disaster strikes (repost with pics)
 

i installed fron pads and rotors, and took the car out for a bedding run. after a few slow stops, from 20-30mph, i hit the brakes doing 50 pretty hard. to my dismay, the car comes to a groaning halt, and i could hear knocking/grinding coming from the front right wheel. needless to say, i wasn't going to drive it anywhere else, so i got it towed back to my house. this happened yesterday, and i was too distraught to worry about it to much then, but heres a picture of the rotor in question. there looks like some sort of melted metallic material on the rotors, as well as some kind of metallic buildup in the slots. i realize you're supposed to let the pads cool down while the car is moving, but i didn't want to drive it at all at the time. the only other thing i can think of is that i didn't relube the caliper pins. they seemed to be ok. im thinking this mystery substance on my rotors might be fresh pad material that didn't have time to spread out properly cause i didn't let the pads cool down while the car was moving. also, should the rotors be that blackened already, after only 15 mins of driving?....

thanks guys

Mintex Red Box?

Also where are the pics?

um, yeah...here is the picture
 

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86218/rotor_gunk.jpg"></center><p>http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86218/rotorgunkzoom.jpg

hawk hp

dude, what are you talking about? get in your car and burn the brakes in
 

its the zinc coming off the rotors,



















































































pansy

LOL

People have reported about a bad batch of Redbox
 

that fail premature, also they are low-dust street pads. You really don't *need* to bed them in.

so knocking and grinding are normal during breakin?
 

feel if brakes is weird too, but i guess that could be the better pads

Whoa, nevermind that pic was a red X the first time. 83UR is right.