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those that have kept in touch with him via other methods or if you see him at the bar or something, tell him we all said hello and come back to the forums!
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I'm sure he's fine, I need to get a hold of him when I am in NYC to get some parts of mine he has.
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Yo Momma
And I don't drink or anything but ill order coke with you guys hahahha
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Sounds good man, most of the guys I roll with here don't drink either. I'll bump the NY thread with updates later tonight.
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Sounds good. Can we keep my brake thread alive? lol So Jimmy (lowpost), or if anyone else knows, will i need any additional parts or everything will be just bolt on? That is if upgrading to 05 clk55 calipers.
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I too want this brake thread to live (as I also want my headlight thread to live: https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...-new-post.html)
I'm thinking of putting Brembo decals on my OEM calipers if I can confirm that they are, in fact, Brembo, but I might just upgrade to legit AMG calipers if it's easy.
I'm thinking of putting Brembo decals on my OEM calipers if I can confirm that they are, in fact, Brembo, but I might just upgrade to legit AMG calipers if it's easy.
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My stock 500 rotors are 13.6" = 345mm. The 05 clk55 rotors are probably 360mm.
The 03 clk55 rotors are the same as the 500 - 345mm, except they are cross drilled. The calipers are also the exact same but with an AMG logo and painted.
Zeek - to answer your question, you can probably upgrade your calipers without upgrading your rotors if you have the 345mm rotors. I ran the 05 clk55 calipers you see in the pic with pre 05 clk55 rotors for awhile. But you won't see much performance impvement and the brakes will wear prematurely and oddly. But it's doable. But I was much happier when I finally got the 05 clk55 rotors installed.
The 03 clk55 rotors are the same as the 500 - 345mm, except they are cross drilled. The calipers are also the exact same but with an AMG logo and painted.
Zeek - to answer your question, you can probably upgrade your calipers without upgrading your rotors if you have the 345mm rotors. I ran the 05 clk55 calipers you see in the pic with pre 05 clk55 rotors for awhile. But you won't see much performance impvement and the brakes will wear prematurely and oddly. But it's doable. But I was much happier when I finally got the 05 clk55 rotors installed.
