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Aussie Zed

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Tried to order some metal kings from Motor Traders today and when the guy went to order them in from bendix he was told that they are phasing them out and will bring out some unreleased 'heavy duty' pads soon. Anyway he found some Ferodo 'excel' pads, that are a metal based pad - supposedly similar to a metal king and i've ordered them in. I'll let you all know once i've put them in an bedded them in and stuff.

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I've just attempted to bed in my new pads and rotors roughly following Carrol Smith's advice of multiple stops, building up stopping severety (thanks for posting Beandip): http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17905&highlight=rotor+myth I am not sure if i was able to heat them up enough as i couldn't find an appropriate road to get as fast as reccomended. I've taken a photo of the rotors after they cooled down. Can anyone tell me if i've bedded them and my pads in correctly?

Thanks.

Jon

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I'd used Metal Kings for about 7 years, in my experience they didn't wear out the rotors and, when they got hot, they just got better and better.

First usage from stone cold was pretty ugly though, but after that, they were great.

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I need to add my 2 cents here, I have enjoyed driving with metal kings, they are fantastic for heavy braking confitions, touring and light club work.

Like 'Nacks',

I advise caution if you intend to city drive on cold pads you will come unstuck these pads need heating to operate at optimum.

good luck

Steve

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