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Old 10-25-2004, 06:49 AM
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Brake dust

Alright guys, i searched the forums to see if its already been asked, but didnt find anything... i was just wondering if there is anything i can do to eliminate the brake dust problem on my front wheels, they get so dirty so fast.. i heard something about ceramic brake pads, but those sound expensive, haven't really looked them up.. is there any alternative at all??

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Old 10-25-2004, 06:52 AM
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Wax your wheels after you clean them. Makes cleanup a snap.
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Old 10-25-2004, 07:04 AM
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Ceramics aren't that expensive. Hell I've bought regular brake pads that cost more than ceramics. You can find a very decent brand of ceramics for around $30-$40 bucks depending on where you shop. Look around Ebay and your local auto parts stores. But like mzmtg said, waxing them does make it easier for cleanup and appearance.
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Old 10-25-2004, 07:22 AM
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I had ceramics and they dusted as much or more than stock...I work just get some raybestos quiet stop pads.....there was a gd not to long ago...............
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Old 10-25-2004, 08:22 AM
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If you haven't painted your calipers or anything like that, you might also get dust shields. They cover everything up so the dust can't really make it to the outside surface of the wheel.

They'll keep your wheels clean but the down side is you won't be able to see the calipers anymore. It'll look like 4 big drum brakes instead of disk.
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Old 10-25-2004, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by mzmtg
Wax your wheels after you clean them. Makes cleanup a snap.
The same wax that is used on the car or something special for wheels ? I had problems with my honeycombs ( ) clearcoat starting to peel off in big chunks... what what?
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Old 10-25-2004, 09:05 AM
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Get the Raybestos QS. I have those on the front and now they dust less than the rear, when the rear is only about 10% of the braking. They're awesome.
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Old 10-25-2004, 09:09 AM
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like what was said...a good wax or even polish would make clean up a snap..
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Old 10-25-2004, 09:33 AM
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get ceramic pads! I used to clean my wheels atleast once a day. Ipaid $40 for the fronts at advance auto . and wax your wheels too but with the ceramic pads you can go 3 times as far and get less dust.
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so...

some people vote nay on the ceramics, some say get them.. which is it??

i guess for now ill stick with waxing them, ill research more thanks guys!
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Old 10-25-2004, 10:56 AM
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Get a set of Wagner Ceramic Quiet stop pads.
I just put them in the front, almost no dust at all.
Stopping power is OK, best part was they finally stopped my brake squeal.
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Old 10-25-2004, 05:17 PM
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yeah thats another thing... is break squeel a common thing in nissans/maximas?
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I had quiet stops they were amazing reduced stoping distance and everything, but my friend has teh bendex full ceramics they seem to dust even less i mean i am really impressed i probbaly be buying those very soon i checked advanced auto they go for like 35 bucks not bad.

the wax idea works to but doesn't elimnate dust.
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