Brake dust (Jap car vs Conti car)
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I dont know if you guys have realised this but it seems to me that conti car produces much more brake dust that jap cars... This is actually quite evident on the roads... just look at the rims of the cars... usually conti cars have dirtier rims, unless the owner washes it regularly lah...
My dad has a conti car and i had to wash the rims every week... once during servicing, i asked the mechanic about this "problem" and he said that conti cars uses a different kind of brake pad as compared to jap cars, hence the difference in the amount of brake dust produced... Even though it produces more brake dust, it offers more efficient braking...
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yep pretty much so.
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Mechanic has the most experience, why would he lie?
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Maybe he lied because he dont wanna say "I dont know the answer to your question."Originally posted by ditzy:Mechanic has the most experience, why would he lie?
wahahahahahahaha
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ya. i wash my car once a week. it become dirty 2-3 days later after washing. so everytime i have a hard time washing the sport rims. very sian sia.
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Yea I understand how you feel man... So hard to wash and yet it gets dirty so easily... But I still wash weekly cos I cant stand dirty rims... makes the car look so old and unwanted... hahahahaOriginally posted by shin-kyo:ya. i wash my car once a week. it become dirty 2-3 days later after washing. so everytime i have a hard time washing the sport rims. very sian sia.
There are the commercial types of rims cleaner... the spray-on-hose-off type but it doesnt work very well lah.... and too expensive to use every week also... so bo bian, got to use soap and sponge... handwash...
Some bros actually recommended changing the brake pads to a different kind, but i dunno how that would affect the braking performance lah... -
how bout change ur rims to a 5 spoke one... or as little spokes as possible??Originally posted by freakass:Yea I understand how you feel man... So hard to wash and yet it gets dirty so easily... But I still wash weekly cos I cant stand dirty rims... makes the car look so old and unwanted... hahahaha
There are the commercial types of rims cleaner... the spray-on-hose-off type but it doesnt work very well lah.... and too expensive to use every week also... so bo bian, got to use soap and sponge... handwash...
Some bros actually recommended changing the brake pads to a different kind, but i dunno how that would affect the braking performance lah...
tt wld make cleaning ur rims easier...
ur father's car the rims are multispoke now?? -
ya. cant stand it also. like.. so dirty. omg. haha. change brake pads got use meh?Originally posted by freakass:Yea I understand how you feel man... So hard to wash and yet it gets dirty so easily... But I still wash weekly cos I cant stand dirty rims... makes the car look so old and unwanted... hahahaha
There are the commercial types of rims cleaner... the spray-on-hose-off type but it doesnt work very well lah.... and too expensive to use every week also... so bo bian, got to use soap and sponge... handwash...
Some bros actually recommended changing the brake pads to a different kind, but i dunno how that would affect the braking performance lah... -
i can't stand it too.. so irritating.. after every trip dirty again.
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ya. sometimes i wash in the morning, and at nite can see some dust already.Originally posted by Vigelic:i can't stand it too.. so irritating.. after every trip dirty again. -
All change to jap cars!! then no problem with brake dust liao!!
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apparently, jap cars suffer from this problem too.. yep.. changing to tht kind of brake pads help.. but dunno la.. nv try b4..
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Jap cars have this "problem" too but not as serious...Originally posted by KLZW:apparently, jap cars suffer from this problem too.. yep.. changing to tht kind of brake pads help.. but dunno la.. nv try b4.. -
Oh his car has got 5 spokes sports rims... If it's those with intricate designs, I would have given up washing them long time ago... hahahaOriginally posted by n0x:how bout change ur rims to a 5 spoke one... or as little spokes as possible??
tt wld make cleaning ur rims easier...
ur father's car the rims are multispoke now?? -
is it fine to clean the rims with jeef?(how to spell)
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You mean JIF? Now it's called CIF liao...Originally posted by WhamBamTyMam:is it fine to clean the rims with jeef?(how to spell)
My answer to your question is no.... This soap has very mild abrasive function... it will leave very minor scratches on your rims, causing them to lose their shine... -
Change all 4 brakes to drum.
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Fwah! Best solution!Originally posted by ditzy:Change all 4 brakes to drum. -
and one more thing... does long term exposure to breake dust cause health problems?? i mean serious...
how bout paying someone to wash ur car..... -
How often do you breathe in brake dust?Originally posted by n0x:and one more thing... does long term exposure to breake dust cause health problems?? i mean serious...
how bout paying someone to wash ur car..... Do you like placing your face near the brakes of your car after a leisurely drive? -
It's better to have some dirty rims than having all the brake dust trapped inside and fouling up your brakes though. You guys mightn't have seen how dirty cars elsewhere get when driving through snow.
Oh, brake linings are made from abestos, and long-term exposure to that is hazardous. By that I mean having a regular faceful of it from opening the clutch housing or brake drums.
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wah... that means everytime i service brakes for a car, that's equivalent to what... minus how many days of my lifespan ah?Originally posted by n0x:and one more thing... does long term exposure to breake dust cause health problems?? i mean serious...
how bout paying someone to wash ur car.....
one of my colleagues suggested to me, to apply wax/polish your rims. in that way not only yr rims will SHINE, the dust won't stick that much to the rims as well. dunno can apply to my steel rims or not :p -
abestos has been banned in brake pads long time ago, that's why if you compare today's brake pads to the ones in the past, today's ones are nosier and produce more brake squealing sound due to the different metal compound found inside it. Saab was the first manufacturer to produce abestos-free brake pads, way back in 1983Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Oh, brake linings are made from abestos, and long-term exposure to that is hazardous. By that I mean having a regular faceful of it from opening the clutch housing or brake drums. -
Woah...looks like I need to update myself then. Let's see what friction linings do these days...
Originally posted by tomsss:abestos has been banned in brake pads long time ago, that's why if you compare today's brake pads to the ones in the past, today's ones are nosier and produce more brake squealing sound due to the different metal compound found inside it. Saab was the first manufacturer to produce abestos-free brake pads, way back in 1983 -
i breathe it almost everydayOriginally posted by ditzy:How often do you breathe in brake dust? Do you like placing your face near the brakes of your car after a leisurely drive?