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Old 08-09-2018, 06:16 PM
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Is it posible to replace the solid rear brake rotor with a ventilated one? This iyon 2006 Mercedes Benz E350 base model
Old 08-09-2018, 06:25 PM
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Yeah, you can, but need to replace the calipers as well..

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I hope you are teasing him about the calipers.

They make a replacement drilled or slotted rotor in the exact same size that you would swap right in with new pads.
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I hope you are teasing him about the calipers.

They make a replacement drilled or slotted rotor in the exact same size that you would swap right in with new pads.
Ok but the OP asked about ventilated rotors and ventilated rotors are much thicker. I might be wrong but I don't think you can call drilled rotors ventilated rotors.
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You can easily find ventaliated rotors that fit his existing calipers. Drilled, slotted or blank.

editing my comment here. No you can’t. Drilled and slotted yes but ventaliates are too wide for calipers.

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You can easily find ventaliated rotors that fit his existing calipers. Drilled, slotted or blank.
because ventilated rotors are at least double the thickness of solid non-ventilated rotors how is this possible without changing out the stock calipers? Go to a MB parts guy and ask if its possible to switch out the solid rears for ventilated. If you do your own brake maintenence you will see the rear calipers wont accomodate a thicker rotor.
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Ah I understand you guys now. I wonder if the caliper will still fit the thicker rotor after pistons are compressed?

i saw this on another forum. Would be worth a call if these would need a caliper replacement. The guy didn’t mention it.
My 2007 E550 4-Matic Sport came with cross-drilled front and solid rear from factory, but since I do a lot of canyon runs and "performance" driving I opted for going with R1 Concepts front and rear cross-drilled/ventilated rotors and they are really really nice.
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Another guy says this which still keeps a solid rear but a better look.

I just replaced my rotors and pads. I had ventilated front and solid rear as stock. I replaced them with ventilated cross drilled and slotted front and solid cross drilled and slotted rear with ceramic pads all around and 3 sensors. NO NOISE whatsoever, and most important of all...NO BRAKE DUST! And the cross drilled and slotted may or may not have benefits and may be just for show...but its a show that I like to watch.
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Ah I understand you guys now. I wonder if the caliper will still fit the thicker rotor after pistons are compressed?

i saw this on another forum. Would be worth a call if these would need a caliper replacement. The guy didn’t mention it.
My 2007 E550 4-Matic Sport came with cross-drilled front and solid rear from factory, but since I do a lot of canyon runs and "performance" driving I opted for going with R1 Concepts front and rear cross-drilled/ventilated rotors and they are really really nice.
When you change out pads you have to compress the piston ALL the way in, otherwise in wont clear the meat on the new pad. This is true on any domestic vehicle i have worked on as well. The guys description could mean the rear rotors were not drilled but still vented, only the fronts drilled as stock. As a mattter of fact the sports package does include vented rears as I recall.



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It appears that a few members are confusing "Vented" and "Cross-Drilled" Rotors.
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What brand of Ceramic Brake Pads did you install?

I want to replace my OE Jurid Pads with Brembo or Akebono Ceramic.

Just looking for some feedback.
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