Re: Could this be the Euro 750il mod? (archive)

I don't know if the calipers are 750i items. Here in Holland there are two different brake versions for the 750i: standard and Brembo model. The Brembo model pads fit my Alpina calipers, so maybe it's worth a try. My calipers have Alpina embossed in them, but that doesn't have to mean much. I do know that complete 850i brakes will bolt on to an E34 and I think even to an E36, but they are vented discs only, not the floating type, so they are not hardened.

Roger

I've read about an Euro 750il 4 pot caliper. Maybe they are the same?

Tony

Alpina, the German superbimmer builder, have an aftermarket kit for the replacement of the already powerful Nurburgring brakes. It's also the floating system (as in Formula-1). Disks are hardened steel, as with a motorbike, and brake pads are 750i Brembo items. (unless you want to buy them via Alpina, which makes them four times more expensive) Four-piston calipers make for very, very impressive braking. Will fit in 17" rims, if only just. With my car, it's virtually impossible to get the ABS to kick in on a dry road, and the deceleration is almost sickening. It seems to me that the area just before wheel lock is greatly extended, giving you much more precision in your braking. Expensive though. Disks are around $400 each, calipers circa $850 each.

Roger

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