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Originally Posted by luckylingy
The move to darker rims is a trend for BMW in particular because of brake dust. J.D. Power consumer survey results in the U.S. a decade ago cited brake dust as the most prevalent ‘defect’ afflicting BMWs. So in order to improve their new-car reliability standings, rather than compromising on brake pad compounds, BMW began offering vehicles with darker rims. ‘Problem’ solved!
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That seems backwards. I see way more brake dust on the black parts of my 825's than I ever did on the mostly silver wheels on my F82. It's way more of a "problem" on the black wheels.