JFarhanbod

so i need new front brakes and i went onto rmeuropean.com to pick some up but they have 2 different kinds, 1 for cars with the sport and 1 for regular. my car is an 03 c230 and according to a member here who ran my vmi my car is a sport/aventgarde package but the rotors on my car right now arent drilled (the sports on rmeuro are) so which do i pick up? thanks

sammydragon3

if u go on autohausaz.com u will find the parts u need

e1000

AFAIK, all 03's have the regular, non-sport brakes.

Glyn M Ruck

+1 ^

sammydragon3

why do they have amg brake pads for this car on autohauz then?

JFarhanbod

what is the 949 203.040 sport package they are talking about then?

Glyn M Ruck

2003 models had the standard sliding caliper & non drilled discs. This is ROW information Then the US had a thing called the 2004.5 which was a sort of hybrid. US only got the full facelift in 2005. ROW & SA got the full facelift in March 2004. Sport Pack in ROW as of March 2004 had the larger Brembo drilled rotors/discs & the fancy calipers with "Mercedes Benz" on them. Your car sounds as though it was pre brake upgrade but you had better have a very close look at P/N's.

Keithb

I'm looking at replacing brakes (and calipers) front and back on my C320 Sport Coupe. What are the differences between the stock brakes I have and the C32 for 2003? Am i correct in thinking I have the 300mm front 290mm rear rotors on a C320SC? I have the 17" Evolution wheels if that helps. TIA

LILBENZ230

Can you post a photo? The C320 coupe from 2003 should have standard, single piston sliding calipers and non-drilled rotors. The C32 had four-piston fixed calipers made by Brembo, and large cross-drilled rotors.

Keithb

So, here's what I have on the car. I think they are the reg 300mm sliding front and 290mm single piston rear. (excuse the rust, haven't had the car out for a couple of weeks.)

So, would the C32 calipers with some non-oem 345mm front and 300mm rear rotors be a good bang for buck replacement? The C32 calipers are 4 piston front and 2 rear iirc? TIA

sammydragon3

sheet my c230 front caliper is way bigger

and my rear is double ur rear size

hense the 2005 model

phister

you can either go with C32 brake setup, or if you want to save some $$$ you can always look into the 05+ C230 (2 piston) or the C350 sport calipers, the C350 have 4 piston if I recall correctly.

Keithb

Are the 03 C32 rear calipers the same as what I have? I see some places seem to sell the same calipers for all 03 models. Confusing... Are the 05+ C350s a direct bolt on? TIA