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Originally Posted by Army
Wow you move quick!
I'll post it again:-
MB fitted them for a reason - if you remove them you stand a greater chance of muck getting stuck between the disc and the pads - this can cause strange noises but it is most likely going to cause scoring on the disc - which then can promote uneven braking which is seen by most as a dangerous thing!
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This is all true!!
On my old 300D, the shields on the front started to crack around the mounting bolts.
I took them off at about 500k miles.
It didnt appear to have a negative impact in the next 300k miles, I did remove both though to keep it even.
If a piece of wire or a small stone was on the road & was flicked up, it could jam in the now exposed caliper/ pad region. This never happened to me.
It would be fair to say Army is right!!
We cant go making suggestions/recommendations that potentially could compromise the braking system on a car.
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