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neockder

11-03-2010 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by m5james (Post 779134)

Supposedly most replacement rotors for BMW are made by Brembo, but even then, they probably oursource to Mexico or China as well. Until you start getting into the Stop Tech, higher ended Brembo's, etc all these lower end consumables are made by the cheapest supplier.

Yep.. and in my experience, Brembo OEM replacement rotors are garbage. In one case, the last two rotors available were made in different countries! Its hard to come to that conclusion however, as I've only driven on two sets (small sample size).

'lower end consumables' ... love that phrase!

I personally think Raybestos Advanced Tech are of decent quality. Interested to see if anyone has ever used Cryo Stops..

tonycajjo

11-03-2010 03:00 PM

i thought the BMW rotors were one and done... no turning.

m5james

11-03-2010 04:51 PM

I've turned BMW rotors plenty of times, just make sure they're still within the mins after the turn, otherwise toss them. I even have a local shop that who I send them to that only charges $5 per rotor, old guy who's super nice and does a great job.

DWill

11-03-2010 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by greentrbo95gst (Post 779005)

Wow, everyone's x5's are reliable??

Both of mine are. Well to be fare I did have a pretty bad software problem with one of them for a while. But it's all better now.

c4racer

11-05-2010 12:21 AM

mine has been pretty good. not perfect, mind you, but well within what I would expect from a 113K mile vehicle of just about any brand.

greentrbo95gst

11-09-2010 12:13 AM

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I gave up and got a new car....

Naz24

11-09-2010 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by greentrbo95gst (Post 780329)

I gave up and got a new car....

Nice! If I lived in a warmer climate, that'd be first on my list!

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