Brembos

[marleymon]

fellas- wondering if anyone has seen or tried these brembos?
I know my 95 has solid rotors...will these work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true

thanks- josh

[1996 328ti]

Even Brembo's website is wrong when it comes to the ti.
1995-1999 is just plain wrong.
If anything it should be 1995- 4/98 or 4/98-99.
So to answer your question, probably not.
You need solid blanks. Those are probably vented.

Edit: But 35143 only comes up for the ti. If it was vented it would also come up fitting a 328.
So maybe they are solid?
Boy they're cheap. I pay more than that for my 328 stock rotors.

[marleymon]

that's what I thought- they look vented...seems like a decent deal though no?
(i know I can search but...) would newer calipers bolt right on allowing for the vented rotors? .....digging..digging...

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by marleymon

that's what I thought- they look vented...seems like a decent deal though no?
(i know I can search but...) would newer calipers bolt right on allowing for the vented rotors? .....digging..digging...

They probably use the same photo for all their ads.
325/328 calipers bolt right up. But you need a new carrier bracket too.
Or you can go the E46 330 route.

[marleymon]

...sorry to keep this going, I shoulda been more specific.....
96ti's and up have vented rotors right? So would the 96 caliper bolt on to a 95 allowing for these to fit? seems like they'd work....I know about the 325/28's.

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by marleymon

...sorry to keep this going, I shoulda been more specific.....
96ti's and up have vented rotors right? So would the 96 caliper bolt on to a 95 allowing for these to fit? seems like they'd work....I know about the 325/28's.

Yes. But it's not only the caliper, it also needs the carrier bracket.

[crewdog153]

I was under the impression that they made the switch to vented rotors in 98. 3/98 was solid and 4/98 was vented. I know at Bav Auto thats when the make the switch when lookin at brakes. Correct me if Im wrong, which I probably am.

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by crewdog153

I was under the impression that they made the switch to vented rotors in 98. 3/98 was solid and 4/98 was vented. I know at Bav Auto thats when the make the switch when lookin at brakes. Correct me if Im wrong, which I probably am.

You're right! I don't know what I was thinking,

[marleymon]

Ok- I just got a reply- Brembo says they are solid and are for the 95. The shipping calculator is wrong - he quoted me $25 shipped to MI.
$80 seems like a good deal. I can't get solid up here for less than $55 a side.
Plus these are Brembos....I think I'm try them out. They have either slotted, drilled.
Any opinions on which are better for the street? Are the drilled noisy? (keep in mind these are factory brembo- not cheapos drilled by supplier)

[1996 328ti]

Well, I have no experience with either but if I had to choose I'd get slotted over drilled.

[atlanta318ti]

Yeah, I agree. Those are the solid units specifically for the 1.8 and 1.9l models like ours. I have ATE power rotors, but have considered picking up a pair of these Brembo to hold back for later at this price (they also have the brembo slotted also for the same price in their eBay store). The ATE's work great, but have been discontinued because they now use the power rotor design on the big brake upgrade kit exclusively (I think). Plus, the ATE 5 star grooved design sits nicely behind the 5 spoke wheels so its not flashy looking (you can actually barely see the grooved design).

[Philly]

good find. I may pick up a set soon as my brakes are beaten.