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I'm thinking it's about time to change my pads and rotors.
Should I go OEM bmw parts or aftermarket? I was looking at Hawk or stop tech cross drilled rotors for looks. What do you guys think? OEM or other? The non oem do come out much cheaper, Hawks are $350shipped for all 4 corners. |
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As for rotors - nothing beats oem in terms of durability. However, I went with Stop Tech drilled and slotted rotors just for looks too. Picking them up today and going to install them soon. Will post pics. I'm not expecting them to be as good as oem ones, but close enough is all I need Do you have 50i or 35i/35d? |
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Been eyeing this set. Any thoughts?
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Does anyone know the rotor thickness minimum? I'm having a hard time finding this value and not sure if the rotors have ever been changed on this vehicle and want to know if it needs done.
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02-04-2018, 03:10 PM | #14 |
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So for StopTech rotors - so far I can't notice any difference with oem ones - maybe it's too early to tell, but I think it's a good thing. Well at least StopTech makes bbk too and they are probably almost as famous as Brembo (not really, but almost) - meaning they don't produce right out bad things - they are pretty descent
As for pads: Hawks or Carbotech - both are good pads recomended to improve stopping power over oem pads (carbotech also reduces brake dust) I'll be installing F85 rotors on front axle instead of my current Stoptech ones and if I was closer to you, I could have just gave it to you for free, they have only like 500 miles on them (just installed them 2 weeks ago), but shipping will be expensive BTW, before you buy, consider doing same as I did: I bought E70 X5M stock oem Brembo (set of 2 front calipers) for $800 on ebay. They bolt on directly without any modifications. You can paint them any color yourself (very easy to do with VHT caliper paint before you install them). Then you can match them with F85 drilled rotors - 395mm (they go for $320 on bmwpartsnow). You'll have a gorgeous looking bbk for total of $1.4-1.5k - the good thing about it is that you can always sell them later and recuperate money - they are in high demand Last edited by DuSh; 02-04-2018 at 03:26 PM.. |
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02-05-2018, 01:05 PM | #19 |
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Here you go, for 35i or 35d.
Front: 28.4mm http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...&q=34116868939 Rear: 18.4mm http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...&q=34216886479 Last edited by CeeTeeX5; 02-05-2018 at 01:13 PM.. |
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I just changed my rear pads also (@ 65k km)
My guy used these pads. (http://textar.com/passenger-cars/textar-epad/) I had them on my Z4 before. Good stopping power and very low dust. Something strange, My rear brakes needed replacing but the front pads still had lots of life left in it. Usually, its the front pads that goes first. Anyone else notice that in their X5? Last edited by dagwoodnil; 02-05-2018 at 01:48 PM.. |
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Exact same here. Our X5s must be seriously rear-brake-biased.
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