orrorin

Folks,

Have you noticed how the wheel rims on most bimmers turn black and dusty. Any idea why?? Ive seen this happen on many bimmers and it is very noticable. Never saw the rims get that bad on other cars.


Just curious,
THanx.

jayhawk815

The use of the term "wheel rims" is redundant, they mean the same thing. As far as I know, there should be no difference in the rate BMW wheels dirty to that of other cars. One possible theory might be heavier braking due to more aggresive driving resulting in more brake dust? I dunno just a thought.

ferrari527

i know what your talking about, i have the same thing on my G35. They have sport brake pads which are softer and produce alot more dust than out granny pads, lol jk

cM3go

Not sure what car you have tomhanx but my 2004 6MT TL makes brake dust like no other. After washing my car, the wheels get dark in just a day or two

ajNYHC

i like dark wheels, goes well with anthracite.

fsttyms1

its called brake dust, and some one who doest take alot of time to clean their car.

18anatak

BMW's are the worst. their brake pads just give out an insane amount of dust. I used to run a car wash, and believe me, BMW's are the worst. They do differ from other cars.

2003TLSNKC

My dad has a 740 and even with the kleen wheel option they sell ya when you get the car they still produce insane amounts of dust.

Mr Hyde

Having gone from my TL to a 540, there is an astronomical difference in Brake Dust, and I am a fanatic about keeping my car clean.

The pads on the BMW just produce way more dust than most other pads out there. One week with the BMW looks worse than 1 month with the Acura. It really does build up that quickly.