» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 06-05-2003, 11:45 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | Does anyone make slotted/vented rears for my '96? I am looking at PowerSlots (love that cadmium, sick of rust) and PowerDiscs but to my knowledge they only come up front. And yep, I'm vain. These are just for show. Any opinions on other brands are much appreciated too. | | | 06-06-2003, 07:35 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 678 | Bavauto.com, they have rear rotors for Ti's drilled, slotted, drilled and slotted. $159 a pair | | | 06-06-2003, 09:17 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | Thanks! I'll call and find out who the manufacturer is. Any experience with bavauto rotors? Wonder if they're warranted | | | 06-07-2003, 03:39 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 678 | Nope, havent replaced the brakes on my car yet. Mine are doing fine right now and i cant afford to get an upgrade anyways. | | | 06-07-2003, 07:30 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | talked to bavauto about who makes their performance rotors. they get them from ATE, Brembo, Zimmerman and one other I didn't recognize. The guy was willing to check tomorrow which maker they have in stock. I'd probably vote for ATE or Brembo from what I've heard. Opinions anyone? | | | 07-27-2003, 07:26 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Northern IL Posts: 263 | don't waste your money with slotted rotors in the rear. The rear rotors don't see very much action, at least not enough to warrent slotted or cross drilled rotors. I have ATE power discs in the front of my car and just stock ATE rotors in the back. I did this on the advice of many of the mechanics in the BMW Car Club. I would only buy slotted rotors in the front and stock in the rear. | | | 07-28-2003, 10:30 PM | #7 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | Clean the rotors with Acetone and give them a spray with header paint in the color of your choice. (I go with grey or silver as the factory rotor hats are grey) The header paint easily takes the heat, and it is fairly durable. No opinion on slotted, but avoid drilled rotors, if possible. Most (not all) are drilled after casting, and this leads to major stress crack initiation points. Nothing worse than stomping on the brake to have the rotor shatter... | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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