New M3 Brakes issue

[waremark]

Took my new M3 to Palmersport Bedford for a brief spell on track a couple of weeks ago - West circuit. I cooked the brakes. I tried to smooth them off with some very hard long stops followed by letting them cool naturally, which improved them. However, they still juddered a bit. Today the car went to the dealer - new front disks and pads for £805. I cannot afford that very often - so unfortunately no track days for this car. Has anyone else had brake problems with the new M3?

[stevesingo]

I'm pretty disgusted that BMW don't replace them under warranty. Probably why the press cars during the release had harder pads fitted.

You could try AP, they do a kit for the 335.

http://www.apracing.com/info/products.asp?product=...


The price may make you wince now, but at £800 a track day, 4 days and they should be paid for.


Steve

[belleair302]

Mov'IT do some amazing kits and will save you some serious money if you want to drive your car.

BMW just don't get brakes....Porsche do.

So many drivers go for a big brake kit and I would do the same if I had an M3. As an M5 owner I have replaced my disks and pads with a better set and have had the calipers rebuilt....now the car really stops again and again without fade.

[outnumbered]

Not much help but:

I've "only" got an E46 M3, and the brakes have juddered under hard use for at least 18 months - I don't find it much of a problem to put up with it, and it's cheaper than buying new disks all the time...

[fastfreddy]

waremark said:

Took my new M3 to Palmersport Bedford for a brief spell on track a couple of weeks ago - West circuit. I cooked the brakes. I tried to smooth them off with some very hard long stops followed by letting them cool naturally, which improved them. However, they still juddered a bit. Today the car went to the dealer - new front disks and pads for £805. I cannot afford that very often - so unfortunately no track days for this car. Has anyone else had brake problems with the new M3?

If the car was new and you didn't bed them in properly then that can happen to any car. Did you do a cool-down lap at the end of each session? Did you sit there with your foot on the brake when you came into the pits?

Get some harder pads, bed them in and treat them properly and I'm sure you'll be fine. A lot of people blame standard brakes but often it's just the way they're treated that's the problem.