RKA

That's pretty much it.

Swank4

Stainless brake lines will help that. I noticed the difference.

B5QShip

I thought looking at the pads is the best sign - should be ~1/4" of "ashed" material at face of pads

Black Sunshine

But on the miata it was great, so go figure. Not doing it on the S though.

Swank4

I definitely noticed a difference (firmer brake pedal).

Rory

I think your rotor hats are going to lose that nice shine pretty quick.

ModifiedA4

come on man...you're not a noob.

S4_Cinci (I S'edTFA)

or change in appearance in the 1/8 -1/4 inch of pad material on the business end. Blueing is a sign of overheated rotors w/o proper pad material transfer. In bedding , you actually creat a matrix of iron and pad material on the surface of the rotor. If the metallic shine comes back, you know you've worn off the transfered material. (This comes from street driving where you stop a lot but never get the brakes up to a high enough temp.)

Black Sunshine

expectations for brakes or I'm incapable of achieving the expected results. I had the worst brakes ever on the 12v depsite all my better efforts. I am a bit new to the S4 and so I just don't know what is acceptable for this car and what isin't, dig?