11-10-2020, 09:58 AM | #1 |
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How to Stop EXCESSIVE Brake dust
This ladies and gentlemen is the simplest thing you can do to your 8 series for significant improvement. Ceramic brake pads!
For the longest time I have driven bmws and always hated brake dust more than I hate paying for the car itself. I knew ceramic was an available option, but always ignored it due to reports of excessive noise. However, my M850i was awful with brake dust. After a 30 mile drive, my wheels became brown. This looked especially bad on gloss black. Rather than waste time aggressively cleaning wheels, I decided to look for a solution. Ordered a set of Dynamic Friction ceramic pads from rock auto for just under $100 front and back. After 80 miles of driving, my wheels are still glossy black showing minimal dust. Very subtle noise as well. Rather have that than gross wheels! Couldn't be happier with my decision. Cannot recommend this upgrade enough!! |
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Swapped to ceramic pads on my F10, and the improvement was immediately noticeable. Will likely do same on this car. After washing and backing it back into garage the first press of the brakes kicks off the orange dust! Extremely annoying after meticulously washing the car. ARRGH!! |
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11-10-2020, 09:53 PM | #3 |
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The only con is the initial bite, not as good as originals. I swapped for ceramics on my F86 and lost the initial bite the originals had, but again maybe it showed more on a heavy truck.
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11-11-2020, 09:15 PM | #4 |
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Ceramic Pads FTW!!! I've owned 4 Bimmers and this is always the first mod.
Sure they don't bite as hard but I will give that up each and every time to save my wheels from looking like they've been dipped in charcoal. |
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11-12-2020, 09:03 PM | #5 |
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Granted that I'm not anal (no offense meant whatsoever) regarding brake dust on the rims considering here in AZ I've got dust on the car literally a hour after it is washed. But I'm interested if what I'm reading states for $100 I can go ceramic. This begs the question and pardon the ignorance what is the difference between the BMW CCB option (not available on a M850i) and the aftermarket solution? Just curious for future potential purposes as if I can go after market at a near fraction of the cost why would I go with the factory CCB?
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11-12-2020, 09:45 PM | #6 |
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As an uneducated guess I say the factory one is the whole package with the carbon disks on all 4 corners as well as much better pads than the aftermarket ceramics. the dust is the bite and trust me when I tell you coming to a quick stop from 100 MPH, you need the bite.
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As for conventional vs ceramic pads, the price premium to be paid is usually minimum-medium depending on the brand/model. Another reason for going ceramic, next to the reduced brake dust would be the NOISE-LEVEL. They are supposedly, and according to many people's experience quieter than their counterparts. And we know how "ugly" it can be (I have experienced it with the Ferodo DS2500 pads) when approaching a traffic light in slow braking motion behind other cars and you receive all the attention due to your vehicle sounding like a FREIGHT TRAIN.... |
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11-29-2020, 11:01 PM | #10 |
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Anyone tried using compressed air to blast it off before it builds up?
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11-30-2020, 07:08 AM | #11 |
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I had them on my M6 and braking performance was at least 10-20% diminished. It is the compromise you live with for much reduced dust. On my M8 I went with the CCBs so good riddance to all of that.
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Tried these type of pads on another M car and nearly lost my sh1t. I brake late and hard. On circuits I'm threshold braking at 2 or 1. They aren't for everyone.
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