UK: Tubi exhaust/AP Racing brakes - Page 2 - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Ashok Arora · 25th May 2004, 21:49

Paul - try www.bm5w.co.uk for more specific UK related stuff.

rogbacon · 26th May 2004, 11:30

Nicebloke37 - no it definitely does not affect the overall warranty; I checked this with BMW UK before starting on my programme. What it does do however is invalidate the warranty on the parts you change........BMW fully understand that people upgrade their M Cars, and things like brakes and exhausts are not an issue for them at all. Changed induction systems and ECU changes are a different matter.

Roger

nicebloke37 · 26th May 2004, 11:41

thanks now all i need is the prices !!
paul

MIB · 26th May 2004, 12:09

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Originally Posted by Black Magic

The brakes have to be bedded in for another 100 miles or so, so I'll report when that's happened. Contrary to what I've read elsewhere about AP brakes, the pedal feels fine - hard, progressive and safe. Quite a tight fit under the 18" OEM wheels.

Alan

Howdy from down under Alan,

Congrats on joining the Tubi club.

You may want to check out our board Brake Specialist, Dave Zeckhausen. You might find some interesting reading on the correct way to bed brakes in.

Bed in proceedure

I have the Stoptech four wheel BBK. The HSV GTS here come with AP's, 6 pots up front and 4 potters in the rear.
They make pretty big claims about them, but that is to coverup ten years of producing vehicles that had no brakes.

I'll have to jump in one to see if the new AP's will finally pull these brutes up.

Ashok Arora · 26th May 2004, 12:15

I can recommend John Thorne to supply Millteks:

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/

Black Magic · 29th May 2004, 18:59

MIB: thanks for that. I bedded them in before reading your post, roughly following your advice. The pedal is in fact a bit soft and there is probably not enough 'feel', but they work fine. I've just come back from a second 2,000 mile round trip to the South of France in it when the brakes got plenty of hard use on each run - and they're still very effective.

Alan

MIB · 30th May 2004, 00:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Magic

MIB: thanks for that. I bedded them in before reading your post, roughly following your advice. The pedal is in fact a bit soft and there is probably not enough 'feel', but they work fine. I've just come back from a second 2,000 mile round trip to the South of France in it when the brakes got plenty of hard use on each run - and they're still very effective.

Alan

Hey Alan,

No problem. BTW, not one but 2 trips in the beast through the south of France! I believe according to the boards bylaws, you owe us quite a few pics.

Black Magic · 30th May 2004, 17:14

Pictures? Will do when I eventually work out how to get my cameraphone to communicate with the PC. Life's a bit short!

Alan

foxyboym5 · 17th November 2004, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Magic

Pictures? Will do when I eventually work out how to get my cameraphone to communicate with the PC. Life's a bit short!

Alan

ok, so you've had 6mths to work the phone out, lets have those pics!! Just about to phone around for AP brake prices so pics of those especially welcomed as i also wanna keep stock rims!!

maybe we could hook up in person?

many thanks

Ashok Arora · 17th November 2004, 22:45

Sounds like a mini meet is in the offing?!

Alan - don't think we've met since Beaconsfield in FEB 2002!!!!