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Originally Posted by tjts1
I don't get the whole low dust/no dust obsession. I would rather stop than worry about brake dust.
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Some of us have wheels we'd like to keep clean.
When I had stock 14" Bundts on my w123 I did not care much about what brake pads to use since they needed restoration. But I have upgraded to the 15" versions so I also went with ceramic pads.
I've had very good service from Akebono ceramic pads on the w123 and w124. Great stopping power, very minimal (if at all) brake dust and lasts a good while. I'm almost on my second year with these pads and so far it's been great. Brake feel is very good (I've tried Bendix before, they had a different feel).
My w123 used to have warped front rotors, they would eat up the brake pads. Replaced the rotors and pads at the same time (with the Akebonos) and all has been great since.
Perhaps the rotors in this case were warped previously and has caused the pads to wear out prematurely.