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b3 e36 brakes disks and pads

Post by A4PNA » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:17 am

Hi all I need to replace these items, can anyone recommend a supplier I was thinking of greenstuff pads and turbo drilled and grooved.
Thanks
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Re: b3 e36 brakes disks and pads

Post by ali » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:22 am

A4PNA wrote:Hi all I need to replace these items, can anyone recommend a supplier I was thinking of greenstuff pads and turbo drilled and grooved.
Thanks
no no no don't do it!!

Leave the green/red/yellow stuff to the corsa brigade

OEM is more than adequate and designed for the purpose IMO
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Post by Bat » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:19 am

Hi,
Best improvement for brakes is stuff from a higher spec model.
For instance most B10 V8 cars come with standard 540 brakes. A massive improvement can be made by fitting M5 brakes, these are listed as optional parts in the Alpina parts list too.
Stainless steel braided hoses will give an improvement by making sure all the pressure gets to the brakes.
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Post by simon13 » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:13 am

just normal 328 stuff is just fine i'd say
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Re: b3 e36 brakes disks and pads

Post by MickB3 » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:30 am

A4PNA wrote:Hi all I need to replace these items, can anyone recommend a supplier I was thinking of greenstuff pads and turbo drilled and grooved.
Thanks
I used Demon Tweaks when I renewed the suspension on mine, they were competitive and quick delivery, my brother also uses them for his track car and racing car.
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Post by A4PNA » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:27 pm

Hi All, thanks for the advice, im going with the standard stuff, why change perfection :) they are more than up to the job. Thank you 8)
I am gonna use H&C bmw specialists in Maidstone to do it for me, they are excellent and can highly recommend them to anyone in the kent/maidstone area.
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Post by ChrisLux » Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:19 pm

I've got EBC grooved discs on the B8 with Yellowstuff pads and they're also
working very well, not much to warm up to operating temp and fade resistant
at high speeds
'97 E36 B8 4.6 Touring (19#27)
Individual Tannen Grun - affectionately known as 'Greta'
'19 F25 XD3 Bi-turbo
Sapphire Black
'93 E36 ACS3 3.0 Limousine
Individual Neon Grun - Written off
'95 E36 ACS3 2.5d Touring
Mauritius Blue - Now sold
'97 ACS5 3.2 Touring
Individual Estoril Blue - Now sold
'02 E39 ACS5 3.0d Touring
Individual Velvet Blue - Now sold
'05 E53 X5 3.0d (remapped)
Sapphire Black - Now sold
'12 E70 X3 3.0d (remapped)
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