Group Buy on Brembo Cross Drilled Rear Rotors for C32/C55
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Originally Posted by YeeHaw
Whats the regular price without the group buy? Just curious.
Originally Posted by scovit
Thanks Josh..."Holes" in the front and holes in the rear...Can't wait!
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Josh: I have an 05 X3. My wife drives it. She loves it! Especially the heated steering wheel! Cold hands-warm heart!
BMW X's don't feel like SUV's although the X3 ride is a little busy. Easy car to maintain......Popped in a Green Filter, Super Easy Oil Change, etc. The 3.0 liter 6 cyl is super easy to work on a time-tested powerplant and....All service included!
Merc & BMW's are top notch. The X3 is assembled in Austria, Gov. Termonators home, and the X3 is put together as well as it can be.
Here's my subjective rating on the X3
Drivetrain= A
Brakes= A
Steering= A
Interior Confort= A
Gas Mileage City 16.5= C-
Gas Mieage Highway 21= C+
Convenience= A
Interior Quality= A-
Exterior Quality= A-
Acceleration= B+
Overall Ride= B
Reliability= A-
Sound Insulation-Aerodynamics= A-
Opinion: I'd recommend it, just wish the mpg was about 5 mph higher city and highway.
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Just a thought - there is another post that is describing W209 2005 AMG calipers and drilled rotors fitting W203s as a direct bolt-on. I'm trying to verify it just to make sure - but why not just go this route if it really is a direct fit?
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Originally Posted by kjb55
Just a thought - there is another post that is describing W209 2005 AMG calipers and drilled rotors fitting W203s as a direct bolt-on. I'm trying to verify it just to make sure - but why not just go this route if it really is a direct fit?
And it is a direct bolt-on. All these guys do is mercedes and the guy who did mine has 20 years experience. If you have any questions, I posted his personal e-mail in the other thread.
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Originally Posted by blando
You also have to also consider the cost. What I did was at least 5x more expensive than this modification. I say at least, because a friend works at this shop and I was able to get a significant discount.
And it is a direct bolt-on. All these guys do is mercedes and the guy who did mine has 20 years experience. If you have any questions, I posted his personal e-mail in the other thread.
And it is a direct bolt-on. All these guys do is mercedes and the guy who did mine has 20 years experience. If you have any questions, I posted his personal e-mail in the other thread.
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
In addition to the cost, I would think that upgrading only the rears to the CLK55 amg brakes the rears would be to powerful and throw off the balance. Thoughts?
Last edited by blando; Sep 11, 2005 at 04:58 PM.
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
In addition to the cost, I would think that upgrading only the rears to the CLK55 amg brakes the rears would be to powerful and throw off the balance. Thoughts?
but then once that's all done, does the master cylinder need to be upgraded? Are they even different?
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hoping to have them sittin on my front door step when I get home from work today. Keep your fingers crossed. They were shipping via Bax Global (on a palet) and I don't know their policies about leaving items without signature confirmation
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Okay... the rotors have arrived. ****ty part in they were shipped in one big box. I have to go and buy boxes, so that I can ship them to everyone (added expense to me 
). Hopefully I'll be able to get them all out tomorrow. I will keep everyone updated.
Because we didn't go with the cromate dipped ones (they would have been a different color than the front / like a gold color), they were sprayed with a coat of primer for shipping. Kleemann told me that this is standard and will wear off almost immediately. Here are some pictures of the box that is now sitting in my garage.
Good thing is they are finally here and the drill patterns match the front --going the same direction on both sides!!!
This was a huge hassle/headache for me ... I'm glad it's almost finally over.
). Hopefully I'll be able to get them all out tomorrow. I will keep everyone updated.Because we didn't go with the cromate dipped ones (they would have been a different color than the front / like a gold color), they were sprayed with a coat of primer for shipping. Kleemann told me that this is standard and will wear off almost immediately. Here are some pictures of the box that is now sitting in my garage.
Good thing is they are finally here and the drill patterns match the front --going the same direction on both sides!!!
This was a huge hassle/headache for me ... I'm glad it's almost finally over.
Last edited by dragonAMG; Sep 17, 2005 at 04:05 AM.
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Thanks for the picture. Hey, sorry it was a problem. Pretty crappy way for them to ship those to you.
One would think that they would treat them with better packing.
One would think that they would treat them with better packing.
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Originally Posted by scovit
Pretty crappy way for them to ship those to you.
One would think that they would treat them with better packing.
One would think that they would treat them with better packing.
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Originally Posted by Blake P
Wow...they're just all thrown in together. I can't believe they would ship them like that with no protection.
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Thanks for the "love" guys!!! 
:p You guys just made me feel a lot better about doing it!!! I'm glad everyone appreciates it. This forum and the members on it are awesome!!!
:p You guys just made me feel a lot better about doing it!!! I'm glad everyone appreciates it. This forum and the members on it are awesome!!!
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They are finally here,,,,,, "Sike" 
Even though I am on leave for the next 2 weeks. I have had appointments that have me out of mi-casa all morning. I can't wait to they get here
Even though I am on leave for the next 2 weeks. I have had appointments that have me out of mi-casa all morning. I can't wait to they get here
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
so who is planning on installing them yourself? I heard it's pretty easy.
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
so who is planning on installing them yourself? I heard it's pretty easy.
