Brake Dust on 2007 X5?

[Advance The Man]

Almost all X5's I see have an inordinate amount of brake dust. Why is this, and will this be corrected on the new model? Doing a search shows only 4 threads on this problem.

[UCrewX5]

It likely won't change, although it's all purely speculation at this point.

[SuperGreg]

Originally Posted by El Jeffe

It likely won't change, although it's all purely speculation at this point.

[skarletknite]

big brakes, big stopping power on a big, heavy vehicle...not much u can do about the dust

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by skarletknite

big brakes, big stopping power on a big, heavy vehicle...not much u can do about the dust

yes there is.

Get ceramic brake pads.

[MichX5]

Exactly. Bit noisier but much less dust.

[lapeter]

Ceramic brakes are a $15,000 option on a Ferrari. Maybe BMW will make that available for that price- hahahaha

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by lapeter

Ceramic brakes are a $15,000 option on a Ferrari. Maybe BMW will make that available for that price- hahahaha

luckily ceramic pads for a non-exotic run more like $200 a set...

not that i know if these are any good, but here's an example

http://www.jdsperformance.com/Hawk.a...sall&qmodel=X5

[Coffeeman]

I put Axxis pads on my '05 X, and have been totally happy with them. NO DUST !

[phil47]

Many of us have switched to Axxis Deluxe brake pads...some (like me) did it with only a few thousand miles on the vehicle. They stop just as well as stock, there is no noise and there is VERY LITTLE DUST. It takes a month of driving to build up the same amount of crap on the wheels that only a few days would deliver from the stock pads. This really is a must have mod...