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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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Brake Dust!!!!!!!
hey guys i have a problem with too much brake dust building up on the rims, it seems like i was my rims every 4-5 days, what can cause this????.


all my other cars dont have that much brake dust build up!


what can i buy????


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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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brake dust is a fact of life when owning a mercedes, look here for tips to help with build-up
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Great timing on the post. Have my E500 for almost 2 weeks now and noticed the heavy build up. Thanks for the tips.

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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mbserb
hey guys i have a problem with too much brake dust building up on the rims, it seems like i was my rims every 4-5 days, what can cause this????.


all my other cars dont have that much brake dust build up!


what can i buy????


thnks
You can change to Porterfield pads and they have littles dust.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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brake dust!!!!!!!
changing the rotors and pads made a huge difference:

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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mbserb
hey guys i have a problem with too much brake dust building up on the rims, it seems like i was my rims every 4-5 days, what can cause this????.


all my other cars dont have that much brake dust build up!


what can i buy????


thnks
I use Zaino on my car, and I also apply it to my wheels. It does IMHO cut down on the amount of brake dust that collects on your wheels as well as make cleaning them that much easier. What ever you do though, you want to make sure you clean that stuff off as often as possible (at least once per week).
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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I had to replace the brake pads and rotors on my CLK500 at 28k miles. I replaced the stock pads with Pagid pads and they don't create half the brake dust the stock ones did. I thought Pagid was an OEM manufacturer but there was definately a difference in the amount of brake dust.
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So which ones are better, Porterfield or Pagid?
Or is it preference? My car before buying had them replaced so I am not due for a while.

Also I am from Jersey, so once winter rolls around I have to switch from my performance tires. Any suggestions?
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Zaino or a good wax is a great idea for your wheels. I'm a dork - I tend to clean my wheels ~ 4x per week. A quick rinse and spray with spray detailer and a mf cloth.
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I had to replace the brake pads and rotors on my CLK500 at 28k miles. I replaced the stock pads with Pagid pads and they don't create half the brake dust the stock ones did. I thought Pagid was an OEM manufacturer but there was definately a difference in the amount of brake dust.
I agree! At 25k miles, I replaced all 4 corners with Pagid that I found on autopartswarehouse.com.

After a couple of thousand miles now, much less brake dust !!
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dacollector,

what type of axxis did you get? I saw there were 3 kinds on their website. Let me know and about how much you paid for them. thanks.
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