[andy545]

Rizbel:

did you need the M5 caliper carriers as well to make the retrofit work ?
see item no.2 HERE

I believe it ! but doesn't make sense..the part no's for the 2 carriers (M5 & 545i) are different...

(carrier is the part that you need to place the calipers on and then on to the axle)

thanks man,

[AlexFW]

andy545, on Sep 3 2007, 11:50 AM, said:

Rizbel:

did you need the M5 caliper carriers as well to make the retrofit work ?
see item no.2 HERE

I believe it ! but doesn't make sense..the part no's for the 2 carriers (M5 & 545i) are different...

(carrier is the part that you need to place the calipers on and then on to the axle)

thanks man,

As already said, yes, you need also part 02 .

[andy545]

Thanks Alex.

It's unbelievable the carrier and hex bolts from the carrier bolt on in plug and play style to the 545i !

[AlexFW]

andy545, on Sep 3 2007, 06:09 PM, said:

Thanks Alex.

It's unbelievable the carrier and hex bolts from the carrier bolt on in plug and play style to the 545i !

Not so unbelievable: the M5 is an E60 like 520d and 545i, nothing special!
Good luck with the brakes, Andy!

[andy545]

AlexFW, on Sep 3 2007, 08:47 PM, said:

Not so unbelievable: the M5 is an E60 like 520d and 545i, nothing special!
Good luck with the brakes, Andy!

I mean from a standpoint that every single part no. is different...there is a reason for this.

[Rizbel]

andy545, on Sep 3 2007, 02:10 PM, said:

I mean from a standpoint that every single part no. is different...there is a reason for this.

Part nos. are different and in different sizes, but believe me, the mounting holes/bolts line up. You can put M5 brakes(rotors and calipers) in an M6, and also to other e60 and e63 models. Good luck!

[KnIgHtCoM]

How many POT's are there for the M5/M6 front and rear calipers? And is there a lot of brake dust with the OEM pads?

[AlexFW]

KnIgHtCoM, on Sep 18 2007, 02:47 AM, said:

How many POT's are there for the M5/M6 front and rear calipers?

2
Other E60 only 1 weak pot
Double stopping power!

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And is there a lot of brake dust with the OEM pads?

No, seems not so much dust .
My cooperS wheels become black every 2 months instead, ahaha!!

[KnIgHtCoM]

So have you noticed that you have less dust now with the M5 brakes vs. your OEM brakes? How will the larger rotors and stronger calipers affect my braking on the 530i? Is there any performance gain or is it mostly for aesthetics?

[AlexFW]

KnIgHtCoM, on Sep 19 2007, 03:58 AM, said:

So have you noticed that you have less dust now with the M5 brakes vs. your OEM brakes?

Maybe, I can't be sure about that .

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How will the larger rotors and stronger calipers affect my braking on the 530i? Is there any performance gain or is it mostly for aesthetics?

Double stopping power, 4x less fading .. At Monza circuit, with OEM brakes it appears after 1-1.5 lap, with M5 brakes 4-5 laps at least .
Most of all, OEM brakes can't block the wheels, M5 brakes do that even from 250 kmh to 60 .
(the track asphalt is different from road one)

[Rizbel]

Stock BMW E60 Front Brake System Upgrade (Rotors Pads Calipers)
Upgrade smaller 525 530 528 front brakes to bigger 545 550 535 brakes and feel the difference!
Item Description: Used Factory Original BMW 545i Front Brake system. 2K miles on rotors and pads before original owner upgraded to OEM M5 front brakes.
The package includes 2 Brake Discs, complete left and right caliper assemblies and Brake pads.

Model Description Supplement Qty Part Number Price

545i/550i/535i/645ci/650i
BRAKE DISC, VENTILATED *348X30* 2 34116763824 $113.83
BRAKE PADS ASBESTOS-FREE JURID 310 1 34116764540 $131.69
CALIPER HOUSING LEFT 1 34116756303 $369.40
CALIPER HOUSING RIGHT 1 34116756304 $369.40

530i
BRAKE DISC, VENTILATED 324X30 2 34116753221 $97.65
BRAKE PADS ASBESTOS-FREE JURID 422 1 34116763089 $129.46
CALIPER HOUSING LEFT 1 34116753659 $369.40
CALIPER HOUSING RIGHT 1 34116753660 $369.40

525i
BRAKE DISC, VENTILATED 310X24 2 34116764021 $109.65
BRAKE PADS ASBESTOS-FREE JURID 422 1 34116763618 $109.65
CALIPER HOUSING LEFT 1 34116763023 $306.90
CALIPER HOUSING RIGHT 1 34116763024 $306.90

Still available PM me!

[Lizard1]

Pardon me but after reading the entire thread and all the links I'm as bit confused:

1. I definitely want to purchase cross-drilled rotors and need to know where to get them but I also need to know if I need to change out the calipers and thus the brake pads? The car in question is a brand new '08 550i.

2. Since everybody is painting, I'm guessing BMW does not offer calipers in different colors? What color would you go with on an all white 550 with 167 wheels? I think the red would look nice but might be too bold so I may just leave them black. I'm interested to see what you guys think honestly about the caliper colors. Which ones would you do?

[AlexFW]

Lizard1, on Jun 18 2008, 05:45 AM, said:

Pardon me but after reading the entire thread and all the links I'm as bit confused:

1. I definitely want to purchase cross-drilled rotors and need to know where to get them but I also need to know if I need to change out the calipers and thus the brake pads? The car in question is a brand new '08 550i.

You'd need calipers, pads and rotors from the M5!

1 and 2 (only rotors and not those plates)

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2. Since everybody is painting,

Everybody who ?

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I'm guessing BMW does not offer calipers in different colors?

No, M5 calipers are black .

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so I may just leave them black. I'm interested to see what you guys think honestly about the caliper colors.

I left them black and painted the rear calipers :

http://forums.e60.ne...showtopic=54709

Bye!

[phocker]

i have a 545 and wanted to do the retrofit on the front set as well. will i have to upgrade my calipers to m5?

[Rizbel]

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