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Old 03-13-2007, 09:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by turktech
I installed my pads but now they sometimes smell under hard braking. Is this this normal for breakin?
Yes. Will smell until they are bedded in, especially if driven hard!

I just put EBC Greenstuff pads and sport rotors on mine. I had 15,000 miles. The pads had plenty of life left, but they were glazed over really bad (bought the car used with 13,000 miles on it). I love the EBC pad/rotor combo
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