where to buy: rotors, ebc's, sway links

[KevinM]

Anyone know of a place that sells all three for relatively cheap? Ate stock rotors, EBC greens, and sway bar links? ea4parts doesn't carry the links or pad but they're usually the cheapest. I guess EBC greens are the hardest to find. Thanks everyone. -Kevin

[Stu]

Tirerack has the EBC's.

Zionsville, OEM BMW Parts, or your dealer will have the rotors and links.

[modifiede30]

Are you sold on EBC's? Other pads may be as effective and less, such as Hawk. EBC isn't sold as widely as other performance pads and it may open up more options.

[KevinM]

Thanks for the responses guys. I'm open to other opinions on other pads but I've heard such great things about EBC. I'm open to suggestions. Who sells Hawks the cheapest? I think I'm gonna order the rotors and sways links from ea4parts and the pads from elsewhere since neither pad seems widely carried.

Modifiede30- where in MA are you? I live in Boston but am currently at school.

[modifiede30]

I'm in Central MA off of 495. I just purchased Hawk Blue compound racing pads from TC Kline Racing for $78. The autox and performance street pad is about $85 I think. They're in OH so shipping is pretty low (about $8.00). I have a track event next Wednesday so I needed them quick and did 2nd day for $16. They're the lowest I found for Hawk. I haven't tried them yet but I hear they're great. I have EBC Green on the car now and don't feel they're much better than Pagid replacements. For the money, I didn't feel enough grab for the price. I'll let you know how the Hawk are next week if you can hold off.

[trent]

Are you sold on EBC's? Other pads may be as effective and less, such as Hawk. EBC isn't sold as widely as other performance pads and it may open up more options.

EBC RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz

I Am serious -- i LOVE those pads

[KevinM]

Are you sold on EBC's? Other pads may be as effective and less, such as Hawk. EBC isn't sold as widely as other performance pads and it may open up more options.

EBC RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz

I Am serious -- i LOVE those pads

Trent- are talking about the reds or greens though? I remember searching through old brake pad threads at e3s and finding different opinions depending on the application and for some reason I thought you ran reds?

Modified- I'll hold off until you get a chance to try them out since I'm still deciding. Let me know how they stack up to the EBCs. I don't think there's any topic that digs up more different opinions that brake pads.

By the way, I didn't specify before. I'm looking for autox/street perf pads not for track use. Thanks!

[mspiegle]

i had my local parts shop order the EBCs for me, i forget how much i got em for, but they're @ the shop awaiting my pickup.

https://www.importedcarparts.com

[modifiede30]

I bedded in my pads last night and they're awesome. Would definitely recommend these over EBC's. The Blue compound is a track compound but there is an autox/performance street pad available, I believe for $85. TC Kline has the best prices from what I've seen. What do you intend to run in the rear - stock or the same?

[KevinM]

Glad to hear you like the new pads. The rears are relatively new stockers so I'm not too worried about them. I found the Hawk HP Plus for $59 at bimmerworld.com so I'll probably get those. Do you think that they'll work fine in winter weather and regular driving or will they need to be warmed up? I can't decide between HP Plus (autox) and HPS (street). I spend more time driving regularly by far (occasionally autox) but really want the most stopping power for street driving. Will the HP Plus be better for this? Pad life, noise and dust are not of concern.

[modifiede30]

I'd call Bimmerworld since I've never used them. I spoke with TC Kline before I bought mine for the same reasons. They'll give you a good idea about what to buy depending on their use. Glad you found them so cheap.

[chrisd]

I had excellent luck with eap4parts.com - Euro Asian something-or-other. They shipped fast and cheap, and their prices were excellent.

[OreoGaborio]

for OEM stuff, www.eurowebparts.com is a MUST... swing by & check out their prices... i used those prices when i went up to bav auto to buy my stuff to cut out shipping... worked really well (bav auto price matched em)

[Pedro]

ok well what about pads for daily driving? what would you recommend then?

[modifiede30]

Eurasian's good but another good one is BMA. They have better prices on a few things, and a greater selection of parts.

ok well what about pads for daily driving? what would you recommend then?

Do you drive the car hard normally or are you easy on it?