Update on dustless brake pads...

SpeedR · #1 04-09-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wagner

But you still had dust, my point is there is no such thing as a dustless pad. How big were your rotors?

You're right, there is no such thing as dustless pads. However, the ceramic compound pads made by Hawk, Axxis, EBC, and others produce considerable less dust. More importantly, the dust they do produce is light grey to white in color, not black like the organic OEM pads. So the dust does not show up on silver wheels.

The size of the rotors or the weight have little to do with amount of dust. The main differentiator is the pad material.

The reason I want to change the OEM pad is I don't want to clean my wheels every day. The black dust is visable within a few miles after cleaning.

Denalio · #2 04-09-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedR

You're right, there is no such thing as dustless pads. However, the ceramic compound pads made by Hawk, Axxis, EBC, and others produce considerable less dust. More importantly, the dust they do produce is light grey to white in color, not black like the organic OEM pads. So the dust does not show up on silver wheels.

The size of the rotors or the weight have little to do with amount of dust. The main differentiator is the pad material.

The reason I want to change the OEM pad is I don't want to clean my wheels every day. The black dust is visable within a few miles after cleaning.

In addition I believe the oem pad do have some iron in the compound and I think this is the culprit that is causing rust stains and marks on the aluminum running boards from the dusting of the pads that some forum members are have been experiencing.

JCL · #3 04-10-2008, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SpeedR

You're right, there is no such thing as dustless pads. However, the ceramic compound pads made by Hawk, Axxis, EBC, and others produce considerable less dust. More importantly, the dust they do produce is light grey to white in color, not black like the organic OEM pads. So the dust does not show up on silver wheels.

The size of the rotors or the weight have little to do with amount of dust. The main differentiator is the pad material.

The reason I want to change the OEM pad is I don't want to clean my wheels every day. The black dust is visable within a few miles after cleaning.

The frustrating thing is that organic pads don't have to be formulated to make the black dust, but BMW and others choose to use Carbon Black as a filler in the pads. It is only that fact which causes the annoying dust. Yes, carbon black does have decent thermal conductivity, but so do many other fillers.