Brembo brake piston oil seal

scotty_miller · 12-10-2014, 12:41 PM

Hey guys I'm going to be taking off my calipers here soon to have sent away to be powder coated. The guy is giving me a 200 dollar discount if I tear down the calipers. I have already bought the replacement dust boots, so my question is, should I replace the oil seals as well? I have no intention of tracking the car so i don't know how crucial they are to replace. The car has 52xxx on it so i'm leaning towards doing the seals. I looked on racingbrake.com and called them and they want around 130 for a full set of seals. Is there any place to get the seals themselves cheaper? Any input/ advise would be nice, thanks guys

dcaron9999 · 12-10-2014, 02:14 PM

ECSTuning (sells OE kits), StopTech, Zeckhausen. Racing, and RacingBrakes immediately come to mind.
They all sell piston replacement, and seal replacement kits, some with a second option that is more track oriented/more heat tolerant than others (RB).

MightyMouseTech · 12-10-2014, 02:15 PM

If you are taking the seals out, replace them.

fe1rx · 12-10-2014, 03:41 PM

A word of note, the OE "seal kits" are dust seals only, not fluid seals.

scotty_miller · 12-10-2014, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fe1rx

A word of note, the OE "seal kits" are dust seals only, not fluid seals.

Yeah I have the dust boot seals ordered, the oil (pressure) seals are the ones I'm concerned about

12-10-2014, 12:41 PM	#1
scotty_miller Captain 185 Rep 936 Posts Drives: 2003.5 E46 M3 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Hollidaysburg, PA iTrader: (13)	Brembo brake piston oil seal Hey guys I'm going to be taking off my calipers here soon to have sent away to be powder coated. The guy is giving me a 200 dollar discount if I tear down the calipers. I have already bought the replacement dust boots, so my question is, should I replace the oil seals as well? I have no intention of tracking the car so i don't know how crucial they are to replace. The car has 52xxx on it so i'm leaning towards doing the seals. I looked on racingbrake.com and called them and they want around 130 for a full set of seals. Is there any place to get the seals themselves cheaper? Any input/ advise would be nice, thanks guys
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dcaron9999 Major 157 Rep 1,409 Posts Drives: 2011 135i M package Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mirabel, Quebec iTrader: (0)	ECSTuning (sells OE kits), StopTech, Zeckhausen. Racing, and RacingBrakes immediately come to mind. They all sell piston replacement, and seal replacement kits, some with a second option that is more track oriented/more heat tolerant than others (RB). __________________ 2011 X3 35i with M pack + 2011 135i w/6SPMT \| 255 square tire setup \| Quaife 3.46 LSD \| Diff lock down bracket \| Bilstein B8+Swift SpecR springs+H&R FSB \| CDV delete \| BMS Oil Tstat bypass \| ER FMIC & CP \| N54Tuning DP \| GC Street Camber Plates \| M3 FCA +guide rods+RSFB's+Tranny mounts \| Manzo toe arms \| Cobb Stg2 agressive tune \| Hawk DTC70 brake pads \| RB SS brake pistons \| Goodridge SS brake lines \| Custom brake cooling ducts
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MightyMouseTech Major General 4338 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	If you are taking the seals out, replace them.
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fe1rx Captain 1419 Rep 781 Posts Drives: 135i, 328i, Cayman S Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (3)	A word of note, the OE "seal kits" are dust seals only, not fluid seals.
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