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I noticed the brake rotors on my S560 4matic yesterday. The rear rotors just has dimples, not drilled through. The fronts are drilled through - this seems odd to me. Are these the originals? I want to order the complete set of Extreme Power Stop brakes (rotors and pads) since I don’t know if they were ever replaced yet.
Front and Rear are both drilled through on mine but it's a 550 and not 4-matic so not sure if dimpled is stock or not but wouldn't make much sense.
How many miles on the car?
I'm at 55k and would like to replace pads to something that makes less brake dust.. Pads and rotors were replaced by dealer around 40k and are still in great shape but man do they make some dust - especially the fronts.
Fronts and rears on my S450 are drilled through, except for the odd one at the inner and outer edge which serve as wear indicators. Those are just shallow dimples.
I’m making the assumption that installing aftermarket rotors won’t have any negative effect on this car. I’ve done this dozens (not just exaggerating a number) of times with many cars and trucks, but I’m finding these MB cars are a different animal and unfamiliar things happen.
Last edited by MrMischief; Oct 21, 2024 at 11:56 AM.
Hopefully there's no shimmy with aftermarket rotors. I've had good and bad luck but mostly good. Did have a set warp within a month but the vendor took care of the problem.
Hopefully there's no shimmy with aftermarket rotors. I've had good and bad luck but mostly good. Did have a set warp within a month but the vendor took care of the problem.
I have a run out gauge that is very accurate. I can check any drum or rotor either on a center spindle attached to my workbench or still mounted on the car and can see the slightest imperfections. I check this out every time I change pads or shoes for any of my cars. Also I do check brand new never used rotors - it’s not a perfect world. My next tool will be a metal analyzer for metal composition. I lent my last one out and it’s been MIA ever since.
EBC is are great brakes, I have them on my Corvettes. However, I am going with Extreme Power Stop ceramic metallic pads and their rotors because at least a half dozen members here use them and recommended them for low to undetectable brake dust. Plus no complaints - that’s good enough for me!
I’m making the assumption that installing aftermarket rotors won’t have any negative effect on this car. I’ve done this dozens (not just exaggerating a number) of times with many cars and trucks, but I’m finding these MB cars are a different animal and unfamiliar things happen.
They actually do get clogged!
My mechanic recommended I stay with the OEM rotors. We did aftermarket ceramic pads, but the OEM rotors.
Good thing I bought new center caps for my wheels. I got my car back yesterday and 3 of the wheels are broken with missing chips and pieces. A couple wheels had some cracks already so I won’t make a deal out of it.
I guess I’ll run a screw in the old caps and yank them out - the new caps should just push in.
Anyone know if there is an aftermarket source for rotors that weigh nearly the same or lighter than the OE rotors without paying big Bucks for them?
Those are the same brakes I put on my S560 a couple years ago the Power Stop Z23. Great brakes and no dust, no warping of the rotors the rotors seem real solid and looked like good metal. For a thousand bucks front and rear pads and rotors it was a great deal. Have nearly 30K miles on them and so far no problems with the exception of a trolley train type noise backing up only so I don't worry about it.
Those are the same brakes I put on my S560 a couple years ago the Power Stop Z23. Great brakes and no dust, no warping of the rotors the rotors seem real solid and looked like good metal. For a thousand bucks front and rear pads and rotors it was a great deal. Have nearly 30K miles on them and so far no problems with the exception of a trolley train type noise backing up only so I don't worry about it.
About to put some Z23s on. I have Porterfields and they were great no dust but premature squealing with plenty of pad left. I can't deal with the squealing
Those are the same brakes I put on my S560 a couple years ago the Power Stop Z23. Great brakes and no dust, no warping of the rotors the rotors seem real solid and looked like good metal. For a thousand bucks front and rear pads and rotors it was a great deal. Have nearly 30K miles on them and so far no problems with the exception of a trolley train type noise backing up only so I don't worry about it.
I get the same squealing when backing up into my garage, which I do every day. I also get a very light squeal pretty much every morning upon first brake application, which is luckily at the end of my cul-de-sac. After that first daily squeal the brakes are perfectly quiet, no squeal under any other circumstances. Z23's with Zimmerman rotors on the rear.
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