E320CDI vs E350 brake calipers
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E320CDI vs E350 brake calipers
I just noticed that on my '05 CDI and on my '06 E350 (that my mom has in CA) the brake calipers look different. Her's look better, and say Mercedes Benz on them, while mine look kind of generic... is there an actual difference in them, or is it all cosmetic?
Can the '06 brakes be installed on an '05? I rather like the way they look better.
Can the '06 brakes be installed on an '05? I rather like the way they look better.
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Originally Posted by CE750
I just noticed that on my '05 CDI and on my '06 E350 (that my mom has in CA) the brake calipers look different. Her's look better, and say Mercedes Benz on them, while mine look kind of generic... is there an actual difference in them, or is it all cosmetic?
Can the '06 brakes be installed on an '05? I rather like the way they look better.
Can the '06 brakes be installed on an '05? I rather like the way they look better.
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2019 E450 4Matic, 2018 E400 Coupe
E350 Brake Calipers
The initial batch of E350's were produced with the following brake configuration:
Front - 13.0" ventilated - 4 piston fixed calipers
Rear - 11.8" ventilated - single piston floating calipers
Sometime after June or July they started to ship with the same brake configuration as the CDI:
Front - 12.3" ventilated - single piston floating calipers
Rear - 11.8" solid - single piston floating calipers
I assume that this was all part of a cost cutting initiative by MB.
I was also told by MB that, due to the design of the AWD system, all 4 Matic versions of the E class are produced with the single piston front calipers. I raised this very question when I took delivery of my E350 4 Matic and noticed that the front calipers used a single piston.
Good luck,
Steve
Front - 13.0" ventilated - 4 piston fixed calipers
Rear - 11.8" ventilated - single piston floating calipers
Sometime after June or July they started to ship with the same brake configuration as the CDI:
Front - 12.3" ventilated - single piston floating calipers
Rear - 11.8" solid - single piston floating calipers
I assume that this was all part of a cost cutting initiative by MB.
I was also told by MB that, due to the design of the AWD system, all 4 Matic versions of the E class are produced with the single piston front calipers. I raised this very question when I took delivery of my E350 4 Matic and noticed that the front calipers used a single piston.
Good luck,
Steve
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Originally Posted by baubaulu
The one with MB logo is the four piston break system. The regular one is two piston break system.
I remember reading a thread about the "cheap" breaks they used in the E350... and I always thought mine seemed different. Maybe thats why... mine have the MB logo.
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Originally Posted by MARK CUMMINS
One can Upgrade to the SLK55 Brakes..Front and rear! they will fit..Six piston calipers up front....Looks Great!
Do you have any pics of these ? Did you do this swap on your E yet?
Where can you buy them???
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Originally Posted by mbchris
Is this part of the decontenting? Or were there problems with the 4 piston ones?
Which are better brakes?
Which are better brakes?
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Originally Posted by AJU_E350
Do you have any pics of these ? Did you do this swap on your E yet?
Where can you buy them???
Where can you buy them???
E55 (Direct bolt on) (18' AMG or 19')
8 pistons front
4 pistons rear
SLK 55 (Are they direct bolt on?) (18')
6 pistons front
4 pistons rear ?
Best Regards.
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Originally Posted by mbchris
Is this part of the decontenting? Or were there problems with the 4 piston ones?
Which are better brakes?
Which are better brakes?
BTW.. Mark.. how much did the SLK55 brakes cost you to install/parts etc..?
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Originally Posted by CE750
The former alas. My mom's E350 came standard with 16" wheels and 4-piston brake calipers in front.. Build Apr 2005.
BTW.. Mark.. how much did the SLK55 brakes cost you to install/parts etc..?
BTW.. Mark.. how much did the SLK55 brakes cost you to install/parts etc..?
How come my wheels are 17 inch?
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Our E350 is a 9/05 build, has the single piston w/ 17" wheels. To answer AJU_350's question, I believe the 17" wheels were used starting in June. What's the build date on your car? Your's could be one of the few w/ 17" and 4 piston
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Originally Posted by MARK CUMMINS
One can Upgrade to the SLK55 Brakes..Front and rear! they will fit..Six piston calipers up front....Looks Great!
I have buy the brakes of the SLK AMG and they don't fit.
1.- Backing plates needs to be cut or changed to SLK ones, you can bend them but it's not enought.
2.- Disc holes for bolts on SLK are 13mm because wheel bolts are 12mm; in E disc holes for bolts are 15mm because wheel bolts are 14mm. So you have to make the 13 mm bolts larger to 15mm so the wheel bolts can enter.
3.- The SLK discs are more to the outside than the E ones, then the caliper is too much inside. You have to do new caliper mounting brackets so you can center the callipers with the disc.
4.- Calipers touch 2 mm the suspensión arm. Maybe this is only on airmatic's, but you have to sand 3mm the inside corner of the calliper.
I don't see the way they can fit without big modifications. Are you sure your friend put the SLK discs on a E? I know they are compatible the SLK and CLK, but it's sure that they aren't with E.
Now the problem will be manufacturing new mounting brackets.
Best Regards.
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