New pads on bad rotors

[wanderinman]

Ok, so out of desperation I put brand new pads onto some pretty crappy rotors. The pads did a good job comforming to all the grooves in the rotors, but now I want to put my new rotors on. I am wondering if the pads that are on the grooved rotors would do damage to the new pads, or would the pad just take a little bit, and eventually comform (without damaging) to the new rotor?

FYI:
1996 LS Sedan, stock rotors, Axxis MM brake pads

 

[E_SolSi]

those pads will end up fucking up the new rotors
not as bad as the old ones are but still
i highly recommend putting new pads on with the new rotors

 

[TechChris]

Dude what is the most important thing to have working well when you drive a 2000lb car fast? Good brakes. Replace the pads too. Their relatively cheap and that extra 50ft. in stopping distance could save your ass.

Chris

 

[brian11to1]

Yea, and no matter how broke you are... it only cost $7 a rotor to get em turned. Just get new rotors and pads... you'll be good.

Brian