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05-02-2003, 12:43 PM
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Brake dust on wheels.. How long....
How long before your wheels get dusty? I just washed my car four days ago and the wheels look like somebody threw graphite at them! And that's with 99% highway driving!! I'm using OEM pads and don't really want to go to a 'hard' pad, but I don't want to clean wheels every four days either!
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05-02-2003, 12:53 PM
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Mine do the same. I usually wipe them off every day. I put on about 3-4 coats of wax and that seems to make them a little easier to wipe off.
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05-02-2003, 03:40 PM
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LOL.........Mine get dust as soon as I get to the bottom of the driveway!!
 I hate MB pads, in all seriousness my wheels get dirty with just a couple of stops at a light. I also wipe my wheels after every drive, if I don't I notice the dust embeds itself in the chrome. 
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05-02-2003, 04:08 PM
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The answer to all your problems is called Mintex Red Box pads.
Best pads I've ever had, stop on a dime, no dust, kind to the rotors, great life.  Or, you could continue to be a slave to your wheels. 
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05-02-2003, 04:52 PM
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Tried some after market pads and they squealed like a pig!!!
Manny How do the Mintex Red Box do on wear and squeal? Yal How do the PBR/Axxis delux do additionally? Captain What you need is P21S wheel cleaner, I have own Mercedes for 23 years and never tried the P21S untill last month. I was amazed at how quickly and well the P21S worked. Spray it on, Use the sponge and rinse it off and the wheel is done completely. http://www.premiumautocare.com/p21s.html Dave
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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990 1980 240D, owned 1990-1992 1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993 1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004 1999 E300, owned 1999-2003 1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD 1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995 1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons) 1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004 2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver 1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold) 2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car
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05-02-2003, 05:17 PM
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05-02-2003, 06:03 PM
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I think the ATE pads are great.
They stop a fairly heavy car pretty quickly. Not much fade either - at least in my type of driving. The scariest brake situation I ever had was in a late 80's Chrysler product rental car. 5th Avenue? We decided to drive to the top of Beverly Hills, CA. and look around. On the way down, the fade was so bad I could only slow the car with both feet on the brake pedal. I had to slew the car onto a cross-hill street about four times on the way down to let the brakes cool. I love the trace of brake powder in the morning. It looks like - - QUALITY.  Ken300D
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05-03-2003, 01:03 AM
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Ya I get it too and I have the worst wheel design from MB for cleaning.........the 15hole w126 rim
Sometimes I dont bother but it never gets baked on.
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05-07-2003, 01:49 PM
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I'm a SLAVE to my wheels. When there looking there best after a cleaning and polish, they MUST be wiped off next day. Even the same day they start showing the brake pad toilet droppings.
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05-07-2003, 04:46 PM
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All of my MBs have chrome rims, so wiping off brake dust is easy.
And any or all of the MBs that have been driven on a particular day get the wheels wiped off before retiring for the night. Noticable brake dust will accumulate even on a short trip. Very visible on chrome wheels!  A slight grey tint.I'd rather keep up with it than watch the black ooze streaming down my driveway when I hand wash! After I finish doing one of the vehicles, I have to spend another ten minutes hosing the brake dust residue off the driveway...what a pain!
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05-07-2003, 04:58 PM
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05-09-2003, 04:13 PM
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05-09-2003, 04:25 PM
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Flash Gordon
Try this: www.germanautoparts.com They're right in your backyard. They also go under the name Adirondack Auto Brokers.
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06-01-2003, 03:40 PM
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OEM SUX!
I just put on Porterfield RS-4 street compound 'Carbon/Kevlars' on my '96 C36 to rid my car of the dust 'fiasco'. Alot of Bimmer/ Audi guys swear by 'em so I gave 'em a shot. I paid $119 for the fronts. So far after 3 slow down break in cycles of standing on them to heat cycle them & face them to the rotors I only have 'slight' dust!!!! They grab like a bulldog too! The front of my car dives earlier now & these pads seem to work a little better after driveng them for a couple of minutes. I think they are really cool so far. Worth every penny IMO. They came via fed-ex in 5 days. My dust covers are now calling the dumpster home! here is the link....................................www.porterfield-brakes.com They promise WAY lower dust than OE MB padz when you ask 'em.
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