M550 rear pads and rotors

Dutt1113 · 12-04-2023, 08:25 PM

Can someone recommend a decent set of Rear aftermarket pads and rotors and the best place to get them? I have a 2018 m550 with the blue calipers so is that considered standard brakes or M sport brakes?

Thanks

Bsm550 · 12-04-2023, 11:06 PM

M550 only come with m sport blue brakes
Zimmerman would be good oem replacement part

Dutt1113 · 12-06-2023, 10:35 AM

Has anyone had any experience with the Brembo NAO Ceramic pads? I was looking at those for the rear along with some ECS brand rotors. Wasn't sure if those brembo pads were good compared the the Redstuff. The brembo nao ceramic are almost half the price. $66 vs $108.

xander_g · 12-06-2023, 01:23 PM

Having done pads and rotors all around recently and having seen dealer quotes and my 1st choice of aftermarket (EBC) not being available, I went with:

dfc drilled and slotted rotors
brembo pads

Link for pads below.

https://www.brembostoreusa.com/produ...ad-set/P06101N

xander_g · 12-06-2023, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutt1113

Has anyone had any experience with the Brembo NAO Ceramic pads? I was looking at those for the rear along with some ECS brand rotors. Wasn't sure if those brembo pads were good compared the the Redstuff. The brembo nao ceramic are almost half the price. $66 vs $108.

Couldn't source the redstuff, so went with brembo. Had redstuff on my e92 m3 so could definitely tell the difference on the track but given that the g30 is a pig by comparison... still improved stopping overall given the weight but haven't done any aggressive driving since getting the brakes done. I doubt I'd notice the difference in a daily driver at that price difference.

Dutt1113 · 12-06-2023, 01:38 PM

I heard that the brembo nao ceramic are quite dusty so I'm gonna go with Akebono euro premium ceramic and the ECS brand rotors since they are only $208/pair vs the zimmerman at $360/pair and was told the ecs are basically the same as zimmerman just different name according the ecs chat rep.

xander_g · 12-06-2023, 03:58 PM

the brembos are way less dusty than oem from what i've seen over the last 2 months. Zimmerman is just an oe-level rotor, if you're looking to replicate stock braking, it's a good choice.

kosmokratur · 12-06-2023, 09:32 PM

I have those brembo pads on all 4 corners. Noticed no difference from stock, except that they seem less dusty.

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Dutt1113 Lieutenant 171 Rep 598 Posts Drives: 2018 M550i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan iTrader: (3)	Has anyone had any experience with the Brembo NAO Ceramic pads? I was looking at those for the rear along with some ECS brand rotors. Wasn't sure if those brembo pads were good compared the the Redstuff. The brembo nao ceramic are almost half the price. $66 vs $108. __________________
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xander_g Major 1003 Rep 1,127 Posts Drives: G30 M550i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 BMW M550i Xdrive [0.00]	Having done pads and rotors all around recently and having seen dealer quotes and my 1st choice of aftermarket (EBC) not being available, I went with: dfc drilled and slotted rotors brembo pads Link for pads below. https://www.brembostoreusa.com/produ...ad-set/P06101N
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Dutt1113 Lieutenant 171 Rep 598 Posts Drives: 2018 M550i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan iTrader: (3)	I heard that the brembo nao ceramic are quite dusty so I'm gonna go with Akebono euro premium ceramic and the ECS brand rotors since they are only $208/pair vs the zimmerman at $360/pair and was told the ecs are basically the same as zimmerman just different name according the ecs chat rep. __________________
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xander_g Major 1003 Rep 1,127 Posts Drives: G30 M550i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 BMW M550i Xdrive [0.00]	the brembos are way less dusty than oem from what i've seen over the last 2 months. Zimmerman is just an oe-level rotor, if you're looking to replicate stock braking, it's a good choice.
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kosmokratur Second Lieutenant 142 Rep 251 Posts Drives: 2018 M550, '00 750, '97 540,.. Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Finger Lakes, NY iTrader: (0)	I have those brembo pads on all 4 corners. Noticed no difference from stock, except that they seem less dusty.
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