the brackets need to come off, no way around it.
I am replacing my front rotors and pads tommorow. Do the front rotors swing out w/o taking off the caliper brackets like in the following link? http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_31.htm . I know the rears didn't, and those caliper bracket bolts were a PITA to get loose. Probably added about a 1/2 hr to each side.
the brackets need to come off, no way around it.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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Thanks regal!