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Thread: Rotors for 540i - Sport??

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    Default Rotors for 540i - Sport??

    I was getting ready to order new pads and rotors for my newly acquired 540i. I noticed that there are different rotors for a 540i “Sport”. How do I know if I have a sport model? The car has the M Sport Suspension. Does that mean I need to order the Sport rotors?

    Thanks in advance.

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    to be honest I really think oem is the best. I have never thought that there was any differance. i must admit that i am not compleletly knowlegdeable about these things. It is a six speed? or an auto?

    I have to say that at the end of the day i dont really dont go in for spending heaps on performance **** because i drive it every day, every week, heaps of miles and oem spec seems to do quite well.

    where ur at might make a differance cause if u have one of the last of the run models with all the goodies stacked on it would change the spec. 540i( but M) is a differant spec depending where u are)!

    Try realoem.com to see whats the go

    best of luck. hope some other fuka with a bit more knowledge can help u.

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    you will not have a m-sport suspension unless the car is a M-sport.. There is electronics to control the damping
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    run the last 7 digits on realoem.com and get the correct part number and then order the rotors and pads.
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    Thanks guys. I checked out realoem.com but it doesn't help. They still list two different part #'s for the rotors:

    02 BRAKE DISC, VENTILATED 302X28 2 34116756090 $122.76

    ONLY APPLIES TO
    INDIVIDUAL SERIES 95 540I SPORT
    02 BRAKE DISC, VENTILATED 315X28 2 09/1995 34112226385 $103.23

    I guess I can just measure what is there and figure it out that way.

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    ya, youll see 13mm...
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    Quote Originally Posted by zman-95-540i
    I was getting ready to order new pads and rotors for my newly acquired 540i. I noticed that there are different rotors for a 540i “Sport”. How do I know if I have a sport model? The car has the M Sport Suspension. Does that mean I need to order the Sport rotors?

    Thanks in advance.

    What's the build date, and does the car have an EDC button on the dash?
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    '95 M Sport 540i (1 of 200)
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    the sport one is for M5 front brakes, just take a ruler to your rotor to find out its diameter
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