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: > >> F

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 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 se