As topic really. How do peeps go about doing this on a non road legal car? Could do with bedding them in before SVA

When nobody is looking... find a nice quiet back road....lol...

I drove my car to an MOT and SVA - they were bedded ok in by then

There is no way Im gonna have time to book an MOT in between now and SVA. Nice thought though!

Take it out in the dark on a public looking private road.

If theyr new pads and discs etc they wont need much. Just get em hot.

Just drive to SVA. You know you want to Do quite a few sudden braking manoeuvers (when no-one is behind you!!) to ensure the pads get nice and hot. Job done....

So what about setting the balance then? Will they let me do this at Stalag Southampton SVA centre? And then lock the balance bar as well??

The recommended way to bed them is not to do any violent stops till the pads are worn in. Gentle slow downs and lots of them to start with then bed them in by braking but not locking the wheels so the pads are not in contact with the hot disks for long periods at a standstill.

There are any different opinions on how to bed brakes in. Some are the softly softly approach, with 250-300 miles of gentle driving. Some are a bit more aggressive. I tend to do a few miles of gentle driving followed by 2 30-0 stops with a fair pedal. Then 2 at 40-0. Then 2 more at 50-0, then another 2 at 60-0. Then a final 1 or 2 heavy stops from 70. It's worked so far for me.

This is all dependant on a road legal car though! Looks like Ill have to find a decent stretch of private road......

No, it depends on not getting caught!

I've bedded / bedding my tin top brakes in with a drive up the m6 - doing normal very gentle braking with the occasional 70 to 60, then 70 to 50 slow downs depending on traffic - means i get some heat / friction in occasionally with plenty of cool down time and lots of gentle rubbing as needed. Hopefully that will do it.