Brake dust on wheels

Smokester · 07-19-2015, 05:47 PM

Have I lost my mind? I just washed my 228i M Sport for the first time (I only hand wash it). After 2 weeks and 800 miles there was absolutely no black on the wheels. This is my 4th BMW and all the others would have looked awful by now. Are the pads that different? Or do they just need to be broken in more?

RJS5689 · 07-19-2015, 05:56 PM

My M235 has the dustiest brake pads I've ever encountered. It amazes (and frustrates) me that they're this dusty.

Smokester · 07-19-2015, 06:04 PM

I did buy some wheel wax from the dealer for my X3. It does not prevent the buildup but it does come off much more easily. You only need to apply it maybe twice a year and I drive 30k a year.

mfourn20 · 07-19-2015, 07:46 PM

I believe they made low dust pads either standard or an option going forward after 2015. I could be mistaken though.

pikcachu · 07-19-2015, 08:08 PM

I don't think the 228 has the same brakes as the M235

tke743 · 07-19-2015, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mfourn20

I believe they made low dust pads either standard or an option going forward after 2015. I could be mistaken though.

2015 m235i here. Classic BMW brake dust.

MegaMatt3 · 07-19-2015, 08:50 PM

Orbit grey wheels FTW!

nike001 · 07-19-2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RJS5689

My M235 has the dustiest brake pads I've ever encountered. It amazes (and frustrates) me that they're this dusty.

That's BMW for you. For performance brakes, you'll get 'performance' dust. We just learn to live with it

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Originally Posted by tke743

2015 m235i here. Classic BMW brake dust.

Yep! It means we have good brakes

The orbit grey wheels do an excellent job of hiding it too (which was BMW's intentions).

F80_M · 07-19-2015, 10:16 PM

2015 m235i here and my brakes are dust whores

MrBimmerM235i · 07-19-2015, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MegaMatt3

Orbit grey wheels FTW!

Yup!

mfourn20 · 07-19-2015, 11:46 PM

You must have the new low dust pads. My 2014 M Sport 228 has TONS of dust.

Nahlem · 07-20-2015, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by YOLO89

2015 m235i here and my brakes are dust whores

HAHA You made me spill my morning coffee . That was funny.

Yes the amount of build up of brake dust is huge with the M235i never seen this much before. On any car i have driven. I guess you have to learn to live with it.

tccox · 07-20-2015, 06:22 AM

2014 228 Msport here. Absolutely worst car ever for brake dust. 10 times worse than my 128

Sportstick · 07-20-2015, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tccox

2014 228 Msport here. Absolutely worst car ever for brake dust. 10 times worse than my 128

If you don't have the blue MSport calipers, I believe Akebono makes EUR Series low dust pads for the 228i. Those of us with blue calipers have to wait a bit more. Excellent brake pads!

jstnstr · 07-20-2015, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by YOLO89

2015 m235i here and my brakes are dust whores

My M235i's brake pads are #2 prostitute in all of Kazakhstan.

aerostar · 07-20-2015, 07:17 AM

I had sports brakes on my WRX and the dust was nothing compared to the M235i...

I need to buy a sponge dedicated to my wheels everytime I wash my car. xD

alz0rz · 07-20-2015, 07:53 AM

Horrendous brake dust on the M235i.

Cyberdemon · 07-20-2015, 07:55 AM

If you have the 228 without the track package you don't have the Msport calipers with the more aggressive pads.

The lower end pads do not dust as much, the M sport ones like crazy. Black wheels FTW.

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Smokester New Member 1 Rep 29 Posts Drives: BMW 228i M Sport 6MT MG Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Annapolis area iTrader: (0)	Brake dust on wheels Have I lost my mind? I just washed my 228i M Sport for the first time (I only hand wash it). After 2 weeks and 800 miles there was absolutely no black on the wheels. This is my 4th BMW and all the others would have looked awful by now. Are the pads that different? Or do they just need to be broken in more?
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Smokester New Member 1 Rep 29 Posts Drives: BMW 228i M Sport 6MT MG Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Annapolis area iTrader: (0)	I did buy some wheel wax from the dealer for my X3. It does not prevent the buildup but it does come off much more easily. You only need to apply it maybe twice a year and I drive 30k a year.
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mfourn20 First Lieutenant 52 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 228i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Warwick, RI USA iTrader: (0)	I believe they made low dust pads either standard or an option going forward after 2015. I could be mistaken though.
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pikcachu Major General 1399 Rep 5,262 Posts Drives: M235i (F22 Red angel) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: undisclosed iTrader: (1)	I don't think the 228 has the same brakes as the M235
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RJS5689 Private 18 Rep 53 Posts Drives: M235i xDrive Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Westchester County, NY iTrader: (0)	My M235 has the dustiest brake pads I've ever encountered. It amazes (and frustrates) me that they're this dusty.
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tccox Captain 95 Rep 809 Posts Drives: 2014 228i Msport Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW 228I Msport [0.00]	2014 228 Msport here. Absolutely worst car ever for brake dust. 10 times worse than my 128 __________________ A peasant and proud of it Save The Manuals!!!
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aerostar Major 746 Rep 1,247 Posts Drives: 2018 F80 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I had sports brakes on my WRX and the dust was nothing compared to the M235i... I need to buy a sponge dedicated to my wheels everytime I wash my car. xD
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Cyberdemon Brigadier General 1538 Rep 3,331 Posts Drives: 2020 X5 40i, 2018 M3 Comp Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (3)	If you have the 228 without the track package you don't have the Msport calipers with the more aggressive pads. The lower end pads do not dust as much, the M sport ones like crazy. Black wheels FTW. __________________ Current: '20 X5, '18 M3 ZCP Previous: '11 E90 335i, '11 E90 M3, '16 VW GTI, '15 M235i, '13 335i, '08 TL-S, '00 Corvette
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