Dustless non OEM 993TT Brad Pads?

[s8n]

Any downsides to going non porsche pads for my 993TT kit which gets installed in the coming few weeks??

I want a dustless pad because im sick of cleaning my darn wheels all the time... Something that doesnt comprimise performance.. I've heard Pagids are good??

I wont be doing track driving...

[DavidT]

Interesting question. I don't think you can get dustless pads. The porsche setup on my car with OEM porsche pads makes far more dust than the standard brake setup. Stops a lot better though [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

[s8n]

eeek definately dont want MORE dust... My wheels are dirty within a few km's of driving, drives me insane...

Want something that hardly makes dust, like the jap cars...

[JohnW]

I use OEM pads in my Porsche.
Pagid pads squeal like nothing else, and Pagid greens actually give more dust, just finer in my experience.

As for pagid reds, well, I find them too hard for casual road driving, but superb for track work (I swap them in before a track day and out again afterwards).

HTH.

Cheers,
John.

[s8n]

Ok, so we rule them out..

Is there anything else?? [img]images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[DuncS3]

EBC Green Stuffs.

They are about £83 + VAT here in the UK.

I was offered them by www.porscheshop.co.uk whilst searching for replacement pads. I went for the OEM pads though as they were cheaper, and I have been pleased with their performance (but yes more dust than standard Audi brake pads)

Dunc [img]images/graemlins/s3addict.gif[/img]

[s8n]

Dunc, any idea how dustless the EBC's are??

IVe seen EBC Red/Green on standard S3 rotors and they are more dusty than standard..

[DavidT]

You are fighting a tough battle there. S3's are heavy (all modern cars are) and you are looking at upgraded brakes which will stop better but create more dust as a result.

Dust is what pads end up as.

Have you tried Bushy's wheel wax [img]images/graemlins/033102bigblink_1_prv.gif[/img]

[s8n]

Ill try some liquid wax on my wheels/brakes from now on (when the porkas go on) but still , the less dusr the better!!

I had ugpraded brakes in a jap car, had no dust whatsoever [img]images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[DavidT]

Ill try some liquid wax on my wheels/brakes from now on

Do NOT put anything on brake pads/discs apart from water.

The wheel wax is a sort of high temp polish for wheels only. It does reduce dust a little because it cannot stick as easily to them.

[s8n]

I meant the calipers ill put it on [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[sitas3]

I meant the calipers ill put it on [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

i wouldn't even do that. Dust is something you've got to live with i'm afraid. My porsche ones are forever filthy..

BTW i had EBC greenstuffs on my grooved S3 discs and whilst they were relatively dust-less, the pads 'ATE' my discs (or was that my driving [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img])

[s8n]

the pads did what to your discs [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]