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brakes, vibrate under hard/fast, not slow/soft

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Old 09-27-2004, 05:25 PM
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Default brakes, vibrate under hard/fast, not slow/soft

My brakes feel smooth as glass when braking normally. But when at highway speed and braking a little harder than normal the brakes vibrate quite a bit. They are fairly new (less than a year, before we purchased the car).

Warped?
Old 09-27-2004, 05:59 PM
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sounds like warped brakes..... under warranty ?
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Default Not really sure

I installed an entire new brake setup about 8,000 miles ago, pads + rotors, everything, even new rear calipers. I have the same symptom, and i'm a nut about warping my rotors. I do not hot brake (leave the parking brake on after hard driving) nor do I EVER get them wet after driving. It would literally be *very hard for my rotors to warp with the amount of preventative care I take with them. Yet, I suffer the same symptom. I think that I am going to try swapping out my brake lines for stainless steel ones, I heard that it allows less expansion in the existing tubing when the brake is applied and creates a much better, stiffer brake pedal modulation. I will make a post once I purchase/install them.
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Default just had the exact same problem

Dealer turned 4 rotors fine now.But im sure it will return.
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Default Got new front rotors today from dealer under Warr

Fixed the prollem...nice smooth breaking under all conditions.

So....how long will it last?
I am off warranty in a couple of day and a few hundred miles.

Maybe a StopTech solution is in my future!
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gets some DBA slotted rotors from awe
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extended warranty, we'll see.
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