another brake question

[NTIman]

They seem fine now after being driven on for a while, but its still not the same feel as before... will it just take a while or should I still take his car and bed them in?

We never bed in pads. If using OEM stuff, chances are you'll never need to.

What's the difference between OEM and regular pads? Bedding in pads is bedding in pads. You're trying to burn off the bonding resin and curing the friction material. I don't see how OEM manufacturers go around this.

There is a huge difference between the material used in pads from autozone or wherever and the pads that come from Toyota. It just goes back to the thread a couple weeks ago about the difference between OEM and aftermarket stuff.

I'm not saying that there wouldn't be an advantage to bedding in pads, I'm just saying that as long as the brakes don't make noise and pass inspection, the average customer doesn't really give a damn. I don't know how many times we've had customer complaints about brake noise that was remedied by simply replacing their $15 pads with a set of OEMs.