Dustless Brake Pads for an 08 550 ?
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='518373' date='Jan 15 2008, 05:11 PM
the 172's are a real bitch to keep clean .
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From: Chalandri/Athina/Hellas
Originally Posted by r1racer' post='518404' date='Jan 16 2008, 01:28 AM
I have a 545 and the brake dust kills me!
If I get new Axxis pad do I have to re surface the rotors?
If I get new Axxis pad do I have to re surface the rotors?
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I'm going with the Axxis Advanced Deluxe pads , I have the good fortune to have member West Coast M5 living very close by and he has agreed to sell me a pair which he planned to put on his 550 before the M5 bug bit him hard .............. Thanks for the input and education............ now more waiting( it's getting expensive) 
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From: Chalandri/Athina/Hellas
Originally Posted by andy545' post='518376' date='Jan 16 2008, 12:17 AM
Small input here:
I have experienced severe brake fade at max braking effort on stock pads slowing the car from 200km/h only after a couple of times. Made for a nervous experience. Our rotors our pretty good heatsinks - but the stock pads can only take so much.
I'm thinking of getting Redstuff installed in March - I heard from other forums and some other members here over the years, that Axxis lacked bite when cold.
I think Nick had Axxis and maybe can confirm this. They are stellar however when it comes to reduced dust, this for me however is a secondary concern (even with 172M's)...
I have experienced severe brake fade at max braking effort on stock pads slowing the car from 200km/h only after a couple of times. Made for a nervous experience. Our rotors our pretty good heatsinks - but the stock pads can only take so much.
I'm thinking of getting Redstuff installed in March - I heard from other forums and some other members here over the years, that Axxis lacked bite when cold.
I think Nick had Axxis and maybe can confirm this. They are stellar however when it comes to reduced dust, this for me however is a secondary concern (even with 172M's)...
I've had the Axxis Deluxe advanced installed and I was very happy with nearly total absence of the dust, but I was dissapointed with the "cold bite" You've had to pre-push the pedal to warm/clear the pads surface, so to get then an acceptable braking result.
So, after about 10K km of use, I replaced them with EBC Redstuff and now braking is a little better than the stock pads, much better than the Deluxe, but dust is back again, about 50% less compared to the stock pads.
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From: Falls Church VA
Originally Posted by jlcool007' post='517984' date='Jan 14 2008, 10:33 PM
akebono, my friend had them on his 3 series and they did wonders, couldn't tell how many weeks it was since the last wash!
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