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Old 11-05-2006, 01:44 PM
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Brake Dust on 2007 X5?

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.
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Old 11-05-2006, 02:08 PM
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It likely won't change, although it's all purely speculation at this point.
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Old 11-05-2006, 03:29 PM
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It likely won't change, although it's all purely speculation at this point.
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Old 11-05-2006, 04:00 PM
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big brakes, big stopping power on a big, heavy vehicle...not much u can do about the dust
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Old 11-05-2006, 05:16 PM
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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.
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Exactly. Bit noisier but much less dust.
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Old 11-05-2006, 10:58 PM
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Ceramic brakes are a $15,000 option on a Ferrari. Maybe BMW will make that available for that price- hahahaha
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Anyone know why it appears the X5 has more than usual? None of my current vehicles have anywhere near the amount that I see on the X.
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:13 AM
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With as well as a BMW stops, I'll take the brake dust any day. Seriously doubt that the E70 will have any less dust, probably more if it uses larger brakes.
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Old 11-06-2006, 08:54 PM
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This question was asked a while back at a BMWCCA meet at BMW NA HQ....and simply said, we have 'dusty' pads because the material they use is much less prone to noise (compared to the material used in Europe), and the material is also very soft so that it will not warp the brake rotors or wear them down. Unfortunately the result of this is that we have a lot of brake dust.

There are a lot of aftermarket pads out there that have a lot less brake dust and work just as well, and I haven't heard of any issues with warped rotors using aftermarket pads....so all I can tell you is what we were told from BMW NA. Regardless, the brakes on these trucks work very very well....and more likely your problem will be watching the guy behind you almost rear end you when you have to do a panic stop on the highway because you stopped much sooner than he did.
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