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

Old Apr 1, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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New front brake pads and rotors are making a mess of my wheels!

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?
Old Apr 2, 2004 | 01:11 AM
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what brand pads are on the car? most likely they will continue to make the wheels dirty if they are a cheap pad
Old Apr 3, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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I dont know what brand, but I dougt they would have put anything cheep on the car being they changed the rotors too.
Old Apr 4, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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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.
Old Apr 4, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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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.
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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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.
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