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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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Can you identify these pads? (bww!)

Metallic? Semi? Ceramic?
New? They are only 9.2mm thick from the plate backing.
Made in Canada? Any identifies if they are quality?

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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 03:24 PM
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There should be a company name stamped into the back side of the backing plate. In any case, the FF pad code friction rating is desirable.
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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I can not quite make out the picture.. Do you have something a little bigger so I can get a better look??
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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You might try to see if a small magnet will stick to the friction material. I noticed that on a set of semi metalic that a vinyl magnet would stick whereas it would not to an organic friction material.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 05:53 AM
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Nope, no sticking. I'm pretty sure they are ceramics since they are very light, barely tan color.

I put them in already, had 8mm left on old ones, and these are much firmer so they must be ceramic.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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They are either organic or ceramic pads because even the semi-metalic you will see little shiny areas on the pads. My be would be ceramic as well since the little brown specs are not usually in a regular organic pad and those pads appear lighter in color than usual as well. Some manufacturers use different compounds so it is tough to tell for sure.

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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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I think the picture is of the Mars Rover tire grooves.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 07:36 AM
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Never mind the pads what is that material they are sitting on?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 09:15 AM
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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Stumbled across the answer....TS C
Trustar ( a marketing conglomerate )
Cermamic ( what the C means )

Trustar is a marketing company and doesn't manufacture anything. They rebadge and distribute.

If I were to make a slightly educated guess, I'd say these were built by Bendix.
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