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Thanks much for the info on this. My wheels get pretty dirty, but ceramic coating makes it easier to clean. Will look into these when time for new pads.
Is it easy to change the pads? Looks like you just remove those two pins, pull that metal piece out and slide new pads out/in...and I guess remove that sensor wire? Any grease added? I've done a lot of pad/rotor replacements, but none like this. Too lazy to search YouTube. Thanks!
Is it easy to change the pads? Looks like you just remove those two pins, pull that metal piece out and slide new pads out/in...and I guess remove that sensor wire? Any grease added? I've done a lot of pad/rotor replacements, but none like this. Too lazy to search YouTube. Thanks!
~ you pretty much summerized it. this was a diy for me as well.
update... after a 125 mile drive today... the dust reduction was unreal.... almost zero dust!
Thank you fo this just called them as they have them for c43 also.
Pretty steep at 160 front 140 rear but worth it for no dust!
~ money well spent imo.
Fyi... there may appear to be some moderate brake dust once the new pads are first installed but it’s the remaining dusty pad debris in the rotor drilled holes.
I suggest heading to a ‘do it yourself’ quarter car wash with a spray wand and rinse the rotor holes well to remove the old dusty brake pad material. Turn the wheels 180 degrees to access the area under the caliper as well. Then the dust free journey begins.
It also doesn’t hurt to clean, remove any tar and wax the inside of the rims when the wheels are off for the pad install. This is the perfectionist coming out in me.
Fyi... there may appear to be some moderate brake dust once the new pads are first installed but it’s the remaining dusty pad debris in the rotor drilled holes.
I suggest heading to a ‘do it yourself’ quarter car wash with a spray wand and rinse the rotor holes well to remove the old dusty brake pad material. Turn the wheels 180 degrees to access the area under the caliper as well. Then the dust free journey begins.
It also doesn’t hurt to clean, remove any tar and wax the inside of the rims when the wheels are off for the pad install. This is the perfectionist coming out in me.
I am having mixed results with dust free brake pads on my GLC63. After 200 miles the front is doing great but the rear not so much. See pictures below.
Did you have the rotors cleaned before installing. If not a lot of brake dust residue builds up in the rotors holes and keeps coming out and makes it seem like they are no better
~ the ceramic pads should be the choice for the least brake dust.
I've had my Optimum OE's now for 3 months now replacing both fronts and rears at the same time and to me these brakes are 3x better than originals as far as brake consistency goes. Dust is almost non-existent. I've not tried the ceramics and I'm sure they work well too. I wouldn't mind anyone trying them and letting us know how they are.
~ the ceramic pads should be the choice for the least brake dust.
Andrew - How are the new ceramic pads wearing compared to the factory pads? Seems I've read that the AMG versions were going through rear factory pads rather quickly - like 7-10K miles.
Andrew - How are the new ceramic pads wearing compared to the factory pads? Seems I've read that the AMG versions were going through rear factory pads rather quickly - like 7-10K miles.
~ So far so good! I only have 1,900 miles on the vehicle (about 1,000 miles since install). I have ran these pads on many MB cars I’ve owned in the past and have gotten over 70,000 miles out of a set of these ceramic pads. Since they are made of a denser material (ceramic) they last much much longer thank any stock brake pad.
I got the optimum oe as thats what they recommended for oem replacement.
I saw that r1concepts thanked you for your above post so they must be active here. r1concepts, if you are reading this then why are the OE brakes cheaper than the ceramics on your site? Usually the ceramics cost more than regular pads. It's not an issue as I think that's great pricing, I just want to know which is truly better.
I really want very minimal brake dust as I am getting pretty annoyed with the dirt on my wheels. Power washed and waxed my truck the other day and no more than half a day of driving my wheels are brown again.
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Thanks!
