which brand are the best replacement rotors?

Prevailing opinion is: NO brake discs are as good as the OE ones from MB.

Closest aftermarket brake disc brands are Zimmermann & Balo.

If you wish to keep the car long term then spend the money on OE.

Hi,
The rotors on my '87 300E lasted to 150K. I would NEVER allow any one to turn them. I was diligent about replacing the pads BEFORE they started cutting into the rotors.
Anziani

'87 300E 188K
'95 E420 105K

FWIW, I agree with this statement.

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2007 C 230 Sport.

OE, pretty cheap to!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

What do you consider cheap? I have a 94 S class

Never resurface the rotors, always replace them.

I like ATE rotors, and Textar pads. Great performance and long lasting.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

OE rotors are the way to go. I usually do rotors and pads at the same time every time. I've never spent more than $50 for an OEM MB rotor and the ones I just ordered for my SLK averaged $40 each for all 4. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to spend the time doing a brake job and leave old rotors on there, when I have done that I have had them warp after changing pads and then I had to basically do the job over anyway.

Go OEM from MB on all brake parts is my advice. In many cases the parts are the same cost or even less than aftermarket.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

I don't know, price them out and see. Usualy they are pretty cheap.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200