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Originally Posted by Princeton
$450 for Akebono Euro ceramic pads, coated Zimmerman rotors, and sensors - delivered.
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I just did the same on my 328i. I ordered a set of Akebono ceramic pads, Zimmerman rotors from Mesa Performance in Costa Mesa, CA. Picked up the pad wear sensor for a 20 dollar bill at my Indy. Total cost of parts: $316.35.
It took the better part of the afternoon because I sprayed the entire front suspension and wheelhouses with Simple Green and scrubbed them until they were clean enough to eat off of. If you remove the rotor backing plates (10mm socket) you can get things cleaner. Next time I'm replacing the backing plates as they are only 16 bucks a pop and were corroding/oxidizing.
Two things you must use: a torque wrench and anti-seize compound where the pads slide against the pad carrier.
After 450 miles, the front wheels have almost zero dust accumulated and the rears (with OEM composition pads) are quite dirty. Time for a wash...
There's also no need to do anything special to bed them in-just drive easy for the first 100-150 miles then you can start to get frisky.
Good luck!