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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 02:04 PM
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Do they work? Main concern is brake heating and fading which of course will hinder my stopping.
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I don't have them on my Vette, but I put them on the front wheels of my SUV.
They work well to keep down the brake dust.
Some will say they block the air, but so do hub caps.
I had no problem with them.
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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I saw a Z06 with them on there and I thought it made the wheels look like hubcaps. they do keep the wheels cleaner, but I wouldn't use them... I can always use some elbow grease to keep the wheels clean
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 11:20 PM
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Don't use them, and C4's never had hubcaps.
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Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
Don't use them, and C4's never had hubcaps.
DMC89, I wouldn't put them on my Vette, but I don't know of any technical reason they would be bad for any car.
There are allot of cars out there with hubcaps, and it seems like Kleen Wheels would have the same affect as them.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 03:10 AM
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Ive got a set I used with the old set of wheels I had,wheels still got dirty.Theyve got small vanes that catch the air for cooling.Still got em somrwhere.
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Ive got a set I used with the old set of wheels I had,wheels still got dirty.Theyve got small vanes that catch the air for cooling.Still got em somewhere.
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We used to pick up a company that sold Kleen Wheels and I swear there were more returns than anything.

Get yourself a better brake pad if the dust bothers you that much.
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i think brake dust looks better.
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Originally Posted by mitymek
i think brake dust looks better.

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I'd rather clean the brake dust.
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you can always use ceramic brake pads or kevlar brake pads and never worry about brake dust again. This is what I use on my vette. Don't ever use these types of pads on a towing vehicle, they don't dissapate the heat quicly and can possible be a reason with a tow vehicle.
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i would rather have a more aggressive brake pad that puts out more dust and better braking than cleaner wheels with a less aggressive ceramic brake pad...look at the front wheels on german cars and the brakes on those car...

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If you are that worried about it... get some ceramic pads. They don't leave dust.
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