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awful smell from rear brakes



Hello. I have a 93 100S and I had just gotten the rear brake rotors and
brake pads replaced at a local service center. Should've done it myself,
but school work is piling up and I need to graduate!!!!

Anyways. As I was driving back home I smelled a very strong and pungent
odor kind of like burning rubber coming from the new pads/rotor area. The
driver's side rotor was glowing bright red. . .actually was a cool sight. 

I know from experience that this is not a normal phenomena. What could be
wrong?!! I certainly don't want to be the main attraction at red lights
with glowing rotors. Could it be that the pads haven't bedded in yet or
something? 

thanks in advance
Seung Lee
93 100S
Lanham, Md