I have a civic hatch and I just replaced my front rotors. The pads are also brand new and are heat treated so they do not need to be broken into according to the instructions.

I know how to break into rotors but is it necessary? Do all new cars from the honda factory require a break in period for their rotors?

Just wondering cuz I think its ridiculous for the instruction to tell me to drive 60mph and then apply the breaks until it gets to 10mph BUT dont come to a complete stop. Do they expect me to find an airport to break these rotors and pads into then or something?

 

And yes I read the BRAKE section on honda-tech already so don't give me a link or direct me to that page. I figure this is for my civic and I would generally get more responses from people than in the Brake Section. zzzzzzzz

 

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I would do the break in procedure. I've always found brakes to be be much more consistent and longer lasting when I've done it vs. when I have not.

 

It depends. Normal breaking, normal driving, it won't make much difference. My track pads and rotors, I always bed in. For most people it won't matter much.

 

get up to about 100 mph and then slam on ur brakes!!lol iv never dont this on any car ever! and never had a prob and as cheap as our brakes are i wouldnt bother but i guess it wouldnt hurt..

 

I just drove on mine normally. I havent heard of anyone haveing issues with not brakeing in rotors.

 

See I would do the breaking procedure but where can I find a road that will let me do 60mph and then slow down to 10mph and do that 4 more times without any traffic interference? Seems like an empty airport is the only place that's why I question this method because I hardly think anyone actually does it but I could be wrong.

 

i never do it, and my brakes are always good

 

find some kind of back road, i know cali has traffic everywhere but even some of the highways get pretty desolate very late/early