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euromandeluxe
11-10-2009, 06:01 PM
searched but couldnt find much,

so it looks like a stone or something's gotten caught between my brake pad and disk and left a nice circular groove in the disk.

i noticed a shitload of screeching while i was driving too - probably the stone grinding, but it stopped abruptly which makes me think the stone fell out.

anyway the groove is probably about 1mm thick and depth-wise can be felt with the fingerpads/fingernail gets caught in it.

ive been told by a friend it should be fine as i dont track or anything (yet), but seeing as brakes are important i thought i'd be safety conscious and check anyway.
is there anything i should look out for?

thanks

Nepolian
11-10-2009, 06:11 PM
No biggie! Just keep driving!

If it really bothers you, just have it machined or replace it.

NSPYRE
11-10-2009, 06:13 PM
i wldnt be concerned at all if i were u... if u really want to, just get the disc machined

EDIT: haha nepolian beat me to it

xclusive_eg8
11-10-2009, 07:26 PM
all good bro, iv got almost same thing happen on my civic, just get some of that de-squeek stuff from autobarn coz they might start squeeking soonish.

Dont machined rotors cost a bit??

euromandeluxe
11-10-2009, 08:21 PM
thanks guys!

ahah damn, i was hoping for an excuse for new slotted rotors. :D

aaronng
11-10-2009, 11:32 PM
thanks guys!

ahah damn, i was hoping for an excuse for new slotted rotors. :D

Imagine if you had that rock caught in between your pad and slot in the rotor. LOL, that would be very bad.....

Slotted on the street does nothing anyway.

VTECMACHINE
12-10-2009, 01:07 AM
Slotted on the street does nothing anyway.

What you on about... it looks sick!!

aaronng
12-10-2009, 06:59 AM
What you on about... it looks sick!!

True, except that it doesn't like rocks and it wears down your expensive high performance brake pads a bit quicker. :(

I use heat treated blanks. :p

JohnL
13-10-2009, 07:45 AM
I use heat treated blanks. :p

"Heat treated"?

aaronng
13-10-2009, 08:33 AM
"Heat treated"?

Yes, heat treated like RacingBrake's UP rotors and DBA 4000, which is supposed to reduce brittleness.

xclusive_eg8
13-10-2009, 07:42 PM
dont drilled rotors work good on road??