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Old 12-22-2010, 10:59 AM
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I am nearing the time where I will need to replace my front and rear brakes. The dealer said I have another 6 months. The reason for this post is I remember in the past reading that the best deal is to buy the parts (pads and rotors) and take it to a local BMW mechanic to install. I have a local BMW mechanic that comes highly recommended from a friend. If I remember there are some sponsors that sell the parts. Can anyone give any recommendations. I am located in Tampa, Florida.
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Originally Posted by Taxg8r00
Can anyone give any recommendations.
Yeah, give location

Closer you are to a vendor the less expensive it is to ship.



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Originally Posted by healthservices
Yeah, give location

Closer you are to a vendor the less expensive it is to ship.



I'd guess Tampa, FL..
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You can't go wrong with either Trinity or Acute Performance. Both are recommended forum sponsors and highly recommended. Unfortunately I am not familiar with any Forum Sponsors in Florida. If your looking for OEM, you could contact Gary Romani of Newport BMW.
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Hi

I've sold tons of brake pads and R1concept rotors on this forum. All are very happy with their choice.

The Hawk HPS pads are what I recommend. Better braking power than OEM pads but with less dust. The cost of that is $100 for the front and $75 for the rear.

What yr/make/model do you have? I can give you a quote for the rotors as well.

Let me know if you have questions, need reviews, etc.

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Yeah, I just bought those pads and rotors from Michael and I really like the dust free OEM performance.
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