Best discs and callipers
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the ones with slots and holes are a waste of money, unless you are tracking the thing. These guys are perfect for being rust free and will be the ones i get for my e85 end of this year or next spring:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-brake-kit-front-and-rear-zimmermann-akebono-34116864058ktfr2
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-brake-kit-front-and-rear-zimmermann-akebono-34116864058ktfr2
Dave 2 dogs
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Hi all
I posted a question about a week ago about swapping out the discs on my 35i
I and a few Essex zeds spent a good few days looking for options. Didn’t find a lot hence the post .
I ended up going for the tarox f 2000 option, I don’t intend to track the car it’s purely for eye candy.
They are in order ATM . Had I known about the option above I may have been tempted just because of the price difference. I don’t have them yet but will post a picture once they are fitted
I posted a question about a week ago about swapping out the discs on my 35i
I and a few Essex zeds spent a good few days looking for options. Didn’t find a lot hence the post .
I ended up going for the tarox f 2000 option, I don’t intend to track the car it’s purely for eye candy.
They are in order ATM . Had I known about the option above I may have been tempted just because of the price difference. I don’t have them yet but will post a picture once they are fitted
Scottish Borders
At the summit of the picturesque fens
Not necessarily. The grooves collect brake dust, so when full can reduce braking efficiency as it's pad-on-pad. There are also good arguments against drilled, as they can cause scoring of the pads over time which again reduces braking efficiency.flybobbie said:
All nonsense IMHO unless you are in a competitive racing team!
Deepseaskateboard
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I have seen someone on here have M2 / M140i (blue style) callipers in a photo…
They bring the car up to date, and BMW would have likely put these on the Z4 had it been released at a similar time.
Would be good to see what would be needed to do that modification.
I have seen spares on ebay, not much change from £1000 but it looks amazing.
They bring the car up to date, and BMW would have likely put these on the Z4 had it been released at a similar time.
Would be good to see what would be needed to do that modification.
I have seen spares on ebay, not much change from £1000 but it looks amazing.
Can only go by my own experience of that type of disc. They have done no harm and improved disc life and look good.Pondrew said:Not necessarily. The grooves collect brake dust, so when full can reduce braking efficiency as it's pad-on-pad. There are also good arguments against drilled, as they can cause scoring of the pads over time which again reduces braking efficiency.flybobbie said:
All nonsense IMHO unless you are in a competitive racing team!
Certainly the original discs were worn out and badly scored at 45k. Replaced and now 95k with about 0.5 mm wear.
birdy_z4 said:I’ve used mtec drilled and groved
Black paint on the callipers and silver caps on the nuts
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I've just had MTECH drilled and grooved fitted. Have EBC Redstuff pads at the back, and a set of (temporary) Mintex pads at the front until the Redstuffs arrive (been out of stock for some time, EBC having issues with production at the moment. I imagine making pads is difficult when WFH).
I'd say the brake feel is significantly improved from what I had before, which was Pagid discs and pads all round. Hopefully that will be better still with the Redstuffs at the front when they arrive.
I also took the opportunity to replace the brake hoses (lines are fine). I doubt this will make any difference, except the rubber hoses were starting to perish (car on 106k).
As for why I chose drilled and grooved: same reason I bought the car, because it looks cool (to me)!
