Zimmerman Rotors

[james accordino]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that one small fact.  First
application after a long drive in the heavy rain = no
brake pedal.  I get nothing the first shot.  I just
have to remember to heat them once and a while.  I
been using only semi-mets. on all the vehicles for
about 17-18 yrs.

Jim Accordino

--- Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com> wrote:
> The metal masters aren't too bad for hard street
> use.  It's just that first
> braking of the day or in wet weather when you really
> have to put some pedal
> effort in to heat them up.  They do have a tendency
> to tear up rotors; I
> should say wear rotors faster than normal.  At least
> in comparison to the
> organic pads like the Delux line.
>
> My importer has not had probs with the Zimmerman
> either.  I don't have any
> preference between the ATE, Zimmerman and one other
> brand that escapes me
> right now.  The Brembo have at times seem to had a
> non uniform machining of
> the disc facings.
>
> Good luck
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> To: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at msn.com>
> Cc: "audi list" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Zimmerman Rotors
>
>
> > I found the seller in the back of European Car
> mag.
> > Probably close to 5 yrs. ago. They sold brake
> kits.
> > Complete. Everything was included and NIB, but the
> > rotors sucked.  All 4 of them.  Since then it's
> been
> > only ATE or Zimmermann.  I've been using PBR Metal
> > Masters or whatever the changed the name to this
> week.
> >  I KNOW they're not high perf. like Hawk or some
> > others, but they work well for my needs.
> >
> > Jim Accordino
> >
> > --- Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com> wrote:
> > > I've never seen rotors and pads coming in kits
> or
> > > sets from any of my
> > > suppliers.  I would be very curious the brand
> and
> > > model of the pads.
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > > Greg
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> > > To: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at msn.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 5:32 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Zimmerman Rotors
> > >
> > >
> > > > I don't remember exactly, but I bought a
> complete
> > > kit.
> > > >  The pads and rotors all came together.  They
> WERE
> > > > semi-mets.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > --- Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com> wrote:
> > > > > What brand of brake pads were you using?
> Sounds
> > > > > like some very serious
> > > > > metallic pads. It's tough to imagine even
> very
> > > > > metallic pads causing that to
> > > > > occur.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've also used dozens of Brembo rotors here
> in
> > > the
> > > > > shop have not had any
> > > > > similar problems.  Most ofthe applications
> have
> > > been
> > > > > Volvos; but a few Audi
> > > > > 85 and 89 in there.
> > > > >
> > > > > Greg Galinsky
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> > > > > To: "Jim Green" <jeg1976 at yahoo.com>; "audi
> list"
> > > > > <quattro at audifans.com>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:54 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Zimmerman Rotors
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > No.  On my Brembos, both front and rear,
> the
> > > > > actual
> > > > > > metal peeled away.  About 15-50 thou.
> deep.
> > > The
> > > > > > surface of the rotor was being torn away
> by
> > > the
> > > > > brake
> > > > > > pads.  Very messy.  No "corrosion
> protection"
> > > > > issues
> > > > > > here.  I tend to be a late and hard braker
> and
> > > > > they
> > > > > > just weren't up to the task.  Sad to say.
> > > They
> > > > > were
> > > > > > original Brembo rotors, still in the
> sealed
> > > boxes
> > > > > > right from Italy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jim Accordino
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Jim Green <jeg1976 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > I'm on my 2nd set of Zimmermann
> rotors.
> > > They
> > > > > > > > quality
> > > > > > > > of the steel itself and the machining
> are
> > > both
> > > > > > > very
> > > > > > > > high quality.  I DID have BIG problems
> > > with
> > > > > Brembo
> > > > > > > > rotors I bought intitially.  The
> surface
> > > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > steel
> > > > > > > > literally peeled away.  Very bad.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It was probably the corrosion protection
> > > that
> > > > > came
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > them, mine is "peeling" away as we
> speak.
> > > ATE,
> > > > > > > Brembo, Zimmermann, are all OEM, and
> equall
> > > > > quality.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > =====
> > > > > > > Jim Green
> > > > > > > '89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
> > > > > > >
> > > http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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