Originally Posted by oledoc2u
Jimmy....I just slap them on....lol.....not really...my old Goodyear Store experience from my youth did me good...you are right on...correct me if I am wrong, but I went ceramic...not so much for dust, but for stopping....if you go with a pad that produces zero dust, are you not losing some of your stopping power? Anyway, I like the ceramic, and have good luck with them. I like a pad that is somewhere in the middle...good stopping power, a little less dust...mine squeel when I first back out of the garage, then clean right up...no problems....I agree, they didn't spend anytime preping those rotors or pads, and never shimmed them.....
YEAH---Just slap them on---HA!!! I wished! I worked so hard to do the job right for my customers. Don't get me wrong, I wanted them to be happy, but I never wanted to see a customer for the same job---no money in warranty work---do it right the first time.
The technology has come along way. Ceramic is the new hot thing. Top cars like Ferrari have the ceramic pads and ROTORS---$17,000, but if you have to ask........ Still, if you do not seat them, and use good techniques during the install then I am sure they will make a noise too.
Glad you're happy. Jimmy