X5M Brakes ON X5

[KayTees]

Originally Posted by watrob

These are my front calipers on the X5 M50d, standard fitment, had them painted thou?

Rotors are 385mm

I think the M Colored calipers are the only thing thats appealing about the brakes.

[watrob]

Originally Posted by drg11t

Hi watrob,

I have a E70 M50d, What brand pads and rotors are you using? for front and rear??? And also where are you buying them from.

Regards Rob

Hi, the E70 & F15 M50d have the same rotors & calipers front and rear. I just get them painted and order the following ceramic pads from Carbotech in the US, fronts are CT1443 compound 1521 and the rears are CT919 compound 1521.

Give them a call or email Carbotech, you will have them in 10days, and no brake dust?

[GT-M]

What would I need to do if I wanted to put these X5M brakes set on a 2010 F07 GT 550ix that has the same brakes as the f01/02 chassis?
Cheers

[MRV99]

Originally Posted by GKyri

OE brakes are generally a cut about what is on offer in the aftermarket unless you buy niche. Brembos wont do much for general driving I would think but the calipers look great.

A European brake supplier engineering head told me that BMW is the last remaining Euro car maker that still had an engineering focus on braking rather than cost but conceded that is now changing.

All that brake dust you see on your wheels is your X5's brakes working and rotors wearing. That's the price for top braking performance. You won't see that on Japanese cars because they use a totally different (non metallic) formula but generally have a lower brake effectiveness.

I ahve a question on rear brake pads? On my system check it is indicating that the rear pads are wearing much faster than the fronts. Most cars wear out fronts first. I can only conlcude that the rear pad is smaller - maybe because BMW share the rear electronic brake system on a number of their cars?

The rear brakes may be wearing faster due to BMW using the rear brakes for traction control. The rears on my M3 are wearing faster than my fronts and the traction nanny

[heatmizr]

Originally Posted by KayTees

I think the M Colored calipers are the only thing thats appealing about the brakes.

How about stopping so hard that you aren't touching the seat, and your fillings want to fly out of your mouth?

It is more brain warping than any acceleration and therefore scares the uninitiated more.