Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting For those with noisy/dusty brakes

i have carbon fibre pads on front curtesy of a ctamotorsports g/b from last spring....actually i rather like them....as stated about the carbon metallic pads, the carbon fibre need a bit of a warm up which for me usually just means being gentle on them for the first couple stops and then they are good to go

dusting has gotten worse...or rather i should say there was no dusting until my rear brakes got tired and i went something like a month w/o washing my car...i've driven around for awhile with worn rears so there is more dust buildup now im guessing because the fronts are doing even more work than usual

we haven't had alot of rain here since i installed them but the one time i did drive in heavy rain with them i wasn't too comfortable but at that time my front tires were shot so i dont know how much that contributed

i wanted to get the rear brakes from teh current g/b and rotors but since they are not premium im not saving much by getting them through the buy....doesn't matter right now anyway as my car has been driven 3 times since new yrs eve