30K Miles in 1.9 years on 2nd set of front brakes :(
02-11-10, 03:50 PM
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Thanks for the Facebook picture, I love the red brakes on a white car! Personally I would have gone with orange or yellow but you already have orange on your "other" ride 
Eventually I'm going to get mine coated in yellow when it starts to show some wear but worried how brake dust will show up much easier. The oem black color hides it well so I only have to wipe my yellow brembo logos right now...haha
On the brake pad issue, my car just hit 8000 miles and I noticed the other day a bit of sqeak on the brakes. I don't drive the car too aggressive and haven't done any road trips besides going to SF once in a while. Will have to check my pads on my next maintenance stop but I really want some dustless pads
This brake dust is the WORST out of all my cars, my m3 has virtually no dust compared to the IS-F and the NSX sheds no dust even after a week's worth of driving....very cool!
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Eventually I'm going to get mine coated in yellow when it starts to show some wear but worried how brake dust will show up much easier. The oem black color hides it well so I only have to wipe my yellow brembo logos right now...haha
On the brake pad issue, my car just hit 8000 miles and I noticed the other day a bit of sqeak on the brakes. I don't drive the car too aggressive and haven't done any road trips besides going to SF once in a while. Will have to check my pads on my next maintenance stop but I really want some dustless pads
This brake dust is the WORST out of all my cars, my m3 has virtually no dust compared to the IS-F and the NSX sheds no dust even after a week's worth of driving....very cool!rick
You and your yellow brakes! haha.... I decided to go RED because it's just that nuetral color and won't be upgrading to new wheels anytime soon on the IS-F.
02-11-10, 04:06 PM
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I concur with the OP, I had to change my front brake pads and rotors at 10k miles. This is with no track days what so ever. I'm thinking you guys DO drive like real grandmas or my dealer really screwed me over. Also my front tires were changed at 10k also, so I don't know what is the deal, honestly. OK, back on topic, that red look hot my man 
...really goes well with the starfire pearl. None the less, this car is a blast to drive and it can keep up with 99% of the cars on the road.
...really goes well with the starfire pearl. None the less, this car is a blast to drive and it can keep up with 99% of the cars on the road.
02-11-10, 08:59 PM
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haha I didn't mean to offend you...but seriously how can I possibly drive this car that hard on the streets, especially in busy CA traffic...I have had no track days what so ever as mentioned. I doubt red light to red light drag races wear out the tires and brake pads/ rotors that easily...or maybe I'm mistaken, I don't know.( This is my first real performance vehicle)
02-11-10, 09:45 PM
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Long trips don't kill brakes. I've done the Sacto to Union City/Fremont/San Jose run a ridiculous number of times and only used the brakes three or four times for the whole run unless it was rush hour.
Seriously - I've got 22k on my F now, and I just looked at the pads yesterday when I took the wheels off to clean the brakes and wheel wells. I've still got more than 50% of my pads left. I really marvel at how many of you guys burn up brakes so quickly. Even with a track weekend on my rotors, they're still in fine shape - despite the cracks.
Seriously - I've got 22k on my F now, and I just looked at the pads yesterday when I took the wheels off to clean the brakes and wheel wells. I've still got more than 50% of my pads left. I really marvel at how many of you guys burn up brakes so quickly. Even with a track weekend on my rotors, they're still in fine shape - despite the cracks.
02-11-10, 10:09 PM
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haha I didn't mean to offend you...but seriously how can I possibly drive this car that hard on the streets, especially in busy CA traffic...I have had no track days what so ever as mentioned. I doubt red light to red light drag races wear out the tires and brake pads/ rotors that easily...or maybe I'm mistaken, I don't know.( This is my first real performance vehicle)
02-12-10, 05:07 AM
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I have to agree, I'm not sure how one can wear out brakes so fast. It definitely depends a lot on driving style. Driving the car hard in stop-and-go traffic or from red light to red light drag races is one of the fastest ways to wear out the brakes.
