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Old 12-21-2003 | 05:21 PM
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Hi 520i, Porsche uses porcelain brakes. I think there is little or no brake dust.
Old 12-21-2003 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Kiasu King' date='Dec 21 2003, 07:21 PM
Hi 520i, Porsche uses porcelain brakes. I think there is little or no brake dust.
kiasu...i think u meant ceramic....porcelain...will just "brake" to pieces
Old 12-21-2003 | 05:30 PM
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Hi 530i, hahahaha, you are right. It is ceramic. I am jus thinking, it the brake pad is made of diamond, I would not mind collecting the brake dust.
Old 12-22-2003 | 12:14 PM
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The 525 base wheel is really ugly in person. So much so it almost made me not buy the car. Luckily we got a 530 for the same price as the 525, so we got the nicer wheels. It makes SUCH a difference in the look of the vehicle. The 525 wheel looks like it belongs on a GMC Envoy or some other such nonsense. It just isn't an attractive, well finished wheel. It's so sharp and unpolished on the edges.
Old 12-22-2003 | 12:20 PM
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I've got the Style 124 18" alloy with Run-Flat Tyres

The only problem is the cost of the tyres themselves!

I had a warning message today on my screen warning of a tyre puncture. A quick visit to the service centre resulted in the affected wheel (nail damage) being replace for a scary sum of ?302 (the wheel was ~?256)

Painful.. Very Painful!
Old 12-24-2003 | 02:04 AM
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On your type 124 Wheels, when they replaced the tyre, did you see if it was possible to replace the runflats with standard tyres.
Old 12-24-2003 | 04:30 AM
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Yes, it is fully possible to replace them with standard tyres.



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