Upgrading brakes, what to do about the rear?

Asbjorn

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and between EBC and PB, are the EBC any quieter ?Definitely not quieter than OEM right ?

The semi-metallic PB pads have a bit of noise and lots of dust, but still nothing to be concerned about. And I would say EBC orange, which are a step up, are surprisingly quiet for a track pad. Going down to the yellow stuff, you can still hear a tiny bit of noise. But it is like a faint 'air'ish kind of noise. Not a squal.
 
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Adrian Borh

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The semi-metallic PB pads have a bit of noise and lots of dust, but still nothing to be concerned about. And I would say EBC orange, which are a step up, are surprisingly quiet for a track pad. Going down to the yellow stuff, you can still hear a tiny bit of noise. But it is like a faint 'air'ish kind of noise. Not a squal.

sounds good to me - does EBC sell by make & model or do they have some universal stuff?
 

Armando1969

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There are as far as i know three more options for the rear brake were you keep you electronic parking brake.
1 Ceika: https://ceika-store.com/products/cbk215
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2 K-sport: https://www.dcperformance.co.uk/uprated/k-sport-rear-big-brake-kit/BMW/z4.html
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3 D2: https://www.dcperformance.co.uk/che...brake-caliper-upgrade/d2-bm93-r-356x32-f.html
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I have the feeling they are all made in the same region in Taiwan and the K-sport and D2 calipers are almost the same.
I hope this helps some people, i am planning to go the D2 route soon and will let you know how it works out.
Gr Armando
 
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matreyia

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Here is a review of Rotora Brakes for my e93 335i. I highly recommend them. I am going to upgrade my rear M Performance brakes to Rotora when I get a new job.

 
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