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Old 05-25-2010, 03:05 PM
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Brembo's Fading

Has anybody elses brembo's faded to real dull whitish gray color, I cleaned them and still don't look any better
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thats strange, I used the wheel cleaner on my wheels and on the brakes and they looked brand new! I have 30k miles on my car and its a year old.

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Has anybody elses brembo's faded to real dull whitish gray color, I cleaned them and still don't look any better
HEy! Were you at Cecil dragway last wednesday!?!?!?

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Mine faded to a brilliant yellow. No complaints.
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Has anybody elses brembo's faded to real dull whitish gray color, I cleaned them and still don't look any better
Mine have....I think its sun fade. Im going to do a brake job here pretty soon and Ima paint them black, so Im not too worried about it, but it does look disgusting.
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It has to be some cleaner with an acidic base. Happened to me....
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Mine are faded, it's from UV exposure, took the wheel off, only faded where the light hits it, if I wasn't inclined to paint it, I'd take it to the dealer and make them paint it.
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