[nhat8211]

Hello guys from Georgia,
As I have mentioned in title , it`s time for my BMW e90 325i to change the rotors. Please share your experience, which brand to choose, where should I buy etc..

Have you tried to use different brand or model rotors for front and rear? Is it a bad idea?
I`m looking rotors for regular use (not for racing or something like that)
P.S I heard that the Centric Premium rotors are very good and the price is low.. 53$ on Ebay

[jwalker87]

A lot of people have had good experiences with the ECS rotors. Whichever ones fit your style and budget will do nicely.

I went with www.brakeperformance.com and am very happy. For around $260 shipped you can get a set of zinc-plated rotors (silver or black) in slotted, drilled/slotted, or just drilled. I've had mine on since January-ish and they still look very nice and have no bad characteristics.

They also have pad/rotor packages if you want to go that route. I would recommend (based on personal experience) a set of either Akebono or Hawk Ceramic pads to go with your new rotors.

[nhat8211]

Originally Posted by jwalker87

A lot of people have had good experiences with the ECS rotors. Whichever ones fit your style and budget will do nicely.

I went with www.brakeperformance.com and am very happy. For around $260 shipped you can get a set of zinc-plated rotors (silver or black) in slotted, drilled/slotted, or just drilled. I've had mine on since January-ish and they still look very nice and have no bad characteristics.

They also have pad/rotor packages if you want to go that route. I would recommend (based on personal experience) a set of either Akebono or Hawk Ceramic pads to go with your new rotors.

Thanks for reply

[Cory S]

Meyle. Coated, and great price.

[Welcome to NBA Jam]

There are a lot of great aftermarket rotors that are cheaper than BMW. Bosch QuietCast, Zimmermann Z-Coat, Brembo, Meyle, Ate to name a few. I highly recommend coated rotors. It makes servicing a million times easier. It's really frustrating to pound off a rust-seized rotor during service, and saves your ears (seriously, smacking a rotor in a closed space is very loud).

BMW doesn't make their own rotors. They have someone else do it and slap a "BMW" logo onto it, then you pay 50% more.

I just did a Subaru with Bosch Quietcast rotors and pads. I was really impressed with the rotor quality. Pads were okay, my only complaint was the shims weren't riveted on and could slide around, but the actual stopping power is just fine and very high quality. I don't know if the shims are different for BMW. Overall, really impressed with the quality for the price.

[nhat8211]

Thanks guys, I`m gonna take coated rotors from brakeperformance.com

[roundle]

Ferodo, Brembo, Textar, ATE all make good OEM-quality blanks.

[Riceball777]

The 2 piece rotors from ecs looks great. Plus that save about 4 pounds each over the stock 1 piece rotors.

[Fundguy1]

Get good aftermarket rotors. Stoptech, ecs, etc. Better than oem and half the price.

[NiNeTyOne]

Pad wise I've commented in other places, but the Hawks will wear rotors faster as will the Ake's, however the 150.xxxx compound Centric Posi-Quiet makes little to no dust, is dead quiet and stops in less distance than the other two.

They will not tolerate track use as they are rated at a lower and broader temp range, but they are EXTREMELY kind on rotors. They are almost an ideal street pad for heavy cars like ours that are driven hard on the street.

Mind you on track I use Pagid RS pads in a variety of compounds depending on temp, circuit, etc. But I've done a lot of testing with rotor paint, caliper temp strips and measured braking distances and these came up as an almost perfect setup for daily driving. This cannot be said for the 104.xxxx (semi-met) compound or the 106.xxxx (endurance) compound (which was designed for police and state trooper use and absurdly long pad life). Those two compounds absolutely suck, but the 105's are amazing, especially considering the price (all four wheels for about $100, shipped).

They DO need to be properly bedded once installed. Best if bedded on honed or new rotors as the previous transfer layer may be incompatible.

[Titanium3Series]

always had a good experience with zimmerman rotors on both my e46 and my e90

[AllBlackBimmer]

Get centric or zimmerman rotors. Get blanks...best performance and cheapest.

pads should be the same, but rotors can be different,,, some cars have bbk on the fronts and not rears...