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Originally Posted by The_Laird
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...and you can clearly see where the corrosion has been ground away under the stainless plates, where the new finish is "pitted". Those plates need to be absolutely flush and square in the calliper, or the pads will not retract properly. Indeed, if too much is ground off, the pads will rattle around in there once the plates have been screwed back in. I'm not sure I have photos of mine, but I'll have a look. They were pretty bad pre-refurb.
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2002 D2 S8: Ebony Black over Platinum. A8L Comfort front seats in black (  ), heated rear seats, extended Leather Pack 3, blinds, glass sunroof, MFSW, Dension Gateway 100 for iPod, ski-hatch, xenon plus, auto dimming mirrors, 20" FE wheels, billet aluminium 'brake block', gunmetal Brembo calipers 
2005 B6 S4 Cabriolet: Ebony Black Pearl over Silver. RNS-E, Bose, heated seats, cruise control, retrofit aux-in, centre armrest, Milltek resonated exhaust
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