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Gold
15
7.18%
Red
66
31.58%
White
5
2.39%
Gunmetal
20
9.57%
Silver
60
28.71%
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43
20.57%
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BRAKE Pad, Rotors, & Calipers Discussion Thread (OEM, aftermarket, etc...)
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Brake Pads Found
The goal. To find comparable pads to OEM without the dust, same brand front & rear for an 04 C320 Sport Coupe.
The Score. Brakeworld.com Great products, knowledgable people and they have software to look up your VIN number and give the right stuff.
Curtis
The Score. Brakeworld.com Great products, knowledgable people and they have software to look up your VIN number and give the right stuff.
Curtis
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From: Cleveland, OH
2004.0 C230 Sedan
For 2004.5-2007 W203's....
Front Brake Pad- Akebono Ceramic
Rear Brake Pad- Hawk Ceramic
For 2001-2004 W203's
Front Brake Pad- Hawk Ceramic
Rear Brake Pad- Akebono Ceramic
I have already installed Hawk Ceramics on the front of my 04. They are very quiet and ZERO dust. I bought Akebono's for the rear, but haven't installed them yet. Akebono's get great feedback from people on this forum.
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From: Laguna Niguel, CA
This is wrong info, C230/C320/C350 SS use different pad than C230/C320 Coupe and C240/C280 and C32/C55. 2004.5 C230/C320 SS is unique and uses same pads as C32, was never used in any other year. Akebono only makes the C32 front pads which also happens to fit the 2004.5 C230/C320 SS.
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From: ST. Louis, MO
'16 SL550, '18 Porsche Macan GTS
Ok, lets see if I understand this right.....You are syaing that the Akebono pads fit the 2004.5 C230 and the C32, but NOT the '05-'07 C230, C350, right??
So who has front pads for the front of the newer cars??? Someone out there has had to change out their '06 by now.
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From: Irvine, CA
2013 E350 Bluetec, 2008 Audi S4 Avant, 2011 VW Golf TDI, 2015 Audi S3, 2020 GLB250
EBC makes pads for 2005+ C230 Sport. These were backordered for a long time, so I ended up picking some pads from Kragen made by Honeywell or something. As luck would have it, the EBC Red Stuff I thought I had cancelled came in a week later. So I have a set of Red Stuff for the fronts up for grabs if anyone want it.
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From: newport news, virginia
c230k
Parts Price on amg c32 brake parts
I forgot to get part numbers but i am going to go down to the dealer in my area. i called to get prices on doing a swap for the c230k coupe to amg. Next will thsi work for the coupe. i think i need atleast 17inch wheels . I like the amg whells would I need anything else. I have a shop i work at and lots of tools. about 6-7k work so i know that will not be a problem. I have tried the search and its kinda vague. I would like a yes or no if anyone has done the swap for a w203 c230k coupe to amg brakes. if so link it so i can take a look at it. Thanks darren
front calipers 444 apiece.
rotors 90
pads 74
caliper brake 96
all thats for the front.
rear calipers 156
pads 42.50
rotors 41
front calipers 444 apiece.
rotors 90
pads 74
caliper brake 96
all thats for the front.
rear calipers 156
pads 42.50
rotors 41
Last edited by royale192; Jul 23, 2007 at 06:35 PM. Reason: forgot prices.
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From: San Diego, CA & San Jose, Costa Rica & Stuttgart, Germany
1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
search this forum for posts around 2003
a whole bunch of us Coupes went to AMG C32 brakes early on.....
a whole bunch of us Coupes went to AMG C32 brakes early on.....
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From: Pasadena, CA
2002 C230K, 2013 BMW 328, 2015 BMW X5
Yes, your 17" wheels should clear. I have 17" AMG wheels and they clear no problem.
As I was saying before, the price you are paying for the rotors is good, but the calipers seem quite expensive.
Welcome aboard, and if I could make a small suggestion, the search function is your friend.
E
As I was saying before, the price you are paying for the rotors is good, but the calipers seem quite expensive.
Welcome aboard, and if I could make a small suggestion, the search function is your friend.
E
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From: So. Oregon Coast
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort RIP
WHAT a RIP!
I forgot to get part numbers but i am going to go down to the dealer in my area. i called to get prices on doing a swap for the c230k coupe to amg. Next will thsi work for the coupe. i think i need atleast 17inch wheels . I like the amg whells would I need anything else. I have a shop i work at and lots of tools. about 6-7k work so i know that will not be a problem. I have tried the search and its kinda vague. I would like a yes or no if anyone has done the swap for a w203 c230k coupe to amg brakes. if so link it so i can take a look at it. Thanks darren
front calipers 444 apiece.
rotors 90
pads 74
caliper brake 96
all thats for the front.
rear calipers 156
pads 42.50
rotors 41
front calipers 444 apiece.
rotors 90
pads 74
caliper brake 96
all thats for the front.
rear calipers 156
pads 42.50
rotors 41
Outrageous.
FYI- you don't need to do the back brakes, not much difference when you're talking about C Class. The price on the calipers above is ridiculous.
PM me and I'll send you info on a dealer that won't rape you that many of us already use, in Florida. Last I looked they were about 250 each for the calipers, 90 for the rotors, and then I would go with Ceramic pads (Akebono for 90). Stock pads sux.
Only other thing you need is a sensor for about 5 bucks.
And yes, I have C32 brakes. Can't tell you how much they really do come in handy...brake fade is something you rarely need to worry about, compared to stock (unless you're in Europe and drive 150 a lot, like NLBenz).
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From: Pasadena, CA
2002 C230K, 2013 BMW 328, 2015 BMW X5
Geez you work for these people and they want these prices?
Outrageous.
FYI- you don't need to do the back brakes, not much difference when you're talking about C Class. The price on the calipers above is ridiculous.
PM me and I'll send you info on a dealer that won't rape you that many of us already use, in Florida. Last I looked they were about 250 each for the calipers, 90 for the rotors, and then I would go with Ceramic pads (Akebono for 90). Stock pads sux.
Only other thing you need is a sensor for about 5 bucks.
And yes, I have C32 brakes. Can't tell you how much they really do come in handy...brake fade is something you rarely need to worry about, compared to stock (unless you're in Europe and drive 150 a lot, like NLBenz).
Outrageous.
FYI- you don't need to do the back brakes, not much difference when you're talking about C Class. The price on the calipers above is ridiculous.
PM me and I'll send you info on a dealer that won't rape you that many of us already use, in Florida. Last I looked they were about 250 each for the calipers, 90 for the rotors, and then I would go with Ceramic pads (Akebono for 90). Stock pads sux.
Only other thing you need is a sensor for about 5 bucks.
And yes, I have C32 brakes. Can't tell you how much they really do come in handy...brake fade is something you rarely need to worry about, compared to stock (unless you're in Europe and drive 150 a lot, like NLBenz).
Hey, did you get yout text?
E
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From: newport news, virginia
c230k
hey i work at a lincoln mercury dealer. but we do work for them and other dealers around the area non ford that is. but that guy was giving it to me at wholesale. not cost plus 10% which is way cheaper. now i know that there is a cheaper place i might have to take that up... i am learning as much as i can about the c230k. there is alot of GOOD help and people who are willing to help newbies with questions. alot better than say the average asian or domestic sites. i love the power of the compressor but there has got to be a way to put i turbo on this thing. it screams turbo please.
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From: So. Oregon Coast
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort RIP
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From: So. Oregon Coast
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort RIP
hey i work at a lincoln mercury dealer. but we do work for them and other dealers around the area non ford that is. but that guy was giving it to me at wholesale. not cost plus 10% which is way cheaper. now i know that there is a cheaper place i might have to take that up... i am learning as much as i can about the c230k. there is alot of GOOD help and people who are willing to help newbies with questions. alot better than say the average asian or domestic sites. i love the power of the compressor but there has got to be a way to put i turbo on this thing. it screams turbo please.
I met a guy at the meet in Pasadena with
a mid 90's Euro E Class with an M111 motor, which he did turbo....and
was driving. But his engine was older series, wasn't even SC'd to begin with so maybe less complicated to do?
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From: Fresno, CA
'09 A4 S Line
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From: OC
a quarter mile at a time
This is wrong info, C230/C320/C350 SS use different pad than C230/C320 Coupe and C240/C280 and C32/C55. 2004.5 C230/C320 SS is unique and uses same pads as C32, was never used in any other year. Akebono only makes the C32 front pads which also happens to fit the 2004.5 C230/C320 SS.
All non-AMG pre 2004 C-class and all luxury sedans should have the same pads (single piston floating caliper)
2004.5 C230, some early 2005 C230's, all C350's, all C32's and all C55's use the same pads. 4 piston fixed calipers
rest of the 2005 C230's and 2006/2007 C230's use another type of pad, dual piston fixed calipers.
I am not sure what the 2005 C320's have, although I belive they are the same as the 2005 C230's with the dual piston fixed calipers.
clear as mud????
Last edited by e1000; Aug 24, 2007 at 02:27 AM.
