Question for those who have the low brake dust TSB done
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Question for those who have the low brake dust TSB done
I was told by the service manager at Lexus that getting the low brake dust pads will effect my braking in a negative way. Do you guys notice any difference in braking with the new low dust pads? He says the ones that are currently on the vehicle are high performance pads and offer better braking. Im undecided now if I should get the TSB done. Im currently using armoral brake dust/dirt repellant on my front wheels so they dont get so dirty as quickly. Without it the wheels are dirty in like 3-4 days.
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the lost in performance is very very minimal. in fact you'll probably never be able to tell. i cant even tell, the only reason I think there's a decrease in performance is because i read it somewhere. However there is an obvious decrease in brake dust.
so if your planning on getting the TSB done, just do it, your service rep is probably just lazy
so if your planning on getting the TSB done, just do it, your service rep is probably just lazy
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However not sure if there's a difference in performance, but it will definitely feel different when you press the pedal. It's like you gotta press it harder to stop, but that's i guess due to break pads being soft(dusty pads)/hard(no dust pads)
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lol funny you say that cuz ive definitely done that. I just thought it was how the car was. All cars tend to brake differently. My daily driver is a different car so when I get back into my lex on the weekends I gotta get use to the braking. So getting the TSB will give me a smoother braking?
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The stopping power and distance is essentially the same. The dustless brakes feel is more linear that you can control the braking power.
I had mine done when I gotten my 2007 IS250 AWD. Before I gotten my Lexus, I actually test driven the 2008/2009 models but apparently they already had the dustless on them. When I gotten my 2007, I did not realize they were the pre-TSBs as I felt like the brakes were pressing too hard when I pressed little and noticed dust forming on the rims within a week.
I had mine done when I gotten my 2007 IS250 AWD. Before I gotten my Lexus, I actually test driven the 2008/2009 models but apparently they already had the dustless on them. When I gotten my 2007, I did not realize they were the pre-TSBs as I felt like the brakes were pressing too hard when I pressed little and noticed dust forming on the rims within a week.
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What exactly do you tell your service rep to get this TSB done? I don't want to just say my brakes dust really fast, is there a way you can fix it? Because I am 18 years old and from what I believe, they will take me for a ride out of laziness not to do work on my car. Thanks!
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What exactly do you tell your service rep to get this TSB done? I don't want to just say my brakes dust really fast, is there a way you can fix it? Because I am 18 years old and from what I believe, they will take me for a ride out of laziness not to do work on my car. Thanks!
After changing the pads, the brakes feel what a Lexus should feel like.
Last edited by Sango; 10-24-10 at 07:07 PM.
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I liked the alternate pads a lot better. Less dust, and the same pedal effort for street use. Ignore the "reduced performance" line of crap, it's just a warning they're required to give in hopes of avoiding paying for installing another set of pads for your car at Lexus's expense.
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I got this TSB done and didn't notice any changes in braking. The only thing that DID happen was that after getting the "less dust" brakepads installed my brakes started screetching. Took that car back in and complained about the noise and they resurfaced my rotors and buffed my brake pads all free of charge. That took care of it.
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I got this TSB done and didn't notice any changes in braking. The only thing that DID happen was that after getting the "less dust" brakepads installed my brakes started screetching. Took that car back in and complained about the noise and they resurfaced my rotors and buffed my brake pads all free of charge. That took care of it.