it is due its 6 monthly service next month & mot plus 4 new tyres so its going to be on the ramp most of the week  Andy.
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Well the front pads arrived this morning so I thought id get them fitted with the new discs







 Andy.
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Very smart calipers sir, goodness knows how they stay that clean? Your discs do look impressive as well with the yellow zinc chromate passivate finish as well. Look forward to hearing how that hopefully stops all corrosion. My LR stock discs were painted industrial grey which was rusting around the flange. This looked hideous through the wheel. New brembo disks have a silver finish all over. Don’t think it will stave off the rust for the life of the disc but time will tell..

As somebody mentioned 5 pages and nobody can find rear low dust ceramic pads in 2020. And we’re possibly down to one US import for front pads in this spec? It appears there is little demand for low dust pads for this vehicle? 🤔 I find this surprising tbh.. 3.0 SDV6 HSE L494

I did suggest one company way back in this thread.

Dave 2010 3.6 TDV8 HSE (Gone)
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To be honest, anyone using cross drilled or grooved discs will produce more dust than a solid disc. It's like taking a file to your brake pads every time you use them.

I use standard Brembo pads on the rear with no noticeable dust problems, but then I have the Brembo plain discs, and the front with the 6 pots have the Hawk ceramic pads. Very happy with the lack of dust.

However, for my Disco 4 Commercial which is a towing vehicle I have gone for D-TEC ceramic content pads and standard Brembo discs all round, and these too produce minimal dust.

Cross drilled and grooved discs are mainly used in motorsport where a pad change can be carried out on a race or meet basis, it is simply cosmetic on road going cars, and if you consider there is less friction area than a plain disc, braking isn't always improved.

As an example many years ago whilst racing an XJS, a set of cross drilled discs warped after just one meet, whereas a solid set lasted a season.

Horses for courses as they say.

Dave 2010 3.6 TDV8 HSE (Gone)
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1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)

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This is the problem with long threads! Did you suggest the DTEC pads? Prob let Andy confirm but they may also be unavailable for brembo system fronts? I did come across Disc Italia pads in the US 🤔! but nobody is importing them to my knowledge. www.brakeworld.com Is the website - hyper ceramic pads. Happy hunting! 3.0 SDV6 HSE L494

On page 1, with the company who supplied mine. 2010 3.6 TDV8 HSE (Gone)
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Agree with Dave B, the grooves & especially the holes clog up with brake dust. You have to keep sticking a drill bit through them every so often to keep them clear. No advantage on braking on a road car.

Dave B wrote:

On page 1, with the company who supplied mine.

Fitted the rears today,had to go with Ferrodo pads as I couldn’t find any low dust anywhere,I contacted the company you said Dave B but they don’t supply for mine they said.
As for keeping the calipers clean RRSporter,a few month’s ago I coated them with a wheel sealant s it does help when I wash the car.
Dave I never thought about the drilled & grooved probably give off more dust but I’ve fitted them now so I’ll see how they go over the next few months.
 Andy.
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My lad fitted drilled and grooved discs on his LEXUS is300. He ended up having his wheels painted Anthracite to help hide the amount of dust they produced, but they do look good!

Keep us informed, knowledge is the key and someone has to do the leg work.

Dave 2010 3.6 TDV8 HSE (Gone)
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Well I decided to put the discs & pads through their paces yesterday & went to Hull & back,60ish miles round trip,brakes work really well but when I got home I decided to wash the car as it was due & when I went to clean the inner barrels of the wheels they were covered in backed on brake dust (wheels are cleaned fortnightly) so had to apply Bilt Hamber Kerosol to remove most of it,I’m just hoping they will settle dow & this isn’t going to happen every time I use it or the original discs will be going back on,,I’m now beginning to believe what Dave B said earlier in the post  Andy.
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2007 RRS Santorino