S-Class (W220) 1999-2006: S 320 CDI, S 320, S430, S 500, S 600

Warning + good news for brakes W220

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Old 09-30-2009, 06:31 AM
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They were dp31487c just like yours, and now I have 41487 yellow stuff and they do work when cold as well as the reds didThis is good to know, I can stop on a dime and give you a nickel change. Maybe they gave you the wrong pads, mine fit right in the caliper although they go deeper toward the hub of the rotor which is fine. I don't know why they made them so much deeper than stock, maybe for better stopping power.
Well, I can't for the life of me understand why they made them even bigger, aka wouldn't fit. AS I siad before I was/am for more swept area in such a heavy car. Oh well, maybe they just stuffed the S65 pads in my box by mistake.

It is VERY nice to hear that the yellows work well on the street. I have never tried them in any car, but have used race pads on my 91 stang in the SCCA with horriable issues for street use, aka they NEVER would get hot enough to work safely. Its good to know that EBC is really not a track only pad. THANKS
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dont the amg cars use the 8 piston calipers with 4 pads per wheel? s65 should have 4 pads per wheel like s55 does. we only have 4 piston with 2 large pads.
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maybe you have s430 calipers on your car for some reason, they might be too small to accept the 31487 pads. just a thought.
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I always have used zinc coated Brembo rotors and OE pads on my 540s, M5, X5 and will need pads/rotors on the S500. There's a distributor here in Dallas called Sportbrakes and they used to (not sure now) sell on eBay. Very nice bunch of guys and I would highly recommend them.
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Auto Parts Warehouse has them both for cheaper than autozone btw and theyre brembos, http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sk...n+%26+Steering

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Thanks for the tip......and if you are in Dallas and don't want to add on shipping costs: http://sportbrakes.net/default.aspx

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