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#6541
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Great... we have finally agreed on something. ![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Great finally someone else has spoken. Sure the heat from the windshield may be more than from the roof. But having a roof like this is generating additional heat to the heat from the windshield. Eventually I think they will implement something similar to iX. I've been in Vegas in Summer. It's not fun being outside for sure.
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I was in Vegas in late June and my Uber back to the airport was in a Tesla 3. I asked the driver how he liked the car. He said he had a few regrets, first and foremost of which was the fact that the panoramic glass roof made it challenging to keep the car cool inside during the hot Vegas summers. He was in process of sorting out a solution for that.
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#6542
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Thing to do is tint the roof with a good ceramic heat rejecting tint, even a clear tint
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#6543
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It may just be a myth but people have reported panoramic roofs explode from tinting. Maybe the ones that can reject heat won't. I did look into this at some points and some reported explosion related while others aren't. Some professional tint shops make you sign this off before they do it. It makes me uncomfortable doing it.
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#6544
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The ceramic brake pads have increased my enjoyment of the car more than anything else I have done. It was so that driving it 3 miles made it look awful, and now it looks freshly washed after a week. I love a clean car and the brake dust actually made me less satisfied with the car.
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#6545
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Don't you all worry about not getting the stopping distance performance when using non oem brake pads?
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
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#6546
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It can easily be an issue if you have a sticking slide, often time a slow slide will not be apparent but after a while the car may start to shake under braking or even just driving for a while on one trip. People mistakenly think it's warped disks when in reality it's just getting a disk very hot and it's deforming
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#6547
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Don't you all worry about not getting the stopping distance performance when using non oem brake pads?
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
Most aftermarket pads from good brands will improve performance over OE unless you have a very high spec stock pad. In that case you should figure out who makes your stock pads and buy the same brand but ceramic instead
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#6548
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Don't you all worry about not getting the stopping distance performance when using non oem brake pads?
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
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#6549
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Getting ready to do an extensive test drive of an S580. Will post how it goes…
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#6550
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Don't you all worry about not getting the stopping distance performance when using non oem brake pads?
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
My oem pads are semi metallic and very dusty(messy) but I fear using non oem these days.
Didn't worry about it at all back in the day before computer controlled anti-lock braking.
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#6551
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I been wanting to hang some ceramic pads for a while.
I'll send Stiker a pm and see what brand he recommends.
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#6552
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the only "drawback" i've heard (and i've experienced this myself) is you may get a slight squeal on only the first brake application of a drive, but totally silent after that... higher humidity also seems to be a factor on whether they'll make any noise or not... but as far as stopping power and minimal dust production they're great
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#6554
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Ditto.
Review please, don't hold anything back!![Rock On](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/rockon.gif)
Thank you Stroock639!
Much obliged.
Review please, don't hold anything back!
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i'm not striker nor do i have an official professional opinion, but i know of many that use Akebono ceramic ProACT pads and are very happy with the performance
the only "drawback" i've heard (and i've experienced this myself) is you may get a slight squeal on only the first brake application of a drive, but totally silent after that... higher humidity also seems to be a factor on whether they'll make any noise or not... but as far as stopping power and minimal dust production they're great![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
the only "drawback" i've heard (and i've experienced this myself) is you may get a slight squeal on only the first brake application of a drive, but totally silent after that... higher humidity also seems to be a factor on whether they'll make any noise or not... but as far as stopping power and minimal dust production they're great
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Much obliged.
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#6555
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Great, ask yourself if you'd rather have your always running 560 ICE motor or prefer the hybrid now. Forget start/stop, you jailbroke it. I know you like EVs but and ICE Mercedes V8 sure sounds tasty these days, too. Or, yours at least.
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