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Originally Posted by CJ421
I ran my stock pads on the track until they started disintegrating due to excessive heat; they were white around the edges and chipped/chunked. In addition to doing that, I'm in agreement you probably boiled the brake fluid.
The red BRAKE light is related to the brake sensors; the sensors are designed to trip when the pads get down to a certain thickness (the sensor wears down with the pad and the connection eventually breaks, triggering the light). The sensors also trip however due to heat.
I concur with ashmostro; get the pads replaced and the sensors while you're at it (sensors are cheap). The rears might be OK (the front brakes do most of the work), but double-check. I'd also recommend a brake fluid flush, especially if it's been a while since your last one. Boiling the brake fluid (and just time in general) reduces its effectiveness. Consider going with high-temp brake fluid, if you're going to be driving the car hard. It won't boil as easily.
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I'm not sure if they are white, but I'm going to pull the pads tomorrow and check it out. Ill try to take pictures of what I'm talking about. Hopefully I can get away with just replace the brake fluid with some super blue lol. If I was to just replace the front brakes would it be okay to have cool carbon brake pads up front and oem brakes in the rear?