gk1

The brake dust on this S4 is the worst of any Audi I've ever had. I guess the rumor of an updated (possibly ceramic) pad for the 2012s was unfounded. I'm going to try the well reviewed armor-all wheel protectant. It claims to last a month...wheel see.

Pyro451

I have had good luck with the Armor All for about three weeks. By the fourth week, some brake dust is visible. The spray goes on easily. One can will protect the peelers roughly twice.

I tried a "professional" nanosealant and had terrible results. What a huge waste of $.

windyctyaudi

+1 for that armor all wheel protectant, works great got 2 weeks out of it including driving 18 miles on a dirt road out to the grand canyon skywalk

Ynnekdude

Agreed. I have used multiple wheel protectants (Swissvax and Prima) and Armor-All has performed the best. Despite the brand generally being crap, they hit the nail right on the head with this one.

Make sure the wheel is dry and cleaned to perfection before applying it. It will make the next cleaning easy as cake.

ZCD2.7T

When the OEM pads wear out, try these (essentially NO dust):

http://tinyurl.com/6gb2uh5

PsYkHoTiK

I think the wheel protecting sprays are a band-aid and don't really address the root cause of the issue - brake pads.

I changed to stoptech Street Performance (and Posi-Quiet rears) and had much less dust, and more initial bite. My silver wheels don't turn gun metal in 3 days with these pads (it'll take 2-3 weeks for it to get to that same amount of dust I would have had a few days on the OEM pads).

Goony

Amen to that. While I appreciate the braking power, the dust is ridiculous. My previous car's factory Brembo's weren't half as bad.

LeoR604

Do you think these are a better track-day pad than the stockers, or just produce less dust? I'll be running stock pads at Quattrofest but will likely need new pads shortly after

adbender

i was thinking about the stoptech posiquiet semi-metalics for daily driving

cant tolerate squeak and definitely hate dust

PsYkHoTiK

They worked well for the first two track days but I totally melted them on the last one... Stoptech rep said probably because the material was worn down and thus had a lower thermal capacity (and overheated). Also I pushed my car pretty hard on the last one. Perhaps Brandonb can comment on stock pads.

Splattered all over my wheels (Sonax FTW!):

toasted:



I did get glazing on the rotors though on the two prior track events.


I just got my Carbotech pads which should take care of any fade issues (and a Stoptech ST-60 will be going on next week)...


ST-60 pad: