[ooshnoo]

Hey fellas..

Taking possession of a CPO 2014 428i tomorrow, and I'd like to put some drilled rotors on there as one of the first things I do to car, but I really have no idea what to get. I'm assuming that since the car is CPO, I would need to have the dealer put BMW specific rotors on, yes?

[stvding]

Originally Posted by ooshnoo

Hey fellas..

Taking possession of a CPO 2014 428i tomorrow, and I'd like to put some drilled rotors on there as one of the first things I do to car, but I really have no idea what to get. I'm assuming that since the car is CPO, I would need to have the dealer put BMW specific rotors on, yes?

Not sure why you think CPO car needs brake replacement only from dealership. A pre-owned car definitely have wear on brakes. Probably a lease return, and I don't think dealer will prep the car with brand new brakes. At least here in Canada. Not sure about bmw policy in US or wherever u are. But they will never put on drilled one( more expensive) on a 428 for free.

Is the car blue m sport brake or regular floating calliper? If it is regular brake, do u want to change to m sport or brembo? U said u want drilled rotor, so i assume u like the look. It will look a lot better if u pair it with fixed caliper m sport/brembo brake.

I think the most cost-efficient way is find a third party shop to do it for u if u are not capable of doing it yourself. Replacing just rotors is easy but replacing calliper is trickier because u need to flush the brake fluid as well. It can get real messy.

There are many aftermarket options for cross drilled even slotted rotors out there. You don't necessarily have to go for OEM M-Performance brake kit (slotted but the drill holes are not through, more like indentations) or the F8x brake(not slotted but drilled)

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[ooshnoo]

Being a first time BMW owner, maybe the salesman was feeding me a line of BS, but he said that if brakes are replaced with non BMW parts, warranty would be voided. I've done many brake jobs, and it didn't quite set well with me when he said that. Then again I also got a helluva deal on the maintenance plan, and that includes the brakes, so maybe I'm stuck regardless.

[bateau]

Rule of thumb - warranty will not cover mods or component failure resulting from mods. Salesman is partially right and he's feeding you a line that sounds scary.

If you get OEM parts they are covered by a separate part warranty. 2yrs I believe.

[ooshnoo]

Originally Posted by bateau

Rule of thumb - warranty will not cover mods or component failure resulting from mods. Salesman is partially right and he's feeding you a line that sounds scary.

If you get OEM parts they are covered by a separate part warranty. 2yrs I believe.

Thank you for the clarification. Much appreciated

[MickAv8r]

Originally Posted by ooshnoo

Being a first time BMW owner, maybe the salesman was feeding me a line of BS, but he said that if brakes are replaced with non BMW parts, warranty would be voided. I've done many brake jobs, and it didn't quite set well with me when he said that. Then again I also got a helluva deal on the maintenance plan, and that includes the brakes, so maybe I'm stuck regardless.

The maintenance only covers BMW parts. If you replace with non-oem parts like pads or rotors and go through those pads/rotors the maintenance plan will replace them with OEM. The mechanic isnt going to look THAT hard at your pads to make sure they are OEM once he's already determined they need to be replaced and started the job, he wants to be paid too and wont if he's cant bill the job. Its just if you have Hawks, they are going to replace with OEM not Hawks.

That said using the maintenance plan for brakes is ridiculous considering how easy they are to work on and how much better they are once you upgrade pads. Rotors you are better off sticking with blanks.