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14th February 2008, 02:26
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Got my Brembos Installed this Week (Pics)
Just picked up the car from Butler Tire in Alpharetta, GA after they installed the 16in/6-piston front, 15in/4-piston rear Brembo kit on my M6 cab. Dropped the car off in the a.m. and they had it ready later that day. They also replaced my ACS front grille at no charge as the damn chrome was cloudy and wouldn't shine, no matter how much polish you used. Nice for a $1,800 piece, right?
Anyway, haven't had much chance to drive the car that hard yet as they told me to take it easy on them for the first few hundred miles, but my salesman Geordie said he did bed the brakes so they won't squeal down the road sometime. First impressions are good, however, as the brake pedal is definitely firmer, but still have the typical BMW progressive feel. I'll let you guys know how they do relative to the stockers once I've had a chance to break them in a bit. Once I get back from Daytona, I'm going to talk to Geordie about suspension, just something to drop it a bit and increase handling some. Any ideas?
Well, enough talk, onto the pics:
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14th February 2008, 02:32
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perfect wheel set up!!!!
do u have ACS exhaust as well?
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14th February 2008, 02:35
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perfect wheel set up!!!!
do u have ACS exhaust as well?
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Thanks! Nah, didn't do the ACS exhaust as it looked a little funny to me and was apparently pretty heavy as well. We opted for the Supersprint Race with mid pipe instead. Sounds amazing, too. Pic:
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14th February 2008, 02:47
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ACS springs.
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14th February 2008, 03:07
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ACS springs.
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Yeah, they had actually installed them when I had the ACS kit done, but CEC mistakingly sent Butler 650 cab springs instead and it lowered the car too much, so they took them out for me. But that is an option I was considering.
Last edited by bwnicely; 14th February 2008 at 03:07.
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14th February 2008, 03:13
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Now that is GREAT!
I miss the "Nah" expression of Southerners 
I just edited some 3000 pictures from my USA trip and nowI have 1100 pictures to comment and put up. Some of thies very car 
Hope all is well and I can't wait ti visit the South again! Also, while I was sorting throug my Atlanta pictures, I came across the nice breakfast we had, was that named Chick-filet  The sure tasted great that early in the morning!
In anycase, hope all is well and when you're in Europe, give me a call!
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14th February 2008, 03:34
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how much did u pay for brakes with installation
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14th February 2008, 04:14
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be sure to break in those pads correctly!!!!!
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14th February 2008, 05:33
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Also, while I was sorting throug my Atlanta pictures, I came across the nice breakfast we had, was that named Chick-filet The sure tasted great that early in the morning! |
Chick-fil-a My favorite southern franchise!
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14th February 2008, 05:57
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looks good, people around town were talking about your brakes going in
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