McHenry, IL — March 9, 2009

Anyone who has ever watched “Lethal Weapon” understands the importance of a reliable Police partner. The new Raybestos® Police-specific brake system is the industry’s first complete brake system designed specifically for law enforcement. With pursuit-proven pads, rotors and calipers, this system is intended to lower overall cost per mile while maintaining peak performance levels at extreme temperatures. These aren’t stock products slapped with a Police sticker. Plain and simple, this is a brake system designed to protect the individuals that protect us every day.
 Evolved by a team of engineers that continually conducts research and testing often overlooked by the competition, each component in the Raybestos Police System is created with the intention of helping Police vehicles operate at optimum levels.
 “Some law enforcement agencies use all OE components, or pads and rotors from a manufacturer they’ve used for years,” says Charles Darsey, Test Manager at Affinia’s Global Brake & Chassis R&D Facility in Winchester, KY. “They are unaware of how the superior performance and overall value of this system could benefit their departments. If they’d perform comparison testing versus what they are using now, they would discover just how good Raybestos brand Police components are.”

One fleet manager that has long utilized Raybestos Police-specific brake friction is Stephen DeKett, Master Mechanic for the Sheriff’s Department of Ingham County, Michigan.

 “In this day and age with budgetary constraints we have to get the best and longest-lasting products we can,” DeKett says. “We’ve tested an awful lot of brakes at Ingham County and Raybestos® Police friction has always been the answer. Their product is superior and they’re always striving to make it better.”

Components of the Raybestos Police-specific brake system are designed to help eliminate problems that plague today’s cruisers. Police-specific brake pads reduce a fleet’s cost per mile and are D3EA® PPSV® certified. Pursuit-proven rotors are created with Quiet on Arrival (QOA®) Technology and damped iron metallurgy that reduces vibration and suppresses noise. Police-loaded calipers contain high-temperature silicone boots able to withstand double the temperature of normal EPDM rubber for a sustained period of time, thus helping to prevent the “thermal events” many cruisers experience when a braking system overheats.

When allowed to interact together, the components of the Raybestos brand Police Brake System combine to form a reliable unit able to enhance the life of any law enforcement vehicle while delivering unparalleled performance whether patrolling city streets or giving chase during high-speed pursuits.

Raybestos® brand brake parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake & Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems in the transportation industry. Including everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, Raybestos brand brakes are the official brakes of NASCAR and the only brakes used by Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. In addition, the Raybestos brand is the preferred brake friction of the IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights.  For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit www.Raybestos.com.

Affinia Group Inc. is a global leader in the on and off-highway replacement products and service industry. In North America the Affinia family of brands includes Wix® filters, Raybestos®, AIMCO® and BrakePro® brake products, and McQuay-Norris® and Raybestos™ Chassis parts. South American and European brands include Nakata®, Filtron®, Urba® and Quinton Hazell®. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc., Wix Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

Contact:

Brendan O'Brien

Bellwether Communications

(262)639-9093

bobrien@thebellwethergroup.com