Brakes were bedded in according to the EBC red-stuff instructions. Similar to the link, but not quite the same (and different from any other pad I've installed...and after probably 200 brake jobs, I'm fairly skilled and knowledgeable about installing brakes and bedding pads).
Fluid was flushed when I did this job, as I did all 4 wheels, and it's just a good maintenance practice.
I had hoped that new rotors and pads would cure the situation, however it hasn't. It took about two months for the vibration to start. The EBC red stuff pads have a break-in period of 1000 miles, which I passed in the first 2 weeks. I'm wondering if there isn't some uneven pad deposits, but it'll be hard to tell. I may try pulling the rotors and having them turned ever so slightly, and then re-bed the pads. But I'm afraid more than anything that this darned exit ramp is my problem. Pads are warm, and I come off, brake hard from 70+ (sometimes well above that). Go less than 1/2 mile, and shut things down, resulting in a very hot pad sitting in one spot on the rotor. The obvious answer would be to not do this...but...it's oh-so-tempting...it's a beautiful exit ramp...
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