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Old 11-30-2002, 07:53 PM
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is anyone getting tons of brake dust on their front rims especially? i have touring
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Old 11-30-2002, 08:06 PM
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Very bad brake dust build up on front rims..keep a rag handy
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yup, brake dust is normal on new cars.
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Old 12-01-2002, 10:49 AM
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Just curious...is the same compound used on the pads with the Brembos as on the stock brakes? Anybody? Also, can someone explain to me the values/differences of soft vs hard pad compounds...Thanks in advance
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brembos here, tons of brake dust, but it looks cool. Makes the wheels look kinda Gunmetal.

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lol
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I drive maybe 10 miles, and there's a coat of dust on it already!
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Originally posted by VQracer
brembos here, tons of brake dust, but it looks cool. Makes the wheels look kinda Gunmetal.

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Boy are you in for a surprise when you finallly clean them off. Brake dust pits rims very quickly. I wash my rims every weekend, and I have some pitting allready!
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what do you mean by pitting??
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pitting is when the metal gets minute dents in it, so it appears rough and irregular... a good analogy for Z owners would be the orange peel of metal.
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Are the rims not clear coated? The rims on the G35C are clear coated, so I would think they would do that for the Z too.
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I have around 20,000 miles on my Z3 and I still get tons of brake dust. I don't think its gonna go away unless you change pad compound.
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