Re: [MBZ] Ceramic brakes Wuz:This is bad

2015-08-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
There’s no special break-in process for ceramic pads that I know of. You bed them in just like you would a set of organic pads, and that’s it. I’ve used ceramic pads on the last three cars I’ve owned, and not only do they keep the wheels a lot cleaner, they last longer, too. I just bought a

Re: [MBZ] Ceramic brakes Wuz:This is bad

2015-08-08 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Are they free-range, renewable, ethically-produced pads? Not all organic is equal! --R On 8/8/15 1:02 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: FWIW: I have never had ceramic pads on an MB. ALL stop well, no problems with fade, etc with the cheap or midrange pads. The very cheapest pads are

Re: [MBZ] Ceramic brakes Wuz:This is bad

2015-08-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I think organic is a euphemism for ASBESTOS. On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Are they free-range, renewable, ethically-produced pads? Not all organic is equal! --R On 8/8/15 1:02 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: FWIW: I have

[MBZ] Ceramic brakes Wuz:This is bad

2015-08-07 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
DO you want or care about clean wheels? Ceramic will keep your wheels cleaner. I've had very good luck with cheap pads from oreely. They do make your wheels dirty. I just clean and paint the wheels every few years with a rattlecan. Unless you are driving on a race track, the cheap

[MBZ] Ceramic brakes Wuz:This is bad

2015-08-07 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
FWIW: I have never had ceramic pads on an MB. ALL stop well, no problems with fade, etc with the cheap or midrange pads. The very cheapest pads are ok, they just make your wheels dirtier. Midrange are a little less dirty for the wheels. OE on the MBs were organic or asbestos, depending on