Found the reason why there is soo much Break dust!
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Originally Posted by e6t' post='968419' date='Aug 7 2009, 10:08 AM
the dust is a result of the pad doing its job.
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Originally Posted by coolguy' post='968388' date='Aug 7 2009, 08:24 AM
It's the damn 166 wheels on my 525i!!
I think since the wheel size is 19", the brakes are getting rubbed unevenly causing lots of brake dust. As soon I went back to default 138 wheels, 0 brake dust since then. Haven't cleaned the wheels in 3 weeks now.
I think since the wheel size is 19", the brakes are getting rubbed unevenly causing lots of brake dust. As soon I went back to default 138 wheels, 0 brake dust since then. Haven't cleaned the wheels in 3 weeks now.
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Originally Posted by Frank5er' post='968496' date='Aug 7 2009, 11:49 AM
I feel your pain, bro! I hate those 166 wheels...ok fine, I'll do you a favor, I'll take those damn 166 wheels off your hand
But if you don't ask, you don't get. 
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Wheels that are heavier or with larger rotational mass require more brake force to stop. The design of the wheel may have some bearing on airflow and on how brake pad dust is dispersed.
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Originally Posted by vkhong' post='968525' date='Aug 7 2009, 09:10 AM
Wheels that are heavier or with larger rotational mass require more brake force to stop. The design of the wheel may have some bearing on airflow and on how brake pad dust is dispersed.
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='968515' date='Aug 7 2009, 11:04 AM
Nice try. But if you don't ask, you don't get.
But if you don't ask, you don't get.
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+3 on getting a good set of dustless pads. Made my life with 166's a helluva lot easier when I switched to carbotech bobcats. Virtually dustless. Now the only dust I bitch about on a near constant basis is just the crap in the air 
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Originally Posted by e60hodzic530' post='968680' date='Aug 7 2009, 11:02 AM
i love when my 123s get all dusted up 
they look almost black and its always been my dream to have black wheels so every time i wash my car my dream is crushed 
they look almost black and its always been my dream to have black wheels so every time i wash my car my dream is crushed That's the spirit, pretend they were powdercoated in Gunmetal and never wash them again, perfect!!!!