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Absolutely, but I need to work on my picture posting skills....SORRY for the repeats gang.
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Its OK.....I have ADS.......it kept me focused.
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wow @ pic, I bet that sucked to push the pedal !
You bet Ed. The grinding sound and pedal feel was not right. Now the brakes are quiet and very smoothe.
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Big difference ah? Did you go for OEM pads?
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From AutohausAZ I purchased Textar pads, claimed to be OEM compound. Also got the Zimmerman rotors there and I really like the quality. Huge improvement over the 56k miles on the OEM rotors.
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