Why are the rear calipers for the M5 so wimpy? Does BMW use Brembos or do they have their own brakes? Either way, why couldn't BMW design the brake calipers a bit better like the Porsches? The front calipers are big, but they are hideous. Why not a solid piece of black or red or yellow with BMW Motorsport on it or something like that? Boy! Those rear calipers, as someone recently mentioned in another thread, are REALLY wimpy!!!
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2006 M5 Black Sapphire Metallic / Silverstone
Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried painting their brakes another color? I have seen silver or grey Porsches with red brakes, and the combination is rather striking. I have a silver-gray metallic M5, and I think red brakes would give the car a distingushed look. Although, with the amount of brake dust generated with hard driving, it might be a pain in the arse to clean. For anyone who owns a car with red brakes, is cleaning the brakes a pain? Does anyone know a shop in SoCal who can paint brakes red?
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2006 ///M5 Silver Grey Metallic / Black Full Leather / All options except ventillated seats / Carbon Filters Removed / AngeliBright 2.0 / Tubi Rumore Pipes / 35% window tint / Aluminum pedals / Ipod / Interior Zenons / Black front grille
BMW seems to be remaining stubborn in insisting on having their own brakes rather than turning to Brembo like everyone else. So, they're BMW brakes, made by some OE supplier. Although they work fine on the street and can work OK on the track with the proper pads, I wish BMW would start fitting ///M cars with Brembos with color choices. Maybe someday they will.
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2001 Ferrari 360 Spider F1
Capristo exhaust
MACarbon interior package
e60 M5--SOLD
Interlagos Blue/Black Full leather/Aluminum trim
Eisenmann Race w/Oval tips
RAC Monolite 20's w/Mich PS2s 285/255
H&R Springs
1999 BMW M3
1999 Ducati SS 900
2001 Vespa ET4
ex-1995 BMW M3 Race Car
ex-2005 Ford F350 King Ranch tow vehicle
ex-2002 Maserati Spyder GT
ex-2002 Porsche 996 C4S
ex-2003 BMW M3 SMG
ex-2001 BMW M3 Cabrio
ex-1989 BMW M3
ex-1984 BMW 325 Club Racer
I just went with the subtle decal. Looks great in motion, get tons of complements.
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Kevin
2008 M3 Sedan Jerez Black/Tan
2006 M5 Alpine White/Sepang/Walnut(SOLD)
2008 Saturn Outlook Platinum/Black
2005 X3 2.5 Alpine White/Tan
1999 323i Sport Titanium Silver/Black
"Amazing isn't it, that this is one of the ugliest and most annoying cars in the world but at the touch of a button it becomes one of the very best, it becomes.......an M5" - Jeremy Clarkson
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2006 BMW E60 M5
-Sapphire Black with Black perf. Interior
-Rear side impact airbags
-comfort access
-front multi-function seats with active width adjustment
-brushed alum trim
-power rear sunshade with rear manual side window shades
-front ventilated seats
-heads-up display
-satellite radio
Yeah, I was thinking of getting ///M also put onto the brakes, but whats up with the rear. They are too cut up to do that. No big enough solid piece to fit it unless we squeeze in a really small ///M which would look bad. AMG calipers look really good when driving and the rear setup on all the 55's and 65's have plenty of room to fit the AMG logo. Just the M5's rear rotors look monstrous compared to the 55's rears.
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08 BMW M6 Conv. (Black/Red)
07 Bentley GTC (Silver Tempest/Firestone)
07 GMC Yukon Denali
07 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT
08 Range Rover SC
06 Range Rover Sport SC
08 Cadillac Escalade ESV
03 Dodge Ram 1500
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