New front brake pads and rotors are making a mess of my wheels!

Chrisz24
04-01-2004, 10:27 PM
How much longer will they keep getting my wheels all dirty? I had them changed maybe 3 weeks ago, the car stops MUCH better now, but my front wheels are a mess after 2 days.

Is this something that will eventually stop? or do whatever pads they installed continue to dirty my wheels?

atl2001
04-02-2004, 02:11 AM
what brand pads are on the car? most likely they will continue to make the wheels dirty if they are a cheap pad

Chrisz24
04-03-2004, 07:39 PM
I dont know what brand, but I dougt they would have put anything cheep on the car being they changed the rotors too.

ImportKILLER
04-04-2004, 06:50 PM
It isn't the rotors. It is the pad material.

I'm guessing you didn't do it yourself since you don't know what types of pads. If you had them done at some shop, unless you specified for them, they probably slapped on some cheap pads.

Ceramic pads are very good. They don't produce as much brake dust and are easier on rotors.

Chrisz24
04-04-2004, 10:42 PM
yay, I payed someone to do it for me, I was geting my Bilstine shocks installed, I've never done brakes or shocks so I was better off paying someone.

I'm planing on waxing my wheels up good once I'm out of school maybe that will help.

Skyhawk
04-07-2004, 11:08 PM
yeah mine do the same thing and ive heard that its brake dust or something...i just waxed mine when i waxed my car and just wipe the stuff off whenever they do get dirty, it wipes off real easily. I try to slow down as much as i can before having to use my brakes and that seems to cut down on all the dust or dirt or whatever it is.