[MMOTION]

Anyone local successful in putting on the oem 135i brakes on a E90 330i/xi? From a few good sources (magmd), i was told its not a direct bolt-on affair and custom brackets is needed to make them fit. I have a set just laying around and really wanna slap these on the E90 330xi.

[miraclewhip]

i thought 135i brakes were the same as 335i brakes which are the same as 330i's brakes.. lol

[SGxi]

Rear are not...

[Hedges]

It doesnt fit.. and requires alot of modification to make it fit! Its useless, so sell it to me!

[MMOTION]

Originally Posted by miraclewhip

i thought 135i brakes were the same as 335i brakes which are the same as 330i's brakes.. lol

apparentely not. i did some legwork and spoke to a few reliable sources, some say definitely will not work w/o some modification ie. custom brackets

however, the carrier part no. 31216764443 is the same for 330 and 135.

whats interesting is the stock front oem 135i brembo's are 13.3 x 1.2 vs. 13.0 x 0.9 on the 330i/xi. however, the rear 330i/xi rotors are 13.2 x 0.9 vs. 13.0 x 1.2, so the rear brakes of the 330 are a bit bigger. if i can just swap in front rotors/calipers of the 135i onto my 330 i'd be a happy camper.

Originally Posted by SGxi

Rear are not...

Kelv knows his sheit.

Originally Posted by Hedges

It doesnt fit.. and requires alot of modification to make it fit! Its useless, so sell it to me!

haha if i can't get these to fit, they're yours!

[Hedges]

Sell it to me! These are exact replacements for yours! However, these will be definite improvement and you also get a coffee on the house

[MMOTION]

Originally Posted by Hedges

Sell it to me! These are exact replacements for yours! However, these will be definite improvement and you also get a coffee on the house

i dun get.

[Inzane]

Originally Posted by miraclewhip

i thought 135i brakes were the same as 335i brakes

Not even close. Have you looked at the 135i brakes? The caliper design alone should be a dead giveaway.

As 335i owners, we kinda got shafted on a couple things: e.g. the brakes and the top speed limiter (compared to equivalent 135i cars).

[Hedges]

Originally Posted by MMOTION

i dun get.

They are exact same as what you have currently on 330. However on my 328 it'll be huge improvement

[SGxi]

You can test fit them instead of doing a full blown install, then you will know for sure whether it will work or not. Just make sure the discs are also compatible too...

I just checked realoem, the piece you should be looking at is 34216769104; 31216764443 is not the brake bracket.

[MMOTION]

Originally Posted by Hedges

They are exact same as what you have currently on 330. However on my 328 it'll be huge improvement

so u mean u want my stock 330 brakes then?

Originally Posted by SGxi

You can test fit them instead of doing a full blown install, then you will know for sure whether it will work or not. Just make sure the discs are also compatible too...

I just checked realoem, the piece you should be looking at is 34216769104; 31216764443 is not the brake bracket.

thanks dood, i'll have to look at the diagrams again.

[SGxi]

I would recommend comparing all the related part numbers for the following items between the 135i and 330i:

3405 front wheel brakes
3410 rear wheel brakes

Also check the brake discs as well.

[Hedges]

+1 What Kelvin really means is its not worth changing it! Its more worthwhile selling to a 328I buddy haha

[SGxi]

Originally Posted by Hedges

+1 What Kelvin really means is its not worth changing it! Its more worthwhile selling to a 328I buddy haha

It might not work on yours either Benson!

[ah gon]

is it 135 brake r the performance one?if so,front brake will fit for sure direct bolt on.but not sure the rear..prob. not!

[Hedges]

Originally Posted by SGxi

It might not work on yours either Benson!

Custom made bracket in order to make it fit right? How'd other people do it before?

[SGxi]

Someone did it on their 328xi. The bracket fits, but the disc doesn't.

Since the original disc is similar in size compare with the 328xi, he just used the original disc in the rear.

[MMOTION]

Originally Posted by SGxi

Someone did it on their 328xi. The bracket fits, but the disc doesn't.

Since the original disc is similar in size compare with the 328xi, he just used the original disc in the rear.

Yep, apparently direct bolt-on on e90/92 328i and xi, atleast upfront.

Tischer has a E90 BMW Perf. brake kit for the E90 330i which magmd has on his 330i right now.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...gid=4462&tab=1

If i can atleast make the front fit i'm happy since its definitely an upgrade to bigger rotors/calipers. The rears i can live without since the oem 330xi brakes are already pretty big.

I'm gonna make these fit. lol

[Hedges]

Originally Posted by MMOTION

Yep, apparently direct bolt-on on e90/92 328i and xi, atleast upfront.

Tischer has a E90 BMW Perf. brake kit for the E90 330i which magmd has on his 330i right now.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...gid=4462&tab=1

If i can atleast make the front fit i'm happy since its definitely an upgrade to bigger rotors/calipers. The rears i can live without since the oem 330xi brakes are already pretty big.

I'm gonna make these fit. lol

Not worth your timing and money! The upgrade is very minimal and if anything you actually lose performance and go slower.. yes you actually lose power haha!

Trust me... i know!

[SGxi]

MechUT has the performance brakes on his 330i, for what it's worth... his car is a 330i.

[MMOTION]

Originally Posted by SGxi

MechUT has the performance brakes on his 330i, for what it's worth... his car is a 330i.

thanks for the headsup, i totally forgot he had them. i'll send him a pm.

[MechUT]

From what I know, the 135i front brakes are the same as the 3-series performance kit (except the caliper colour). Bimmersport had no problems installing them on my car, so I would think that they are just a direct replacement for any 325 / 328 / 330.