Brembo on a budget! Let's make x5 great again :)

[blue dragon]

Well I bought M6 calipers and Tronik F85 adapters today. Also ordered the F85 front and rear rotors from my local dealership. For the guys running these, is it both set screws that don't line up, or just one?

Debating grabbing E70 X5M rear calipers, or taking the plunge and buying calipers from Tronik. That price though....

[djrabbi]

Originally Posted by blue dragon

Well I bought M6 calipers and Tronik F85 adapters today. Also ordered the F85 front and rear rotors from my local dealership. For the guys running these, is it both set screws that don't line up, or just one?

Debating grabbing E70 X5M rear calipers, or taking the plunge and buying calipers from Tronik. That price though....

I don't think Rear conversion is worth the hassle or the money. Paint your stock ones same color and get better matching rotors. I agree, tronik prices are so high but he has monopoly on how much to machine off, no one knows lol

[DenBel]

Originally Posted by blue dragon

Well I bought M6 calipers and Tronik F85 adapters today. Also ordered the F85 front and rear rotors from my local dealership. For the guys running these, is it both set screws that don't line up, or just one?

Debating grabbing E70 X5M rear calipers, or taking the plunge and buying calipers from Tronik. That price though....

F15 hub has only one hole to screw the brake rotor. I measured and redrilled the hole in rotor hat ( it’s aluminum so easy to drill)

[blue dragon]

What pads are you guys running with the F85 + tronik rear caliper. BMW M pads are way too dusty

[djrabbi]

I am running powerstop ceramic BUT when you first start the car, loud ass squeal for first 50ft or so. They are pretty good otherwise. Virtually no dust.

[blue dragon]

Originally Posted by djrabbi

I am running powerstop ceramic BUT when you first start the car, loud ass squeal for first 50ft or so. They are pretty good otherwise. Virtually no dust.

Hmm, not sure I can deal with that. I used to have E70 X5M front brakes on my E70 35D, with BMW pads and squeal.

[E90325M]

Originally Posted by DenBel

Finally got f85 brakes installed, huge improvement over stock ones.

Look awsome!
have you bought the F85 parts brand new or from ebay used one?
I knew front is directly fit. how difficult of rear installation?

[E90325M]

Originally Posted by azm3

BBK getting installed...

How much of BBK cost compared to F85 parts?

[DenBel]

Originally Posted by E90325M

Look awsome!
have you bought the F85 parts brand new or from ebay used one?
I knew front is directly fit. how difficult of rear installation?

Got the calipers with lines used locally, all of them are direct fit except the rear rotors mounting hole has to be redrilled to secure to the hub. Some people just don’t use that screw as rotor holds fine with wheel bolts

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by DenBel

Finally got f85 brakes installed, huge improvement over stock ones.

Looks awesome. I need that fender vent! Where did you get that? Is it just an X6 one on an X5?

[DenBel]

Originally Posted by NYBulldog

Looks awesome. I need that fender vent! Where did you get that? Is it just an X6 one on an X5?

Made it myself, used x5 trim base, added couple layers of carbon fiber, shaped it to look like x6 trim and clearcoted. X6 trim doesn’t fit

[NYBulldog]

Originally Posted by DenBel

Made it myself, used x5 trim base, added couple layers of carbon fiber, shaped it to look like x6 trim and clearcoted. X6 trim doesn’t fit

Well damn!

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by E90325M

How much of BBK cost compared to F85 parts?

The rears from tronik are like $1500 if I recall. I think he wanted $1300 if you didn't want them painted blue already. Look amazing. Couldn't justify the cost for negligible performance change on an SUV lol. But hey I just sold my whole kit so what do I know. Lol

[addy27]

Originally Posted by sese

I already have mounted X5M E70 calipers and rotors on my E53 4.8is. I am curious whether 410x36 RR rotors would fit on any X5 as well. Friction surface is +8,01% compared to 395x36. So I found and bought 410x36 RR rotors 34116786631 left and 34116786632 right on eBay Germany today. These are the same rotors as used on the armoured BMW F03 750LiS/760LiS. I will mount them on my E53 in order to try whether they fit or not.
If not, there is another pair of 410x36 RR rotors worth giving a try: 34106874905 left and 34106874906 right. Maybe they will do. We will see.

Just wondering if this was ever resolved. I may go bonkers and put the RR ones on my F10 with the RR Calipers but wondering if the 410x36 are confirmed to fit since you had acquired them. Let us know

[blue dragon]

I was able to work something out with Tronik for milled unpainted rear calipers with lines and bracket. Now to decide what colour to get them powdercoated. I was thinking this green



Already received the front calipers from a recycler

[NYBulldog]

I'm putting together a custom kit up front. I have an 8 piston Brembo caliper and we made an aluminum bracket for it. I am using 34116886481, a 365mm rotor from the 50i. This Brembo caliper originally used a 360mm rotor. I am trying to find a cross-drilled rotor option. Everything lines up really nicely so far. Looks like I will needed extended caliper hoses.

16 xDrive 35i

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by NYBulldog

I'm putting together a custom kit up front. I have an 8 piston Brembo caliper and we made an aluminum bracket for it. I am using 34116886481, a 365mm rotor from the 50i. This Brembo caliper originally used a 360mm rotor. I am trying to find a cross-drilled rotor option. Everything lines up really nicely so far. Looks like I will needed extended caliper hoses.

16 xDrive 35i

The ones form the F85 are longer I believe.

[djrabbi]

Originally Posted by blue dragon

I was able to work something out with Tronik for milled unpainted rear calipers with lines and bracket. Now to decide what colour to get them powdercoated. I was thinking this green



Already received the front calipers from a recycler

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Hmmm are these ceramic calipers? I think they are a different part number and uses different rotors. I inquired about them too and didn't fit my F15 so I just went cheaper route with E70 X5M. I ended up making money selling the F10 ceramic brakes.

[blue dragon]

Calipers are the same, you need to get the bracket from Tronik (already purchased and tested)

[NYBulldog]

Guys... any idea of the MPBK coding can be done via Bimmercode?

[happydude]

Originally Posted by NYBulldog

Guys... any idea of the MPBK coding can be done via Bimmercode?

It cannot. MPBK coding requires VO coding. I believe bimmercode can only FDL code. I used esys. There are links out there for downloading and installing if you have a enet cable.

[TDOT_X5]

Today I received my Rotors from Brakenetic and I'm a Little disappointed. The coating is chipped on one of the front rotors and I'm sure this will rust within months if not weeks.

What do you guys think?

Also, do you guys know what those lines are on the rotor? Should I be concerned?