Ouch! Please suggest something less painful!

[r1concepts]

Hm...I'm not sure what the brown is. Biju, if you can send me some pictures thru PM that'd be great. It might just be nothing too much to worry about, but I'd like to see it anyways.

nfpgasmask, good to hear they're working for you. If you experience the same problems as Biju, feel free to let me know. I don't want this to be of a big concern to other buyers. Thanks

Cheers!

[biju]

I'll see what I can do tonight with pix...

Thanks r1.

-biju.

[r1concepts]

NP, anything to help the VXhers!

[nfpgasmask]

I can try to snap some shots too, as mine are brown already as well. But like you said, its probably nothing to worry about....but...

Thanks - Bart

Hm...I'm not sure what the brown is. Biju, if you can send me some pictures thru PM that'd be great. It might just be nothing too much to worry about, but I'd like to see it anyways.

nfpgasmask, good to hear they're working for you. If you experience the same problems as Biju, feel free to let me know. I don't want this to be of a big concern to other buyers. Thanks

Cheers!

[biju]

bart... by all means, if you can please do. I just got pulled into a 9:30pm Asia Pacific video conference so looks like tonight's out for me.

Thanks man.

-biju.

[nfpgasmask]

Sure man!

Bart

bart... by all means, if you can please do. I just got pulled into a 9:30pm Asia Pacific video conference so looks like tonight's out for me.

Thanks man.

-biju.

[r1concepts]

Sure, PM them over when u get the chance.

[nfpgasmask]

OK, even with the sun shining today, it was difficult to get a good quality pic of the rotors through my Chambers. There isn't much room to see through.

This is the pic that came out the best:



As you can kinda see, the surface of the rotor is clearly not silver anymore, but now has a brownish tinge to it.

Other than that, these brakes and rotors seem to perform just fine. I have purposefully tried braking hard on a few down hill stops to see how well they bite, and they do seem to need a little extra pressure, but otherwise work just fine.

So, R1, any ideas what this brown discoloration is from? I'm sure its nothing to really worry about, but if you could shed some light that would be excellent...

Thanks - Bart

[MSHardeman]

Biju,

Is there any update on the rotors? I was thinking of replacing pads and rotors when I got under the VX to repack the front bearings (might also paint the calipers too). Are they working fine? Has the browning gone away? What's your overall opinion?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[kpaske]

any ideas what this brown discoloration is from?

I think it's probably rust. If it's only on the surface where the pad wears away at the rotor, it's nothing to worry about as it will be scraped off each time you brake. Does some of the discoloration go away after you drive it, then build back up over night?