Ewazix said:
They look really great, are they any good at stopping the car? feel, fade, cold application etc?
I used to have almost the same set up on my car, BMW performance calipers instead of bmw 135i ones (as D4dawg has (look identical, different pistons)) and the same porsche boxster 2.7 rears with the boxster front pads in.
I ran them with Pagid RS-29s and found it to be a great setup, lots better modulation feel, and far better retardation (to be expected though using RS-29). The boxster rears did have a habit of squealing which could have been the pad, more likely the fitment (it's a bit of a bodge, you have to run boxster front pad in order to sweep the Z4M disk), but otherwise did a good job (bearing in mind they were meant for a car a few hundred kilos less).
As for your question about fade and cold application... really most of that can only be answered in your pad choice and in terms of fade, also your fluid. I would say they are able to dissipate heat a whole lot more than the OEM monopiston, they're pretty chunky.
My advice would be though if you're thinking of going near a track then find the BMW performance ones (phoenix yellow coloured) as the 135i calipers are known to crack their pistons under excessive heat due to some ceramic piston header or something.
Phoneix Yellow colour, not sure which is more garish :lol:
