Brake dust like Crazy
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2012 C300 4Matic
Brake dust like Crazy
Hi everyone so we got a brand new C300 4Matic, around 500kms on it.
There is so much brake dust even after a day of driving this car the wheels are all covered and even the body around the wheels and some on doors. Come right off easily though with a dry paper towel?
Is this normal? Is it because the brakes are new and will it slow down?
I've had new VWs and never had this much brake dust.
Thank you.
There is so much brake dust even after a day of driving this car the wheels are all covered and even the body around the wheels and some on doors. Come right off easily though with a dry paper towel?
Is this normal? Is it because the brakes are new and will it slow down?
I've had new VWs and never had this much brake dust.
Thank you.
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Unfortunately this is normal for Mercs, you can buy aftermarket Hawk pads that produce very little brake dust. And do not use a dry paper towel, it will just scratch the paint, i recommend using a California car duster.
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Well I don't think I will be replacing the brakes just yet. They are brand new. I guess I was hoping it would slow down a bit since they are still new.
Thank you for the recommendations, I will look into those pads in the future.
Thank you for the recommendations, I will look into those pads in the future.
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Use "Armor All Wheel Protectant" amazing product I use it after every wash - slightly pricey around 8 bucks a can but you can get 2-3 applications out of it - trust me, you will be very satisfied...
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Well, I agree with about 99% of everything you post Sports....but, this is not a true statement - I am a huge fan of this Armor All Wheel Protectant - At most I wipe my wheels with spray detailer and a micro fiber cloth between washes and that is it - works as advertised....
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Well, I agree with about 99% of everything you post Sports....but, this is not a true statement - I am a huge fan of this Armor All Wheel Protectant - At most I wipe my wheels with spray detailer and a micro fiber cloth between washes and that is it - works as advertised....
The other point is that MB did reformulate pads somewhere along the line and some folks had pads swapped out with improved results. The only condition we have not heard about is someone starting with high-dust producing pads and having them improve over time. It seems, once a duster, always a duster!
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MB was very uninformed about the problem .. no recall, etc, but there was a decree somewhere that if customer complained about rear brake dust being bad or noisy (actually dirtier than the fronts) , then new rear pads with new part numbers would be installed, and problem would completely stop.
Bottom line is try old fashion complaint to the service rep about excessive brake dust on the wheels. Also try the parts person.
About dust, based on advice here, I bought WheelWax, and went to the max by pulling wheels to apply it. Seems to help @ wash day.
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Last edited by kevink2; Jun 21, 2012 at 04:10 PM.
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Brake dust be gone!
I have a 2010 C300 (wife now drives) and i was shocked at how little brake dust there is on all 4 wheels. I now am driving a 2012 Audi S4 and the brake dust is very plentiful. I heard about the Armour All product and tried it. I must admit it works real well. I wash car once a week and use the Armour All each week with great results. Find it on sale for $5.49 and but 8 cans at a time.
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I must be lucky. I have very little brake dust on my C350. Maybe it has different pads than the C300?
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is this only on newer C-classes because our 2010 has little to no brake dust build up and it does all local roads. I had heard back then the rears were notoriously bad but I guess we were in the "good batch".
You want brake dust, check out BMW. I have to clean the front wheels once a week.
You want brake dust, check out BMW. I have to clean the front wheels once a week.
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Thanks Scat!
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My wife's C 300 was one of the cars that had the crazy rear brake dust thing, rears had about 300 times dust than the fronts. Mercedes came out with a new formula pad material to fix the problem. They changed ours and no more rear dust. It was so bad you thought I took a spray can of greasy black dust and sprayed them. Crazy thing is the dealer told me he never heard of such a thing, and would not acknowledge the existence of the new rear pads until I showed them the info I found on this forum.
