I know what you mean by Textar! I swear I can write my name on my front wheels after driving down the street! I am gentle on those brakes to, I bet I get 30k-40k around town miles out of them!

I wish I knew what pads the PO put on my SD. If I do not clean the front wheels for a month and they still look really clean! With the Textars I clean them 3-4 times a week. I ride the brakes hard on that car too! They must be ceramic or something because they do not bite like the brakes on the SDL do. You have to really put some foot into the pedal but once you do they come on strong.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

DG, stay with Textar brake pads and get a set of Kleen Wheels. If you drive conservatively you'll have no problems with overheating/warping the rotors. I have Kleen Wheels on the front wheels of our 4 MB autos and all is well.

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Fred Hoelzle