Brake rotor size

[Porthos]

So I am new to E30s and I also have a Touring. The information for it on US websites is to say the least lacking. I need to replace my rotors and I am having difficulty finding the right ones. Does anyone happen to know a good place to get rotors or at least the size so that I can see if another E30 rotor can fit on it. It is a 1990 318i Touring.

[ahlem]

Try the tech line at Bavauto

[TobyB]

Solid or vented fronts? the E36 ti had solid fronts until 1996 or so. Amusingly.

Go look at RealOEM or somewhere similar that has EU parts- that will get you
part numbers, and then Google will get you suppliers.
BMW part numbers are awfully... Germanic in their systemmatic nature...

heh

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[Porthos]

I didn't even think to do that. I have part numbers now and I can get the rotors of ECS for less than $100.

[TobyB]

Glad it worked. It doesn't always.

The trick is to figure out which market your car was sold in...

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[Porthos]

It was sold in Europe that is pretty easy considering it is rhd and there aren't many rhd markets the rhd was sold in

[rmdashrf]

ti's has solid rotors until 04/98. i have a '98 model but solid rotors with a 10/97 build date.

sorry, OT.

[AndrewBird]

Look them up on RealOEM.com and cross reference the part number to see what cars they came on.

Start here:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=34_0026

Then look here:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...915&series=E30

Looks like ALL e30's share the same front rotors.

[Porthos]

Just for clarification it is not a 318ti, it is a 318i Touring.

[TobyB]

ti's has solid rotors until 04/98.

No shit, I thought they went vented with the M44. Learn something new every day...

{sorry for the O/T}

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