BMW original brakes
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For a DIYer or the local auto shop, that is certainly the way to go.
I happen to be lucky to have nationally known mechanics work on my cars with very nice equipment. My NSX guy (John Vasos at Acura of Brookfield) is the best in the Midwest and on par with anyone in the country, and that is a fact that has been thoroughly documented. (links on request).
They turned the rotors on the NSX a very small amount, just enough to make them smooth for the new pads.
Not to sell my BMW mechanic short. She is nationally known and respected as a top indy BMW mechanic (Jenny Morgan at The Little Car Shop). You can read her column monthly in Roundel.
I happen to be lucky to have nationally known mechanics work on my cars with very nice equipment. My NSX guy (John Vasos at Acura of Brookfield) is the best in the Midwest and on par with anyone in the country, and that is a fact that has been thoroughly documented. (links on request).
They turned the rotors on the NSX a very small amount, just enough to make them smooth for the new pads.
Not to sell my BMW mechanic short. She is nationally known and respected as a top indy BMW mechanic (Jenny Morgan at The Little Car Shop). You can read her column monthly in Roundel.
Doesn't change anything I said. I also know Jenny Morgan from BMW Club Racing and my time on the Executive Board of a BMW CCA chapter. Further I am very familiar with the Roundel, and as I said "BMW", I was in no way referring to the NSX and their factory rotors. I also know many BMW mechanics and like I said they do not recommend turning factory rotors. Nothing I said is inaccurate.
Interesting reading. I am still curious as to whether the minimal turn I am talking about would be contrary to those recommendations, as it was my impression that machining NSX rotors was not recommended either but was not a problem with the right equipment and in the right situation, i.e. where you are replacing pads on a rotor with most of its original thickness.
I am certainly no expert in this area. I'll try to remember to ask Jen the next time I see her.
I am certainly no expert in this area. I'll try to remember to ask Jen the next time I see her.
Brake pads and rotors are different. You shouldn't have to change the rotors every time your brake pads wear out. What I meant was that when the brakes pads wear down you should change both (i.e. front wear out both front should be changed and the same for the back brakes when they go out) pads. If you change the rotors you should always change the pads with them.
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