anyone have a clue what to do to lessen the amount of front brake dust on this coupe? if i clean them in the morning, by the time i get back home, the wheels are filthy again

 

Have you tried Wheel Wax?

Let me guess...Brembos? I've got an '05 MT and I haven't had any brake dust issues yet (nock on wood).

Curt

 

Correct. Us 05 owners are blessed with really good brakes, right up there with the Brembos. Yes, I know this will most likely start the "I have Brembo's and you don't so you are Jealous!" routine again. So far, the '05's stops just as good as the Brembos, but with less brake dust and high maintenance costs. Yes, I wouldn't mind having the Brembos on the 05 but so far, I haven't seen a need for the Brembos. I don't track my car so the 05's are fine.

So, to answer your questions, I have seen alot of Brembos owners complain about the dust. To prevent them? You wanna trade? I don't mind brake dusts

 

I was simply amazed at the lack of brake dust on my '05, especially compared to some of my other performance cars. On the other hand I would imagine that you get better braking with softer pads which will throw off a lot of brake dust.

 

Also noticed the problem. And there is no way around it, other than not using the brakes. You can downshift whenever you can, but you always gonna have brake dust. I noticed that if you don't let it build up too much, you can easily wipe it with a dry cloth without washing. Have an old t-shirt in your trunk and just wipe the wheels whenever the dust starts bothering you. Be glad you have one of the best brakes in the world and don't stress too much, is my advice. Good luck.

 

Another vote that the 05 brakes are awesome when it comes to brake dust...or lack thereof

 

if you have brembos.. best thing would be to swap out pads.. try some hawks or project mu's i have the NS pads a little more squeal but nowhere near as much brake dust.

 

https://g35driver.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=brake

or better yet

http://poorboysworld.com/wheel-sealant.htm

both work very well.

My car has horrible brake dust too, that wheel sealant I linked probably eliminates 80% of it from sticking.

 

One more vote, having owned an '04 and an '05, the brake dust problem is gone on the '05, even after a week, my wheels are still clean, my '04 was like importroller said "if i clean them in the morning, by the time i get back home, the wheels are filthy again", night and day difference! Plus the brakes are not grabby! Oh, Curt G, the dust problem was evident right away on the '04!

 

My '03.5 Sedan definately suffers from the brake dust issue. Wax your wheels. It makes them easier to clean, and helps keep the brake dust from eating away at the finish if you don't wipe it off in a timely fashion.

 

no brembos. so i guess i need new pads and rotors of better material

 

Well, so much for my theory it was a Brembo. Too bad, if it were the Brembo's, I wouldn't feel bad for you

 

i thought all with the performance package had brembos, but this is just regular black looking calipers, not the gold and red brembo setup

 

black looking calipers??

 

Black color Calipers? Man, they are silver. You must have some seriouos brake dust to turn them black! :-P You are correct that the Brembos are gold color. They were available in the 03-04 Coupe 6MT. I'm not sure if they were available in other models but they weren't offered at all in the 05 or 06 Models.