Bedding & Posi-Quiet Ceramics

[Imola.ZHP]

Is it ever too late to do bedding? I don't think I ever did.


--Marcus

[Smilez]

By now your surfaces should be adjacent to one another. On your next set of pads is best you do so.

[stephenkirsh]

What are the down sides to NOT bedding? For example, I doubt my fiance's brakes were bedded on her Accord.

[JupiterBMW]

On a vehicle that will never put the brakes into any serious action, it won't kill anything to NOT bed them... Is it preferred, sure, but if it was necessary, then shops would be required to do it. You can't expect the average consumer to know/care about anything like this... So will it hurt anything, no...

Now, if you plan to get them hot or do any "spirited" driving, then yes, bed them. Also, ideally you want to bleed afterward too. When I did the ZHP, I bedded them really well. 60-10 stops (10 of them) followed by 15 minutes of highway. Then I repeated that process. Then I came home and bled the system, including plugging in to INPA to activate the ABS and bleed that way as well. The pedal felt great, the brakes responded perfectly.

And of course, when you do get them hot, do not use the parking brake when you stop. Unless they are fully cool (more than 5 minutes of driving needed) you don't want to use the parking brake as that constant contact will hold the heat in that area...

Bedding is a good idea on a new set of brakes that you plan to drive aggressively. Would I bother doing it on my Mom's Camry? No.

[JupiterBMW]

Also, to the OP... Please post a review on the Posi-Quiet pads... I am considering them for the X5 as the OEM pads dust horribly, and my wife is complaining that the wheels get dirty too fast...

I'd love to know what you think of them and how the dusting is.

[mbeckel]

Also, to the OP... Please post a review on the Posi-Quiet pads... I am considering them for the X5 as the OEM pads dust horribly, and my wife is complaining that the wheels get dirty too fast...

I'd love to know what you think of them and how the dusting is.

Ray told me that BMW OEM rotors have a factor into that as well. When I went to my new brake setup. I went with the hawk pads because they dust wayyyyy less and have a little better clamping power. The stoptech were quieter, that did not matter to me IMO.

[JupiterBMW]

Yeah, I had Hawk pads years ago, didn't like them at all... I loved the Stoptech on my ZHP, but they don't have them for the X5M. I'm very limited it seems in selection... Of course, I could drop like $8k for a Brembo GT BBK...

[mbeckel]

Yeah, I had Hawk pads years ago, didn't like them at all... I loved the Stoptech on my ZHP, but they don't have them for the X5M. I'm very limited it seems in selection... Of course, I could drop like $8k for a Brembo GT BBK...

That's a bit steep! Good luck finding the RIGHT pads buddy.

[Smilez]

Or drop less for some R1concept big brake kit. * no he didnt*

[JupiterBMW]

Or drop less for some R1concept big brake kit. * no he didnt*

LOL... If I had any plans for the X other than my wife's vehicle, I might consider that, but honestly, BBKs are a complete waste of money for the driving we do. Good pads are more than adequate.