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      10-27-2012, 02:00 PM   #16
Bill B.
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Drives: '18 M2, '13 X135i '15 S1000R
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Originally Posted by Humble_Bear View Post
Thanks Bill, you answered my question that the 35i does come with bigger rotors. This is a unknown advantage for the 35i that many were not aware of. But to my surprise, even with bigger rotors, the breaking is still unspectacular comparing to BMW's traditional standards.
Yeah, BMW changed their pad composition sometime in 2009/2010 to a ceramic type pad. They have much less initial bite than the older style pads, but on the plus side, they produce much less dust.

The X1 35i has the same rotors as the 135i, but unfortunately doesn't use the brembo calipers.
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