Bendix Pads And Brake Dust

[Gazzilla]

Got some New Bendix Pads fitted to the front of my ride about 3 months ago, by a reputable business, which i will refrain from naming. I find that these pads squel a hell of a lot, to the point where it has become irratating. and they spew huge amounts of brake Dust, by the end of the week my wheels are covered in this filth which is a pain to wash off everyweek.

Is anyone else experiencing this type of wear and noise with Bendix pads? as im really considering getting rid of them.

[evil_weevil]

yeah mine give off alot of dust (a shitload more at the track!) however dont have much squeal?

I painted my rims black so it minimises the dirty look

[ali-turko]

i had the squeling problem and i just bought some crc no noise or something like that and stoped the noise

[WTF-33R]

The dust is normal for Ultimates, try using the General CT's by bendix not a performance pad but for commuting purposes its dust free.

[Duncan]

yeah ultimates are dusty, thats the price you pay for good brake pads. if you want somethign undusty that doesnt stop the car when you push it a bit try bendix standard or similar

[alexk]

I have the EBC redstuff pads and are basically no dust & no squeal.. but after a short while they don't bite very well when cold

[sam5709]

i use bendix ultimates front and rear, i find that on occasions there is a bit of a squeal but thats nothing compared to the brake dust it leaves, within about 2-3 days my chrome rims are bleck

[Sandeep]

haven't tried the ultimates, heard that they're rotor eaters... i'm currently on ebc green which i think are pretty good but have new ferodo DS2500's waiting to go in which are supposed to be very good. bit pricey though, double what you'll pay for the ultimates but no comparison as far as braking performance goes.

[Gazzilla]

i use bendix ultimates front and rear, i find that on occasions there is a bit of a squeal but thats nothing compared to the brake dust it leaves, within about 2-3 days my chrome rims are bleck

thanks for the feedback fellas. ill try to deal with the dust, and also get my hands on that no squeks stuff..

kinda funny short story. one of my auntie's saw my car about a month ago when my wheels were covered in brake dust. then two weeks after she came around again, when my wheels were clean. and she said " Wow.. love the new Mags you bought, they look great".. explaining to her that I've had them the whole time was funny...

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[gslrallysport]

QFM HPX FTW! Better performance than Ultimates, whilst still being very low dust and rotor wear...

[WTF-33R]

Bit O.T but has anybody tried the new Bendix Street Road Track Pads? I'm keen to give then a whirl any body got any feedback on it?

[RBwhatever]

QFM HPX FTW! Better performance than Ultimates, whilst still being very low dust and rotor wear...

Where do you get them from and how much?

I have ultimates. They're pretty dirty pads, but like evil weevil I have black rims so it doesn't bother me. And squeal comes and goes, it squeals on rare occasions for me. It seems to be different from car to car as for the amount of squeal.

Overall I'm happy with them and their performance for a road car, even though they have their downsides, they were dirt cheap.

Edited November 16, 2007 by KeyMaker

[gslrallysport]

Where do you get them from and how much?

$75. I'm a QFM Stockist (as well as Bendix, EBC, RDA, Ferodo, Protex etc.), and I'd take QFM over any of them...

PM me, or checkout www.gslrallysport.com if you're interested.

Edited November 16, 2007 by jetpilot1986

[75coupe]

I've been using Prime brake pads really cheap pad $90 all round, no dust problems no squeal problems and I give them a real bashing... was using ultimates at $200 all round, got sick of them real quick... and I honestly can't see these prime pads as being bad at all... They have been on for 3months, I must admit I haven't been driving as much but They seem fine...

cheap usually sucks... but not these, I didn't think they would be much chop but since they are only $90 for both front and rear I thought they are worth a go... very surprised, I wouldn't use them for track though I have another setup for those days, but do take them on rather harsh midnight runs...