I think what you are experiencing is brake dust. The front brakes get the
most pressure (even if the pressure regulator is working correctly) due to
the fact that they are closest to the master cylinder. In fact typically
the front driver's side brake pad will be the first to wear out. Therefore,
when all this brake dust is being generated it has to land somewhere.
Get a set of dust shields for the tires. The brake pads will not last quite
as long (I believe it is about 10 30944669636770862754365499681275096772096448310502834499027563233352175763432476560080828763144888251703239439794226325324156003717057799703554444902644270292738121421934857767121322214875373297919656538128100127193757604166841693266594353715900514217110932553728.000000aster wear) but you wont have to clean
the rims weekly just to make it look good.
--LaMont J. Gilles
<Puddlestompa@aol.com> wrote in message news:6b.12d0456e.280cd410@aol.com... > My mom has Momo wheels on her Passat, I believe they are either the painted > or brushed chrome. The front ones collect dirt like mad, now I understand > that naturally the front collects more because they turn but this is crazy, > almost like some kind of armorall got on them and makes them sticky, but I > can't tell. Has anyoune had this problem with their wheels and solved it. > > Aaron "The Man" > 98 2WD 2.5L 4cyl RC > http://www.hometown.aol.com/puddlestompa/mydak.html
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