I've got the shields on my 300D and it DOES seem to keep the dust off the rims. I disagree with Joe-1. I have had them on for awhile now and my brakes haven't squealed yet. Maybe its quite a number of factors as to whether they will be good or not. I just replaced my front pads today and there wasn't an excessive buildup of dust on the wheel or the brake components.

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FrankieZ
84 500SEL EURO 87K
85 300D 267K (and still goin' strong)

[This message has been edited by fz500sel (edited 07-07-2000).]