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From: Anne Onime on 30 Jul 2010 22:07 I bought a car with the "sports pack" including alloy wheels and slotted disc brakes. I have to wash the wheels every 2 weeks, as they become very dirty. Does this mean a) the brake pads are too soft? b) I drive like Lewis Hamilton?
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Jul 2010 22:48 On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:07:16 +0200, Anne Onime wrote: > I bought a car with the "sports pack" including alloy wheels > and slotted disc brakes. > I have to wash the wheels every 2 weeks, as they become > very dirty. Does this mean > a) the brake pads are too soft? > b) I drive like Lewis Hamilton? I'm betting it has to do with the Lewis Hamilton impersonation. Do the rotors get red hot when you hit the brakes? And if you really are a Japanese woman that knows about Hamilton and looks anything at all like this http://www.ask.ne.jp/~yua/WORKS/ANNE/yokoku.jpg I'll look at your brakes personally. BTW, what car is it? Some are more notorious from brake dust than others and can usually be remedied by changing to a different type of pad. Also, get some Dupont Teflon car wax and spread it liberally on the wheels. It will help keep the dust from sticking.
From: Scotty on 31 Jul 2010 00:13 "Anne Onime" <anonymous(a)rip.ax.lt> wrote in message news:c23ae63568b88c655c2b462aaaa2bfd0(a)rip.ax.lt... :I bought a car with the "sports pack" including alloy wheels : and slotted disc brakes. : I have to wash the wheels every 2 weeks, as they become : very dirty. Does this mean : a) the brake pads are too soft? : b) I drive like Lewis Hamilton? : Usually means you skimped on buying decent pads!
From: m6onz5a on 31 Jul 2010 03:05 On Jul 30, 10:07 pm, Anne Onime <anonym...(a)rip.ax.lt> wrote: > I bought a car with the "sports pack" including alloy wheels > and slotted disc brakes. > I have to wash the wheels every 2 weeks, as they become > very dirty. Does this mean > a) the brake pads are too soft? > b) I drive like Lewis Hamilton? Purchase some good ceramic pads and the brake dust should go away. They also make some wheel cleaner that repels dirt/dust/mud etc. I can't recall the name off hand though. Chas
From: Mat on 31 Jul 2010 03:41
On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:50 +1000, Scotty wrote: > > "Anne Onime" <anonymous(a)rip.ax.lt> wrote in message > news:c23ae63568b88c655c2b462aaaa2bfd0(a)rip.ax.lt... > :I bought a car with the "sports pack" including alloy wheels > : and slotted disc brakes. > : I have to wash the wheels every 2 weeks, as they become > : very dirty. Does this mean > : a) the brake pads are too soft? > : b) I drive like Lewis Hamilton? > : > > Usually means you skimped on buying decent pads! ALL pads leave a residue on the wheels! |