G35 Excessive Brake Dust on Front Wheels

[Rocco]

Do you drive a G35 (Sedan or Coupe)? Do you have excessive brake dust on the front wheels? I do, and I'm just wondering if this is normal?
Is there anything I can do to reduce this? (besides driving less often!)

[donaldtin]

this is normal as the front wheels do more braking than rear, so your front will always have more brake dust than the rear, same as BMW cars.

i drive a mazda 3, and mazda's solution is to use harder front brake pads, which leaves almost no brake dust, but the rear is regular, which is full of it! i think you can chnage it to a harder pad and eliminate the problem, but there may be trade off with worse braking performance.

[Evil Techie]

you could also use sealant and glaze to protect the wheels so brake dusts come off much easier and not stick on them

[T-DOT]

Ceramic Brake Pads FTW!

[FD3S]

yes alot of lux sedan, coupes, sportscars have very heavy break dust,

get some different pads that provide lower dust.

and you will see a big difference.

I recommend Hawk HPS pads.....

Good luck.

[TenzoR]

I like my Akebono ProACT pads, virtually no brake dust

[Polaren]

yes alot of lux sedan, coupes, sportscars have very heavy break dust,

get some different pads that provide lower dust.

and you will see a big difference.

I recommend Hawk HPS pads.....

Good luck.

+1 for Hawk pads

[Rocco]

Thanks everyone for your input.
Does the Hawk HPS conform to OEM. Also do you know if all Infinity dealers install this pad, or do I have to go to another shop. Do you know of any shops in the Mississauga area?
Thanks again!

[PCDawg]

Thanks everyone for your input.
Does the Hawk HPS conform to OEM. Also do you know if all Infinity dealers install this pad, or do I have to go to another shop. Do you know of any shops in the Mississauga area?
Thanks again!

Yes, HAwk HPS pads have oem applications for each manufacturer. Perfect fitment.

Misconception about Hawk pads about them not dusting. I've used Hawk HPS and Hawk Ceramic pads. They both dust, but with ceramic tey dont dust as much as HPS.

[Polaren]

Yes, HAwk HPS pads have oem applications for each manufacturer. Perfect fitment.

Misconception about Hawk pads about them not dusting. I've used Hawk HPS and Hawk Ceramic pads. They both dust, but with ceramic tey dont dust as much as HPS.

There will always be brake dust, it is just something you can't avoid, but you can minimize. All pads will create some sort of dust..unless you get those new stone or diamond brake pads

[PCDawg]

There will always be brake dust, it is just something you can't avoid, but you can minimize. All pads will create some sort of dust..unless you get those new stone or diamond brake pads

True, but my OEm pads didnt dust as much of these aftermarket pads. But thats how it is when you get more aggressive pads that bite down harder.

[KorruptioN]

Isn't brake dust partially caused by driving habits?

[woodstock827]

Isn't brake dust partially caused by driving habits?

If your driving habit is to never use the brake, then yes.

[ES_Revenge]

Isn't brake dust partially caused by driving habits?

Yeah and also cleaning habits, lol. A great way to minimise the dust on your wheels is to clean them more often...

I often see higher end cars driving around that have tons of dust on the front wheels, and it's easy to see that it's simply because the owners are too lazy to clean their wheels often enough.

Hard continuous braking or excessive use of the brakes in general (which is what most people love to do--press the brakes for no reason ) will certainly cause more break wear and, of course, more dust. So use the brakes less, get less dust.

You can get pads that are "low dusting" but be careful before buying such pads because pretty much all pads use that as some kind of buzzword nowadays--no matter how much dust they really put out, they all say "low dust" Kinda like buying a used car from a used car salesperson--no car on a used car lot has ever been in an accident, lol.

Buying lower dust pads is great when the time comes to replace the pads but I wouldn't just replace perfectly good pads before the time has come. Instead do the above things--brake less and clean your wheels more often

[brendonp]

Do you drive a G35 (Sedan or Coupe)? Do you have excessive brake dust on the front wheels? I do, and I'm just wondering if this is normal?
Is there anything I can do to reduce this? (besides driving less often!)

This is a common problem brought up on most of the BMW boards that I frequent. Hawk Ceremic and others mentioned here are also mentioned there; however the general consensus (for BMW anyway) seems to be that OEMs are the dirtiest, but also share the lead for stopping power - while several other makes seem to stop you as well, there is no clear winner for stopping distance over OEM (ie, reducing dust + improved performance doesn't seem to exist (at least by just replacing pads )... take it for what it's worth, but I use Axxis Deluxe pads, and I've noticed a significant reduction in brake dust, but the initial bite isn't a great as with the OEMs.

Brendon