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[tunnie]

just let them go black and stay black, i've not washed my alloys since about March 

[VXL V6]

I've always used gen GM pads on mine, and as you say Josh - they do make a fair bit of dust.

Who's are those pads which don't have the chamford (sp) edges on them?  Same footprint, but a greater disk-pad contact area must be a benefit in the brake performance area?
I've been tempted to run some EBC Grenstuff or Redstuff Pads in my motor (used Redstuff in my Astra GSi, but they seemed almost dangerous when cold, never tried greenstuff) - but the redstuff gave next to no dust off, greenstuff perhaps worth a try?  I'm tempted by the redstuff, given the weight/inertia of the Omega to generate some heat, with obviously the shoebox Astra didn't have??  :-/  :-/

Those are the genuine OE (as the vehicle left the factory) pads, the ones with the chamfer on the edges are the more common trade club / standard pads that the dealer supplies as standard.

Chrisgixer and I will happily tell you the difference between the two although we often get shot down in flames.

[VXL V6]

just let them go black and stay black, i've not washed my alloys since about March 

You may find that when you clean the brake dust off it will have eaten though the laquer / paint and be making a start on the alloy.

[TheBoy]

I keep toying with OE, but I cook pads often enough to make it expensive.

I have TC on the back, and I've had that blacken the rear alloys within a couple of days, after regularly 'testing' the traction control system.

TC ones are dusty, but I've never had issues with feel, bite, efficiency or noise.  I suspect there are different manufacturers of TC pads, and its luck of the draw.

[Teebee]

Same here, my TC pads drop huge amounts of dust. As i'm still running the old elite 16" wheels I just dont bother to clean them as I know I can buy a new set cheap if needed 

[tunnie]

just let them go black and stay black, i've not washed my alloys since about March 

You may find that when you clean the brake dust off it will have eaten though the laquer / paint and be making a start on the alloy.

I've generally been leaving it few months between washes most of its life, each time its been cleaned they came up well. CD alloys tend to be quite good, as the spokes are quite chunky

[aaronjb]

I've been tempted to run some EBC Grenstuff or Redstuff Pads in my motor (used Redstuff in my Astra GSi, but they seemed almost dangerous when cold, never tried greenstuff) - but the redstuff gave next to no dust off, greenstuff perhaps worth a try?  I'm tempted by the redstuff, given the weight/inertia of the Omega to generate some heat, with obviously the shoebox Astra didn't have??  :-/  :-/

I was running Greenstuff on the MR2, which were alright and not too dusty.. but I just switched to Yellowstuff - much, much better feel than Greenstuff, just as good initial bite and better under heat.. I'd suggest not trying Redstuff on a road car and just stick to Yellowstuff, personally.

[VXL V6]

just let them go black and stay black, i've not washed my alloys since about March 

You may find that when you clean the brake dust off it will have eaten though the laquer / paint and be making a start on the alloy.

I've generally been leaving it few months between washes most of its life, each time its been cleaned they came up well. CD alloys tend to be quite good, as the spokes are quite chunky

Must admit I do like the CD alloys on our Estate, you can hold the spokes when you put the wheel back on! 

[Omegatoy]

Had o.e. pads on for last 38thousand miles yes they were expensive however theyw ere fitted on 7th july 2006 and are still only halfworn, must admit though i have to clean the wheels of brake dust at least once every six seeks  or they start looking grubby
however as most know i live in the mountains( house is at the same level as ben nevis) and im not renouned for driving the car gently never had any prblems with them at all and NO  they dont eat the discs!!! mine are still original!! at over 130k

[Tony H]

Had o.e. pads on for last 38thousand miles yes they were expensive however theyw ere fitted on 7th july 2006 and are still only halfworn, must admit though i have to clean the wheels of brake dust at least once every six seeks  or they start looking grubby
however as most know i live in the mountains( house is at the same level as ben nevis) and im not renouned for driving the car gently never had any prblems with them at all and NO  they dont eat the discs!!! mine are still original!! at over 130k

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Jeeesus thats good going!

[plym ian]

how about something like this 

http://www.innerauto.com/Auto_Part/Brake_Dust_Shields/

[TestOmega]

I've no idea what brake pads are on my 2.6 Elite currently, but they do produce a lot of brake dust, even after a gentle drive the front wheels are always black.
Do OEM pads produce less brake dust? The brakes feel fine, but not excellent...so I may change the discs and pads, and wonder whether the cheap VX pads are ok, or whether to go for the OEM ones?

I switched to GM ceramics on my Catera, virtually no dust. 

You do need good rotors/discs with these was my experience in the past.  My previous garage put cheap rotors and cheap ceramics, pretty bad combo.

GM in north America for sure offers ceramics as an option.

Cheers.