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Post by slipperyshoe » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:19 am

Hi Forum

Been a while since Ive posted but still a long time lurker. After over a year of hibernation the zed is coming back out but I’ve ran into a problem.

Front brake was stuck last time the wife drove car and she’s cooked it! So I need new Front Discs, pads and a Caliper. I’ve always taken to BMW in the past but now the car is of this age, and doesn’t seem to be going north price wise, I’m going to get a mechanic friend (who has an m3 csl!) to fit. Please can someone recommend

Discs
Pads
Calliper

I’ve also had the dirty/degraded brake hose on the MOT before. Is it worth changing these at the same time? Is it worth changing both callipers or is that a waste of money?

Hoping someone can help. Many thanks.

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Post by slipperyshoe » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:49 am

Should have added not tracked, ever!

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Post by Wassup » Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:44 pm

You can get caliper rebuild kits, search for e46 M3 kits as the z4m uses same calipers as e46 m3 fortunately. I bought some from Bigg Red and they were perfect for a rebuild.

I'd advise changing discs/pads in pairs rather than just on one side.
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Post by Simon 3.2M » Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:49 am

Where are you located? I’ve a pair of front disks you can have cheap to tide you over if money is tight. There’s a few thousand miles left in them.
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Post by slipperyshoe » Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:31 pm

Thanks for replies. went for ATE discs and text at pads in the end. Plus a new ATE caliper.pretty sure the old one is toast. Looking forward to a few miles this year. Barely done any these past few!

Ps Autodoc much cheaper on a Monday!

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