Brake Dust.... EVERYWHERE!
 

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to see if you guys have the same issue or maybe its more of a Nismo issue since it has the slits in the rear bumper. Anyway, everytime I drive it, i just seem to get sooo much brake dust on the back of it. Could also be because its white but really, ive never seen so much from a car ever. Just wanted to see if others had this issue as well...

you sure it's brake dust and not carbon deposits from the exhaust?

these brakes do make a bit of bust, but then again, they aren't your grandmas corollas brakes.

hummm... my endless pads dust quite a bit on my G but i dont get it on the rear bumper...

I am sure those are not brake dusts,those are dusts of the roads.!

Low, aerodynamic car = dirty rear end

x2 i have PW and it is always dusty after a drive.

Its definately not road dust. this stuff is black. just wanted to see if anyone else noticed this.

its possible I suppose, but i do notice more of it on the slots on the rear bumper, assumed it was brake dust.

pics? chances are its road dust, mine is black.

I get brake dust from my carbotechs on the rear bumper at times too.

i have no brake venting slots in my rear bumper. :mad: :rofl2:

OP do you have the nismo brake pads installed? theres your answer.

To be honest im not sure. Everything is stock so if it comes with Nismo brake pads, then thats what i have. I washed it yesterday, and its definately brake dust and seems to just be pouring out of the slits in the back bumper.

hmm weird, I dont have this problem with my nismo

not every nismo came with the pads, it was an option. look at your window sticker. they are better pads, just makes alot of mess.

Ok I will take a look when i get home.

Just a thought but maybe you have a caliper that is sticking. That would create more brake dust then normal.

I looked on the sticker. Just says Nissan Sport Brakes... Seems to be a bit better with the cold weather here in CT but still...

I get the same thing, I would say it's normal. Looks black on my white nismo too. Just dust/road grime gathering from turbulence. and by the way, I have the stock nismo pads too and they do have brake dust, just like any other pads.

take off the cats and see how much crap accumulates on your rear bumper!

With my Nismo I get alot of brake dust all over the rims but not any on the rear bumper. Id say its dirt and dust from the road

Iknow what you mean! It drives me crazy. I have the same issue. I have a 2010 PW 370z nismo. I could wash and wax it all day, drive it for 10 minutes and only my rear bumper gets dirty. I know its not the road debris because I have driven it on clean streets and its not dust. It looks to be black soot/carbon from the exhaust. At first I thought it was my rear tires wearing quickly (they are at the wear bar already) but I ruled out the tires. I don't think there is a fix for this so I guess I have to live with it. Just out of curiousity what shape are your rear tires in?

You should have seen my car at ZdayZ. It was a completely color red from all the dust my carbotechs dump out. :)

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no brake dust issue whatsoever here! if the dust gets to be a real problem, you can always go with the Hawk Ceramic Brake pads (I've been told by Mike the Powdercoater that they don't produce as much dust)

more dust more stopping power

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