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      12-20-2016, 09:22 PM   #114
socale39
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Drives: 04 545i SMG
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: California

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Rear Brake Refresh
Still letting the lowering springs settle so I decided to tackle the rear brakes. In similar fashion as the fronts, the rear calipers were disassembled, stripped, blasted, primed then painted. Its a long process but the results speak for themselves. The difference this time is that I decided to use VHT paint instead as the G2 caliper paint I had leftover from doing the fronts went bad.

As for the pads, I went with Akebono Euros and so far I'm liking them. Very little dust and the braking performance feels good with only slightly less initial bite. Overall very pleased and now that my front and rear brakes are done, I'm very tempted to install the 599M rep wheels.

Some photos of the process:

After sandblasting









High Temp Primer





After Applying Color Coat





New Brembo Zinc Rotors



Installed


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