('07 Ltd. Coupe): When installing Akebono front brake pads yesterday, one of the outer clips was installed as shown. The other one's ends were below this mounting point. Which is correct?

I found it next to impossible to mount the ends underneath and get the pins in the holes. I assume it is simply for anti-vibration. Meaning, if it was meant to really hold the outer section in place, ATE would have added additional solid brackets.

Brake fade: I took the XF for a brief run and rather than a solid pedal feel, the pedal went down about a quarter of the pedal when stopping. Will this go away? I assume so. The only thing affecting brake fluid is when I used a large C-clamp to compress the cylinder so that I could get the much thicker pads installed. I can't imagine that anything except for the brake fluid level is affected by compressing the brake fluid this way. The fluid level in the reservoir is at the top.