Would anyone consider??
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Lake Worth Florida
Would anyone consider??
Putting "Kleen Wheels" brake dust shields on your C6??
I had them on a BMW Z3 Roadster...They kept me from breaking my back everyday, bending over to wipe off the wheels, but I wasn't all that crazy about the way they looked. Thoughts??
I had them on a BMW Z3 Roadster...They kept me from breaking my back everyday, bending over to wipe off the wheels, but I wasn't all that crazy about the way they looked. Thoughts??
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06
Compared to a BMW (which I've owned) my F55 Corvette has very little brake dust. No comparison in terms of quantity and the dust on the BMW is so black that it looks even worse. Look at the cars going down the road and you'll see that BMW's are the worst on the road for brake dust.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Henderson Nevada
Originally Posted by RedHot
Not only no...hell no! 
There's very little dust from C6 brakes (in spite of what some people seem to think), including the Z51 brakes. In addition, the additional heat retained as a result of the dust shields can cause rapid brake wear, rotor cracking, etc. Besides, the Z51 rotors look cool.
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Originally Posted by mforman42
There's very little dust from C6 brakes (in spite of what some people seem to think), including the Z51 brakes. In addition, the additional heat retained as a result of the dust shields can cause rapid brake wear, rotor cracking, etc. Besides, the Z51 rotors look cool.