Ann...

First thank on the comment on the vette...I wish it were a Viper, Maybe your husband will trade....lol....

Okay so first The black dust your seeing is not from the ceramic brake pads...as these ceramic pads do not produce this color dust at all....My suggestion would be to first take brake parts cleaner clean all surfaces, Rotor, Backing heat shield, Brake caliper, wheels inside which sounds like you have already...one thing alot of people tend to forget while replacing brakes is to clean off all oil residue of the brake caliper and rotor...Parts cleaner only! This layer of grease when heated will do exaclty what you are seeing. I can see on the rotor itself that there is a layer of grease that looks to be melted into the metal all over it which is giving all that black dust. I would also suggest using a stop sqeek made by Mcc that you pour into the brake pads...This will completely eliminate brake squeek 100%...good job on the compressed air as this is a crucial step in trying to eliminate all of your tared on dust! but aekm sure to use brake parts cleaner as well! Also LUBE IS THE ENEMY WHEN IT COMES TO BRAKES!!!! Make sure nothing is around the brake rotor or pad! Like I said you will hear horrible sounds and that black dust will come through while tacking up your brake pads!


So I'm thinking alot of the issues in your case were grease and oem wear related and sounds like they are starting to burn off the more you drive??? So my advice give it a month and see where its at??? If the pads are still not clearing send them back to me and Ill have another set of pads out to you~!

As for the set screws Im still trying to find a N/a to work with so I can see what some people are expeirencing as 80% said that they line and the other 20% said they don't...Im wondering if its user error or a factory run that got into my hands??? IDK....


::NOTE::

anyone around my neck of the woods who wants free LABOR...I will install your brakes free of charge to get a write up done on this car....