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      03-07-2019, 04:44 PM   #1
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Do these rotors look ok?

I bought new zimmerman front rotors from FCP euro, along with EBC Green Stuff pads. Installed them about 2k miles ago. I bedded them in at 1k miles and before that was very light on the brakes according to EBC bed in instructions. During bed in I did multiple 60 to 20 hard stops, braking hard enough that ABS almost kicks in. I feel some vibration through the wheel during braking at certain speeds but I had that before and I think it is actually a out of balance wheel or something else. I just want to ensure these look right and the pads arent glazed or anything like that.







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      03-07-2019, 10:00 PM   #2
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Does the car stop as expected? (yes)
Then there's nothing wrong.
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      03-08-2019, 06:15 AM   #3
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FWIW, I swore off EBC pads years ago because of a glazing issue that caused a vibration under braking. I don't see anything wrong with the rotors in the pics, but gauging them is the only way to tell if they're glazed.
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      03-16-2019, 10:25 PM   #4
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You should feel a wheel imbalance at a certain speed while cruising. If you don't feel the vibration until you apply the brakes, it's most likely the brakes.

02Pilot is correct. It's very difficult to see this visually. A thickness variation of thousandths of an inch could cause the shudder under braking. You could get the rotors turned and they'll typically take off 4 thousandths, or .1 mm.
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      03-17-2019, 08:37 AM   #5
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That's they beauty with FCP, just return them and get another set under their lifetime warranty. If you feel any issues what's so ever.
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