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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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I have a 2005 996 C4S and am tired of washing off the brake dust after every drive of 20 miles or more. I am thinking of putting on PCCB to get rid of the dust. Anyone have an opinion or another solution. I do not track race, the car is a daily driver when it is not raining. Since I am in Seattle, that is about 80 days a year.
 
Old Jul 25, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Have you checked the price of the PCCB upgrade??

I could hire someone to wash my wheels twice a week for the next 10 years for what it cost.
 

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Have you checked the price of the PCCB upgrade??

I could hire someone to wash my wheels twice a week for the next 10 years for what it cost.

+1.... lots of guys take their pccb off and put on steel rotors. Wax your wheels, get darker wheels, or change your pads..... all of them will be way cheaper.
 
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try change pads. Not a hard job to DIY.

pads do make a difference in dust dept.

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Originally Posted by datkins
I have a 2005 996 C4S and am tired of washing off the brake dust after every drive of 20 miles or more. I am thinking of putting on PCCB to get rid of the dust. Anyone have an opinion or another solution. I do not track race, the car is a daily driver when it is not raining. Since I am in Seattle, that is about 80 days a year.
I have the same car and model year and found that using a wheels polish ( I use Meguiar) cuts down on the amount of brake dust considerably. I just wash the car weekly and that's it.
 
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All nice suggestions, does anyone have a link to the pads that I should look for? Also is there only one wheel polish or others to look for. I have not driven it in 10 days so I am looking for a good solution.
 
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your dust issues will be over, install these.

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brake...+Pads&cat=Pads

not for track use.
 
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