Big brake kit

lodewijkV · 12-06-2011, 07:42 AM

Hy guys,

I bought myself a big brake kit from D2.
It's a 330x32 8-pots kit.

And I'm about to install it, but I am wondering if there are some "special" things I should check or do before/during installation?

Thanks up front!

pbdm4k · 12-06-2011, 12:32 PM

Post install, you MUST bleed the brake system. There will be air in it and the car will not stop.

So make sure you have lots of brake fluid for top up.

Other things you'll want to check for are the brake pad wear sensors. As an option, you can cut them and splice them so they never go off. I did that for my Z4 and zip tied them out of the way.

I'm competent enough to check the pads everytime I swap tires.

Nice looking piece of kit you got there.

Mirko · 12-06-2011, 02:00 PM

I did my Wilwood BBK on my prior 330 and it wasn't too hard. Some filing of the metal bracket that took forever otherwise fairly easy and straight forward. Bleeding the fluid properly and beeding in the brakes are the most important.

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pbdm4k Lieutenant Colonel 74 Rep 1,689 Posts Drives: 2010 335d Join Date: May 2007 Location: North of the Border iTrader: (3)	Post install, you MUST bleed the brake system. There will be air in it and the car will not stop. So make sure you have lots of brake fluid for top up. Other things you'll want to check for are the brake pad wear sensors. As an option, you can cut them and splice them so they never go off. I did that for my Z4 and zip tied them out of the way. I'm competent enough to check the pads everytime I swap tires. Nice looking piece of kit you got there. __________________ 2010 BMW 335d "Ha! She wants the D." 2006 VW Jetta 2.5 Once upon a time... '03 VW GTI, '99 Audi A4 1.8TQ, '00 VW Jetta 1.85T, '09 BMW 335i xDrive, '04 BMW Z4 3.0i, '01 Audi TT 1.8T, '04 Volvo S80 2.5T
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Mirko Major 182 Rep 1,031 Posts Drives: E86 Z4M, E90 328i, E84 X1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	I did my Wilwood BBK on my prior 330 and it wasn't too hard. Some filing of the metal bracket that took forever otherwise fairly easy and straight forward. Bleeding the fluid properly and beeding in the brakes are the most important.
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