Brake & RTAB Overhaul....

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I thought i'd post up this little brake refurb i did on the M3. My rear brakes were making a silly moaning sound when I reversed in the car. I have just been so busy that i didn't even bother to inspect the brakes thoroughly. The car doesnt get used much any way...upon inspection i noticed that there was a lip on the Rotors and there was hardly any meat left on the pads.

So I ordered the following parts in prep for the work on the brakes:

OEM Rear Caliper Rebuild kit
OEM CSL/Euro M3 Rear Rotors
OEM Rear pad Sensor
PFC Z-Rated Rear Brake pads for OEM calipers
PFC Z-Rated Front Brake pads for ST40 BBK
MOTUL RBF-660 Brake fluid
Bimmerworld OEM spherical bearing RTAB
Stainless Steel Brake Disc Screws (to hold the rotors to the hub)
TMS Caliper Bushing Upgrade Kit

As a bonus I also got a newly updated LCM from my ol friend and supplier of all things BMW electronic and code related, TERRA....The benefits of having this LCM installed and coded is that i now have triple blink function, Xenon flash to pass function all like the newer gen of BMW's. I tell ya the M3 really needed a bit of modernisation love every now and then while keeping things classy...

Anyhow on to the pics.....

The goodies...


TMS Caliper Bushing Upgrade Kit


OEM CSL/EURO M3 Rotors




Motul RBF-660 Brake Fluid


PFC Z-RATED Pads for ST40 and OEM Rear Rotors


BW RTAB's


Rear Caliper Rebuild....Gave the calipers a good clean too. I had painted them a few years back with some brake enamel and highlighted the ///M logo's in silver. Came out pretty nice and clean in the end...








Preparing to install TMS Bushing upgrade... Those locking clips are super important to hold those suckers in the caliper.....






NEW OEM Rear Rotors installed and everything cleaned up.






And you can see in these pics the BW RTABs installed..


Well I really like the PFC Z-RATED pads so far. Nice initial bite but I cant really do a review on them as i've only put 50kms on them so far. I have already dont eh brake bedding in procedure but I might have to hit the Highway again late in the night to do another run of bedding in....

Before running the BW RTABs I had the Powerflex ones and they were absoultely fantastic. No noise and nice and comfy. The only reason I changed them out to the BW ones is to test different products. The BW RTABs are a huge difference for people who like a firmer feel from the ride. The only way I can explain is Tighter suspension feel and firmer road feel... Basically a more SOLID feeling without losing comfort.... Well I might have lost 30% of the comfort I had with the PF RTAB's