Brake Dust

[apom]

New question.... I find there is an enormous amount of brake dust coming especially from the front wheels so far (only done 500km's)

does this settle down... has anyone changed pads or is there some other way of reducing it?

[Pana]

New question.... I find there is an enormous amount of brake dust coming especially from the front wheels so far (only done 500km's)

does this settle down... has anyone changed pads or is there some other way of reducing it?

I have to admit, I was expecting this to be really bad in the R36 but it hasnt! My old 4-pot Vectra made more brake dust!!!!

[Rocket36]

Ahhh the age old brake dust PITA! lol

You can't whinge about brake dust until you've owned a VE HSV!

Unfortunately to generate good stopping power, the side effect is brake dust. So it's a compromise. I would recommend pulling the wheels off and fully detailing them and give them a couple of coats of a good wax. The calipers too. Brake dust will have less of a tendancy to stick and be a synch to clean off.

[GoLfMan]

welcome to OEM VW brake pads

dont bother going for a less dusty pad as you may well comprimise your stopping power!

[Cro]

I quite like the shadow chrome effect

[GoLfMan]

I quite like the shadow chrome effect

dont leave it there too long otherwise you'll have a pitted chrome effect!

[VWEAPN]

had the same problem with my car for 4 years. i just installed myself a pair of bendix brakes. no brake dust! wish i had done it earlier.
dont go near the genuine crap

[Lance B]

had the same problem with my car for 4 years. i just installed myself a pair of bendix brakes. no brake dust! wish i had done it earlier.
dont go near the genuine crap

Yeah, but what's the stopping power like and also the fade? I actually rang Bendix about their pads and whilst the guy I spoke to agreed that there would be less brake dust, he admitted that the originals would brake harder and with less fade. He sort of gave me the inpression that I should stick with the originals.

[Rocket36]

Yeah, but what's the stopping power like and also the fade? I actually rang Bendix about their pads and whilst the guy I spoke to agreed that there would be less brake dust, he admitted that the originals would brake harder and with less fade. He sort of gave me the inpression that I should stick with the originals.

You got to love a professional that will basically steer you clear of HIS product when he knows there's a better one available. Good on him!

[apom]

lol, its amazing how we can be convinced by just one person saying the right thing at the right time!!

I have been looking into new clear coatings. There are some already used in Europe in the construction industry where NOTHING will stick to them... you can literally drop a white painted panel with this stuff into mud, pull it back out and it wont stick.

It is coming for the auto game...

You will be able to spray this stuff onto anything and it will do the trick!!

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70117

[qsilverza]

I changed the pads on my bora from OEM to EBC stuff and the brake dust is 10x better with better braking ability.

[Pana]

I changed the pads on my bora from OEM to EBC stuff and the brake dust is 10x better with better braking ability.

Greenstuffs? Do you find they work better after they have warmed up?

[gead]

i had ferodo ds-2500's on my last car....they are dusty mofos....these oem ones are fine in comparison...

[DUB36]

Have been working with/on german cars for years and they all have brake dust.....but good brakes.

[Lance B]

You got to love a professional that will basically steer you clear of HIS product when he knows there's a better one available. Good on him!

That's what I thought, too.