Brakes sticking

[Frostistamundo]

After stopping, then starting to go, I feel my brake pad (pads) sticking. Always happens. Z has 53,000 miles on 2007 year. Don't know what pad or when replaced but they must be cheap, cheap, cheap as I get Lots of dust. I'm planning on replacing with ceramic pads and of course fluid flush. Do you think it may be a caliper problem and I should go ahead and get kits to rebuild those while at it.?

 

[j3nks79]

Yes it sound like a sticky caliper. New calipers are cheap so wouldn’t bother with spending time and money on rebuilding one

 

[FunkyGBrown]

Had a sticky caliper on mine, new one was 30 quid.

 

[chanlon1]

Had a sticky caliper on mine, new one was 30 quid.

Can I ask where you got them for £30?
Any links?

Thanks.

 

[Matty_Z4]

Had a sticky caliper on mine, new one was 30 quid.

Can I ask where you got them for £30?
Any links?

Thanks.

There are some generics on Ebay for about £25 a piece or £48 a pair https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352241079498
They are rough cast and are non branded generics so if you want ATE then you will need to pay BMW prices.

 

[enuff_zed]

Euro Car Parts do refurbished ATE ones on an exchange basis.

 

[chanlon1]

There are some generics on Ebay for about £25 a piece or £48 a pair https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352241079498
They are rough cast and are non branded generics so if you want ATE then you will need to pay BMW prices.

Are the generic ones any good?

Euro Car Parts do refurbished ATE ones on an exchange basis.

Wasn't aware of that. But can't find anything on their site about it?????

 

[enuff_zed]

There are some generics on Ebay for about £25 a piece or £48 a pair https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352241079498
They are rough cast and are non branded generics so if you want ATE then you will need to pay BMW prices.

Are the generic ones any good?

Euro Car Parts do refurbished ATE ones on an exchange basis.

Wasn't aware of that. But can't find anything on their site about it?????

I bought a pair and when they turned up they were ATE and I sent my old ones back for a refund. I believe they were actually advertised as Pagid, but it was a while back now

 

[Matty_Z4]

There are some generics on Ebay for about £25 a piece or £48 a pair https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352241079498
They are rough cast and are non branded generics so if you want ATE then you will need to pay BMW prices.

Are the generic ones any good?

Euro Car Parts do refurbished ATE ones on an exchange basis.

Wasn't aware of that. But can't find anything on their site about it?????

Mine arrived today so will be able to tell you in a couple of weeks. Im painting them up first before swapping the ones over on my car. If you check my "Making MOT Man Happy" thread you will see i tried to refurbish one of my old ones and messed up the bleed screw and took for ever to de rust them so i have decided to buy new ones off ebay and paint those then refurbish my ones and get those sold on ebay to make some money back.


When I bust my bleeder I had to get an emergency ECP calliper was pagid like Enuff_zed said https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/pagid-caliper-133110571 but i was not happy with the finish on mine as it was very pitted from where it had been de rusted and was actually worse than the calliper I messed up.

Will see If I can get some good pics of the ECP caliper without having to take my wheels off.

 

[FunkyGBrown]

Had a sticky caliper on mine, new one was 30 quid.

Can I ask where you got them for £30?
Any links?

Thanks.

It was from Halfords, it just looks like a refurbished unit but was able to order and collect same day.