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what other options have people tried that will cut down on the dust and keep as close to OEM feel as possible? I'm not trying to get a million miles of usage.. just excellent braking without all the black wheels.
Brakeworld has front (HCD2191A) and rear (HCD2047) ceramic options for the W213 E63S. I wrote to them in Aug 2018 and they said "we haven't updated our website yet". Appears they still haven't...
Carbotech makes low dusting pads, alas they don't have them for the W213.
Guys from a C-tech broke off and started another company called G-Loc brakes. Www.g-locbrakes.com
They can make pads for any car or truck including this one. Just call and ask for Danny or send him an email thru his address on the website.
Last edited by zoomzoom22; 05-09-2019 at 09:25 AM.
Audi R8, Alfa Romeo Quad, 991tt,cls550, 997tt, 85 Carrera
I put ceramic brake pads on and noticed at best a 50% reduction in brake dust. They truly do not eliminate brake dust and I still have to clean the wheels to remove the brake dust with every washing. Do not confuse ceramic brake pads as a substitute for a full ceramic braking system.
+1. I put them on my Jeep Wrangler and noticed the same thing. Also noticed a slight reduction in braking performance. Wish I’d have stayed with the factory pads on the Jeep.
I had gone down the wormhole of other pads for my GL63 … but at the end of the day, the performance was worth more to me than the dust.... But on this E63, it is a whole another league in dust!
Thank goodness I went with the CCB option - zero brake dust
Is it really zero dust? I saw one at cars and coffee and the wheels were dirty as heck. Of course it could just be neglected. Legitimately curious as I’ve never owned a car with CCBs. Issue for me would not be buy in, rather replacement cost. An M5 owner was quoted $18k+ for replacement of 4 rotors and pads. That just seems too steep for a wear and tear item, and I do get they last longer than steel but understand they will need replacement especially if you go to the track once in a while.
As as an aside, just did some deep clean on my SUV and wagon and got me some shiny wheels. Both had ridiculous amounts of dust. I”ve found the product “Iron X” to be incredible.
If the CCBs are zero dust, they're close enough that I don't notice anything on the wheels between washings and nothing when I do wash the car.
I have some pictures of my wheels with the yellow calipers somewhere, but I don't think any will show dirt or brake dust.
i can confirm this. CCB = zero (noticeable) dust. i’m on my second car with them, and never going back to steel/regular compound.
as for replacement cost, the CCB rotors will last approximately 100,000 miles, within which an average driver will have gone through two sets of steel rotors. i am planning to run the car for a long time, so it was a no-brainer for me. and if you swap cars a lot, you may never need to do your rotors at all.
The problem with CCB that most people haven’t realized is how it can negatively affect the cars value in the used market. If you plan to own the car long term, the CCB replacement cost can effectively total out your car. So if you’re trying to sell it at this point, no one in there right mind will want to buy it (however, there are a lot of stupid buyers). If you’re leasing or only owning short term, not an issue.
I would think though (maybe wrongly) that as time goes by CCB replacement rotors would come down in price. Seems like the manufacturing cost has got to drop as production volumes increase (Wright's model).
So in 8 to 10 years when I have 100,000 miles on the car the parts should be considerably less expensive.
05-08-2019, 08:12 AM
