Hi all, been and bought some Original ATE Brake discs and pads this afternoon.

Got home to open the box, although the surfaces have been machined previously. They do look as though they've been sandblasted!

I've never seen discs like this before, usually the whole brake discs and edges are machined back to bright metal.

These just look slightly coarse, was wondering if they were to initially bed the pad in?

Or has someone ferked up somewhere down the line and got the processing stages the wrong way around?

Has anyone else seen discs like this?

Got any pics?

Dod you get them from Skoda?

Hi Lummox, i got them from Eurocar Parts....usually had decent stuff from them.

I dont have any to hand at the moment, but if you were to imagine that the disc has been machined to perfection.

And then for some strange reason, they've been sand/shot blasted all over, you would be able to draw on it with chalk. I would imagine a machined surface wouldn't quite work as well.

Would require a chinagraph or a wax marker or a paint pen, to mark a machined surface.

Just a quick note also, there is no grease on either discs at all!

Its a very thin anti-corrosion coating. Put them on the car and after a few miles (and some coarse noise from the brakes) they will be back to a shiny surface.

Its a very thin anti-corrosion coating. Put them on the car and after a few miles (and some coarse noise from the brakes) they will be back to a shiny surface.

Yeah, thats the stuff!

If it is an anti corrosion coating then IMHO it should be removed during fitting with a brake cleaner or similar solvent.

if there anything like the OEM ones it looks like there completed painted and its left to be removed by the pads

curtsey of JKM - taken from there big brake upgrade page

If it is an anti corrosion coating then IMHO it should be removed during fitting with a brake cleaner or similar solvent.

NO, you should NOT use cleaners/solvents on these discs unless absolutely necessary (e.g. you get a big oily fingerprint on the disc).

Take the discs straight out of the boxes, mount them and drive gently for the first few miles. The brakes will sound coarse for the first few applications until the coating is worn off.

Spot on guys, thanks to you all!

I've not seen discs like this before, is this a new method thats only just starting to come into use?

i think its only come in since manufactures have started to paint the hub/disc rather than just leaving them to rust completely

NO, you should NOT use cleaners/solvents on these discs unless absolutely necessary (e.g. you get a big oily fingerprint on the disc).

Take the discs straight out of the boxes, mount them and drive gently for the first few miles. The brakes will sound coarse for the first few applications until the coating is worn off.

Thats as long as it is the metalised coating, if it is an oil based coating it should be removed before use.

Thats as long as it is the metalised coating, if it is an oil based coating it should be removed before use.

How would you decide between the two stu?

The ones I've had before with the oily based protectant it's been pretty obvious, it's sticky and oily to the touch. It would leave your hands dirty after handling them.

There usually of a shiney machined finish though if they have the oil?

I've bought mintex discs before and these were covered in oil, was just a little confused as to appearence of the ones ive bought.

But is the first time i've bought Original ATE Discs.

The discs look the same as in dans post from JKM's big brake conversion.

should be ok then

Cool, looks like i'll be fitting these sometime during the next week then.

Many thanks to everyone that replied to my post.