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Sounds very attractive from the Kleenwheels ad cos it's such a pain cleaning those rims especially the front ones. But they look quite ugly, do they show up badly once installed? Thanks.
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Aside from the possible risks of heat build-up, I imagine they'd look pretty fugly...
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besides being ugly (very noticeable on our open spoke wheels), they do build up heat.
why not just get ceramic brake pads...ive heard they GREATLY reduce brake dust and dont alter performance at all.
why not just get ceramic brake pads...ive heard they GREATLY reduce brake dust and dont alter performance at all.
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Originally Posted by pipper' date='Oct 28 2005, 06:11 AM
besides being ugly (very noticeable on our open spoke wheels), they do build up heat.
why not just get ceramic brake pads...ive heard they GREATLY reduce brake dust and dont alter performance at all.
why not just get ceramic brake pads...ive heard they GREATLY reduce brake dust and dont alter performance at all.
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Ugly, and won't allow brakes to vent properly.
Get a California mini duster to use exclusively on your wheels--works great.
http://www.calcarcover.com/product.aspx?id=1021&cid=101
Get a California mini duster to use exclusively on your wheels--works great.
http://www.calcarcover.com/product.aspx?id=1021&cid=101
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Originally Posted by pbsaj' date='Oct 28 2005, 08:35 AM
[quote name='pipper' date='Oct 28 2005, 06:11 AM']besides being ugly (very noticeable on our open spoke wheels), they do build up heat.
why not just get ceramic brake pads...ive heard they GREATLY reduce brake dust and dont alter performance at all.
why not just get ceramic brake pads...ive heard they GREATLY reduce brake dust and dont alter performance at all.
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[/quote]I had ceramic brakes on a Mercedes a few years ago - and they squeaked so terribly I had them removed. I don't know if the technology has improved over time.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Oct 28 2005, 06:15 AM
Aside from the possible risks of heat build-up, I imagine they'd look pretty fugly...
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AGREED!!!!
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What you want, and what I did on my E39, is to replace your stock brake pads (start with the fronts...they worse offenders since the front brakes do 3/4 of the braking) with Axxis Deluxe+ pads.
Go to www.zeckhausen.com and pick up a pair from Dave. He is a heckuva nice guy and you'll find all sorts of good stuff on brakes on his site.
The consensus on these pads vs. OEM is that they are equivalent except for the brake dust. Some have claimed they felt that they lost a "couple feet" on braking distance but I dunno.
I put them on my E39 and LOVE THEM!
No more dust...it is wonderful!
Go to www.zeckhausen.com and pick up a pair from Dave. He is a heckuva nice guy and you'll find all sorts of good stuff on brakes on his site.
The consensus on these pads vs. OEM is that they are equivalent except for the brake dust. Some have claimed they felt that they lost a "couple feet" on braking distance but I dunno.
I put them on my E39 and LOVE THEM!
No more dust...it is wonderful!