kamiar

hi, weird question but I was cleaning the car realizes i have brake calipers *cover( not sure what is called) in the from with Mercedez name on it and in the back,
there is nothing i attached the pictured for it, is it how they come from the factory or dealership messed up and forgot to put them back - 2016 e550
should the front and the rear have the same cover or no ?



front


back

Ptrigg17

For what it is worth my 2012 E 550 Cabrio looks the same front and rear.

Ptrigg17

I forgot to add that those are indeed rear calipers you are looking at. The front calipers are much larger than the rears.

kamiar

so yours have the cover on both front and rear, sorry if i got the name wrong i meant the cover thats on it

SnakeDoctor

Nope, you are good. That's how they are supposed to be.

kamiar

so they have the cover in the front and not in the rear, but why ?

SnakeDoctor

I'm not expert on this (or any) subject, haha. The best answer I have is that the front brakes are what I think are considered a BBK (big brake kit), so you have the larger rotors and calipers for the stopping power in the front. The rears, not so much. Just regular sized rotors and calipers.

Flash Gordon

Your rear brake looks like it has been dismantled, something is missing. What's holding the brakes pads in place? Are you sure your rear brakes are working? Take it to the dealer let them have a look at it. I have never seen any brakes like that and I have done a lot of brake jobs in my life.

Ptrigg17

I just did the front and rear brakes on my 2012 E550 and the picture is accurate. Nothing is missing. The anti-squeal spring is in place on the outside, I can see the caliper and the caliper retaining bracket and the pads . The is nothing missing. The rear brakes are not “ done up nicely” like the fronts .