Rear rotor wear/break in

[sarcasmkillsme]

I just put new rear pads and rotors (OEM) maybe 6 weeks ago and roughly 1000 miles. I was looking over the rear rotors and they still look new. They still have the machining lines on the wear area. Shouldn't they be shiny by now? I'm wondering if my rear brakes even work haha.

[jlevie]

The rear brakes don't do a whole lot on an E30, but if you don't see any evidence of wear you should check to see if the rear brakes are working. Get the rear in the air, have someone hold pressure on the brake pedal and see if the wheel will turn.

[sarcasmkillsme]

The rear brakes don't do a whole lot on an E30, but if you don't see any evidence of wear you should check to see if the rear brakes are working. Get the rear in the air, have someone hold pressure on the brake pedal and see if the wheel will turn.

Yea, I figure thats the next step but I'll check after work. Thanks for the reply.

[KenC]

They should be covered in pad compound from the transfer during the bedding process.

[Hellabad]

This is the golden rule of breaking in pads:

Fast and easy on the brakes to get heat, not slow and hard on the brakes to get heat.

You should be at least 45 or 50, try to get the brakes to smell (windows down) in one minute, then let off for one minute.