Major Break Dust on IS350
11-03-05, 06:34 PM
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Major Break Dust on IS350
The only complain I have so far is the front wheels have major break dust or something...after like several days....my front wheels become black with break dust...I hate that
11-03-05, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kensteele
What's the best cleaning solution for the wheels?
Actually...what I wanna say is if you leave them alone for a couple of days,you'll fine it more hard to clean the dust up as beginning
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11-03-05, 09:01 PM
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why not change to ceramic brake pads? Ceramic brake pads don't produce brake dust and they provide the same stopping power in addition to longer life. A no brainer to me unless someone can tell me otherwise.
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11-04-05, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ShooExpert
why not change to ceramic brake pads? Ceramic brake pads don't produce brake dust and they provide the same stopping power in addition to longer life. A no brainer to me unless someone can tell me otherwise.
11-04-05, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jlin101
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11-04-05, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by OUMalibu
I know you can buy aftermark shield that mount behind the wheels to reduce brake dust, but I assume they cause the brakes not to cool properly and thus are not such a great idea?
What I would do is get some Mintex Red Box pads (if they make these for the IS). They have very little dust compared to soft stock pads and are not so hard that you have to worry about your rotors. I've used them on all my german cars and they have been a great compromise. And the dust that is generated seems to be easier to clean off for some reason.
11-04-05, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by dennis250
And wear/tear on the rotors. I don't know about lexus, but many oem rotors will warp with harder aftermarket pads. Audi rotors had tendency to warp with EBC Green Stuff pads which are their street pads.
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Originally Posted by OUMalibu
I know you can buy aftermark shield that mount behind the wheels to reduce brake dust, but I assume they cause the brakes not to cool properly and thus are not such a great idea?
11-04-05, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ShooExpert
Hmmm, I didn't know that. Clearly they can't warp all rotors can they because if they do then why do people use them? Perhaps there is a certain rotor that won't warp?
You can get some EBC powerslot rotors for around $120 a pair maybe? And you know they'll work with EBC pads. And they'll look a lot better than the stock rotors, so that's a bonus.
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Originally Posted by dennis250
Oh ya, definitely. All oem rotors are different, and I think the Audi A4 rotors were extra soft/thin compared to others. But if they do warp, that's always a good excuse for new rotors! You can get some EBC powerslot rotors for around $120 a pair maybe? And you know they'll work with EBC pads. And they'll look a lot better than the stock rotors, so that's a bonus.
You can get some EBC powerslot rotors for around $120 a pair maybe? And you know they'll work with EBC pads. And they'll look a lot better than the stock rotors, so that's a bonus.Ok so if you upgrade the rotors and put in ceramic brake pads, wouldn't that be a better solution then dealing with the brake dust? What other downsides are there to doing this?