E30 Front Brakes Removal and Replacement DIY

[richardb]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0JXFO3NGE

[agent]

The FAQ/DIY section is for staff-approved instructional posts only. Please do not post there directly. If you don't know where to post, put it in General Technical and we'll move it to the appropriate subforum if necessary. Thanks in advance.

[estoguy]

Good video! You should probably mention that you went from an ATE style caliper to a Girling. ;) I noticed when you started putting in the new caliper that they didn't match.

[richardb]

No longer embedding, here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0JXFO3NGE

[uturn]

Video falls a bit short because most rotors come with a protection film that has to be cleaned off with brake cleaner. I can see noobies wondering why their rotors are smoking. Also since you replaced calipers it doesn't pertain to you. For those just doing the brakes... pump the brakes to get the brake pads back on the rotor before you start the engine and move the car.