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Redstuff can be sluggish when they are cold. Yellowstuff bites harder hot or cold but it dusts more. I'm running yellow on my rear, OEM on front because I ran into the same problem with Amazon sending the wrong part for the fronts. The yellows are nowhere near as dusty as the OEM and they do bite hard on cold mornings. I'm happy with them.
they're $$$, but really what two piece rotors are cheap? NONE, unless you're getting OEM which isnt cheap or a pos unknown brand. racingbrake is a vendor here too. I would 100% do this swap, I bet it would help with mpg too since its rotating mass.
they're $$$, but really what two piece rotors are cheap? NONE, unless you're getting OEM which isnt cheap or a pos unknown brand. racingbrake is a vendor here too. I would 100% do this swap, I bet it would help with mpg too since its rotating mass.
No way. These cars chew up brakes too quickly. I doubt these stop any better than the OEM and paying racing prices for weight savings in a sedan seems silly to me.
No way. These cars chew up brakes too quickly. I doubt these stop any better than the OEM and paying racing prices for weight savings in a sedan seems silly to me.
Nah, they're definitely better than stock. They're an upgrade also saving weight, you gotta pay to play.
Nah, they're definitely better than stock. They're an upgrade also saving weight, you gotta pay to play.
Nah, they will still wear out every 20-30kmi and they are still 2 piece iron rotors. At that price point, it seems better to bite the bullet and pay for the upgrade to ceramic rotors and upgraded calipers. It will run $6-10,000 but will last the life of the car and actually provide significant weight reduction.
Realistically, you can spend crazy amounts on brake upgrades. Once you go beyond certain thresholds you wind up in the land of diminishing returns.
My c63s brake upgrade is coming together for my 17 c43 brembo "OEM" 2 piece rotors and oem calipers. I will be using porterfield racing r4s pads . Still working out some clearance issues on the rear but i pretty much have everything figured now! Best part is it will clear some 18" wheels if you prefer. But i ended up upsizing winter tires and will run 19" wheels. If anyone is interested in getting this setup let me know. Not super cheap but performance is there. and as far as oem brembo upgrades go it is relatively cheap.
Shame that Alcon don't do aftermarket brake sets for C43....I have asked them directly but unfortunately not. Have raced Alcon's with Pagid Race pads, which, inb terms of brake modulation have had the edge on some carbon ceramic set up's I have had.
All you need are brackets to get them Alcon brakes onto your car. I was looking at the Alcon RC6's but it wouldn't fit in my 19's. Went with AP 8520 instead. Not many of these aftermarket big brake companies make specific kits for our cars. You just need to find a reputable place to make the brackets. Shouldn't be hard to find.
Hello from w211 world!
My, recently bought E55, is in a need of brake pad change. I am leaning towards Akebono pads, however, upon checking my rotors, I've noticed that there is a ledge on the outer edge of the front and rear rotors.
My question is this: should I take the rotors to a shop to get that ledge shaved off or buy new rotors?
If I'm in a wrong thread and please direct me to a proper place to post.
Thank you
Hello from w211 world!
My, recently bought E55, is in a need of brake pad change. I am leaning towards Akebono pads, however, upon checking my rotors, I've noticed that there is a ledge on the outer edge of the front and rear rotors.
My question is this: should I take the rotors to a shop to get that ledge shaved off or buy new rotors?
If I'm in a wrong thread and please direct me to a proper place to post.
Thank you
It's not the E-class forum, but we can help....
The lip on the very outer edge of the rotors is because the pad doesn't touch there. I typically leave it alone, no reason to have it "shaved", since the new pads shouldn't touch it either. However, If the new pads are of a (slightly) different size and for some reason do hit it, you'll want to take care of it.
That said, your rotors have some wear (the amount of the "lip") and you should measure them and make sure they are not below the minimum thickness. The minimum thickness is probably on the edge of the rotor, and make sure you measure beyond the lip to see actual thickness. Even if it is close, it will be below by the next pad change, and you may want new rotors. On my C450 , I got about 2 pad changes on the front before the rotors needed to be replaced, and the rears have plenty of life left and can probably go 4 or more. Your E may be wear very differently.
Hello from w211 world!
My, recently bought E55, is in a need of brake pad change. I am leaning towards Akebono pads, however, upon checking my rotors, I've noticed that there is a ledge on the outer edge of the front and rear rotors.
My question is this: should I take the rotors to a shop to get that ledge shaved off or buy new rotors?
If I'm in a wrong thread and please direct me to a proper place to post.
Thank you
I haven't found anything of this kind of thead in E - class forum. So, by using a search function, this is the closest thing I've found. I appreciate your response.
I was thinking about getting just the pads from Fcpeuro, but since I've discovered the outer ledge (which some sites state is a sign of failure for rotors) I didn't want to have to order things separately, pads from rotors and such.
I am leaning towards ceramic Akebono pads but I'm not sure if they are identical in size to OEM pads on the car (assuming the pads that are on a car right now are OEM).
11-05-2019, 12:50 PM
brembo "OEM" 2 piece rotors and oem calipers. I will be using porterfield racing r4s pads 
