HELP! Quick Question - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Dave Bunker · #1 12-14-2006, 03:39 PM

Do I have to go OEM from MB local dealer to rpl my rear rotors? ATE or Balo or Brembo ok. Pros and cons.....thanks

manny · #2 12-14-2006, 03:57 PM

Here you go:
http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/quote.jsp?clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&cookieid=1XC0ZKQX91YU0Y45JI&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&partner=mercedesshop&year=1987&product=N1000-16605&application=000014944
Take your pick.
They're all more or less the same.

Dave Bunker · #3 12-14-2006, 05:45 PM

I know about the availability of all aft mkt parts. I have priced them all. My question remains the same.....Are the MB rotors made of a different metal? I've been advised to use MB rotors. I wanted someone who knows the differences.
Thanks....

deanyel · #4 12-14-2006, 06:57 PM

Noone knows the differences. The question is actually nothing but a personality test. If paying the highest price makes you feel good about yourself then you buy from the dealer, otherwise you don't. Balo, Brembo and ATE are all very good - OEM or equivelent. Whoever advised you to buy rotors from the dealer either had a vested interest in doing so or is someone who needs to pay the highest price to feel good about themselves.

punkinfair · #5 12-14-2006, 08:58 PM

in my experience selling lots of brake parts, brembo rotors are slighty lower quality of these three. the machining of the surface is not as smooth for one thing. balo have a nice smooth surface because that are surface ground, not just machined. ate are the OEM so if you get ATE from a jobber, they are probably exactly the same as what the dealer sells, only a bit less $.