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10-17-2012, 11:04 AM | #3 |
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just the pads? or pads and rotors?
As for fluid... a standard brake fluid vs "racing" brake fluid is the boiling point... as long as you don't intend on tracking your car every day, a standard DOT4 will be fine. |
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10-17-2012, 11:27 AM | #4 |
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10-17-2012, 11:54 AM | #5 |
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for fluid you can use valvoline dot3-4 fluid commercially available. If you can ATE dot 4 which is very common for german cars is available at specialty stores. Get the blue fluid so you can tell that youve cleared out the oem brown colored fluid.
For pads i think textar/jurid do the oem pads. |
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10-17-2012, 01:53 PM | #6 |
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i recently put Callahan drilled/slotted rotors on my e90, came with ceramic pads and brake pad wear sensors. Search for them on ebay... great price, 1yr guarantee, they dont rust (like regular pads do), hard to warp, and callahan advertises they dont squeal either but i put antisqueal on them anyway. While you're at it, i suggest getting stainless steel brake lines too, stops the spongy feel of braking, reduces brake fade, and you will have more confidence in stopping efficiency.
The blue fluid thing isnt necessary... i hear from experts all the time that say completely flushing the brake system is a waste of time as the only moisture build-up is from either lose connections to the calipers or from the master cylinder not being topped off, neither of which occurs in the middle of the hard lines; bleeding the brakes after taking out the old fluid in the MC and replacing with new DOT4 will do just as much good as flushing the whole system... if it make u feel more comfortable to bleed them with colored fluid, go for it. ^__^ I've also been turned away from generic DOT3/4 combo fluids... supposedly the fluid will "mix" itself over time with the existing fluid in order to come to a common viscosity... this mixture can trap and move moisture with it in the process as well as affect the boiling point of the fluid (not typically the case) sorry for the long reply... just passing info along |
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10-18-2012, 07:49 AM | #7 |
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You might get more info / advice over in the Suspension | Brakes | Chassis section. I'm starting to look into rotors and pads for my front and right now leaning towards Centric cryo treated rotors and Hawk HPS pads. I don't track much with the car but do spirited driving from time to time so don't need anything more aggressive but wanted a slight upgrade from stock.
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10-18-2012, 08:44 AM | #8 |
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Sometimes people hate it wen BavarianAuto is mentioned but you can buy a complete kit that has every thing you need in one box. Convenient in my opinion.
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10-18-2012, 09:16 AM | #9 | |
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RBK E901 Replacement Brake Kit - Full-Car Kit - includes front and rear brakes $ 517.95 |
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10-18-2012, 09:31 AM | #10 | |
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Ill check those Callahan brakes : ) |
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10-18-2012, 09:40 AM | #12 |
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for what it's worth, the stealership told me that my rotors should be able to handle one change in pads, without replacing rotors and they did replace my rear pads at 72k, without rotors and no problem. Wondering, with only 37k miles, do you really need rotors?
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10-18-2012, 11:03 AM | #13 |
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at around 80k I did stoptech rotors with the black hubs, ATE racing blue fluid, and akebono ceramic pads on my old e90. It was a nice setup perfect for all of my daily driving and best of all NO DUST. Oh and bought new front and rear sensors from the dealer.
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10-18-2012, 11:47 AM | #14 |
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i dnt think so i need rotors now but its cheaper to buy a whole new kit.
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