Are my brake pads missing something?

[Mike]

I could see it on cheap pads but, when your paying for something good you think they would leave the $0.06 wear indicator on both sides.

[Rushzer0]

They are EBC blackdash slotted rotors, they looked pretty cool when I first got them, they had a black protective coating

[Mike]

I have them to over time the begin to look worse and worse...

[quickkick127]

I have the same rotors and they turned an odd pale green after three or four weeks.  They're still cleaner than factory rotors that rust, just not black like I wanted.

[striktlyaccord]

Mike, you bring up some god points about the pads.  If they don't wear evenly due to a problem, it'll make diagnosing any issues more difficult.

Rushzer0 - Those are the same rotors that I ordered too!  In your pics, they didn't look like a set of EBCs, but I can kinda see the resemblance now.  Has the black coating held up along the outer perimeter of the rotors (near the vents), or has that worn off and the only black left is on the hub??

Regarding painting the backs of the pads, I might skip that step (might) because I forgot that the black shims will probably cover 80-90% of the lime green color.  But, we'll see since I have yet to mock the shims up and see what they look like.

[Rushzer0]

All the black eventually comes off :/ but I live on an island in the atlantic so the salt air tends to wreak havoc on things and ya they are EBC one of our suppliers had a deal I bought rotors and green Stuf pads all around the boss got the slotted dimpled rotors and red Stuf for his wifes Audi TT haha he got me to do the break-in procedure to bed the pads it was a fun little car

[Mike]

I have the rotors Dave. The braking surface turns silver right away. The best way to describe the other areas is that the oxidase over time. If you keep them clean the black color last longer. Mine are okay and look great from about six feet. If you get up close they have are sort whiteish over black. Kind of cloudy