I just put new brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors w/ axxis pads on my car. Since both the rotor and the pad are brand new should I bed the pads immeaditly or should I wait a while, let the rotors season and go easy on the brakes. Then in a few hundred miles bed the pads. Any help is appreciated.

 

bed them now, per the instructions. or drive easy for a few hundred miles. either way will work.

 

Is either way better? I wont damage the rotors in anyway if I bed them now?

 

for a street pad (ultimates) it wont matter really.

 

Be nice to them for 200 miles-don't stand on them. Otherwise, drive normally. Most who "bed" brakes have a techique that works for them. I follow the method my HOnda tech suggests and it works. A series of stops starting with 20-0 and in 10 mph increments up to 60 in sets of 3 each with a bit of time between sets so the rotors cool. The last set is 60-0 gently. Then do a medium/firm stop series and let the rotors cool down.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jc836 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Be nice to them for 200 miles-don't stand on them. Otherwise, drive normally. Most who "bed" brakes have a techique that works for them. I follow the method my HOnda tech suggests and it works. A series of stops starting with 20-0 and in 10 mph increments up to 60 in sets of 3 each with a bit of time between sets so the rotors cool. The last set is 60-0 gently. Then do a medium/firm stop series and let the rotors cool down.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So be easy on them for the first 200 miles then bed them? Ok, I should do 20-0 3 times, cool, 30-0 three times, cool, 40-0 three times, cool, 50-0 three times, cool, 60-0 three times, cool. Then repeat with less firm braking? I heard you should slow to 5 miles an hour and not come to a complete stop, is this true or just a myth?

 

follow the method thats included in the box of the pads you bought.

there's alot of good ways to do it, but thats the only way to be sure.

The ultimates are street pads and do not need to be seasoned like a true race pad.

 

RJ makes a good point here. However, I am concerned about the rotors as much as the pads. THis is from my experience. YES-you have the sequence I use correct. I would recommend that you increase braking pressure after the 40-20-0 stops (I missed that one).
Each pad manufacturer has a method. Honda uses Nissin pads that are not as hard as the AEM/Nissin I use-but the method works for both on factory and Brembo blank rotors for me. True race pads are a different story-use the makers instructions.