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Old 11-09-2009, 09:40 PM
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I wash my 214's once a week. I find using a wheel wax every couple of months makes maintaining the wheels easier.
same here nearly once a week... you just get used to it. Just like wiping off the soot from the rear aero kit.
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Old 11-09-2009, 10:21 PM
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I'm going to use a product called Nanolex Rim Sealant on my new rims prior to putting them on .. it's sposed to be the bees knees to allow brake dust to be removed easily...
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Old 11-09-2009, 10:30 PM
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I'm going to use a product called Nanolex Rim Sealant on my new rims prior to putting them on .. it's sposed to be the bees knees to allow brake dust to be removed easily...
I tried spraying Rain-x on the wheels. They still collected dust but seemed to clean off much easier.
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No improvements at all, and I should know. I owned an '03 e53, and now own an '08 e70.

You want BMW brakes, you must deal with BMW brake dust.
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Old 11-10-2009, 08:08 AM
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No improvements at all, and I should know. I owned an '03 e53, and now own an '08 e70.

You want BMW brakes, you must deal with BMW brake dust.


http://www.xoutpost.com/off-topic/lo...mw-brakes.html

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Old 11-10-2009, 09:24 AM
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great story. glad all turned out ok. according to Dave at Zeckhausen racing, the pads I bought have identical grip as bmw pads... i trust the man, this is 5th set of pads i am buying from him for various vehicles.
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BMW pads are rotors are soft for such reasons...
Have ran low dust pads from Zeck, and while the dust is considerably lower than OEM, I did not like how the pads were when cold IMO. YMMV and given the options again....I'm back onto dusty dirty pads...
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just get gun metal rims haha
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Old 11-10-2009, 12:53 PM
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just get gun metal rims haha
true but they'll eventually black out too. Thinking about this for my next set.
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