E46 Budget Big Brake Kit (F30 Brembo)

Hello guys this video is just going to cover how I did my budget big brake kit on my e46 v8 project for under £500.I noticed I didn’t have the budget to get csl rotors which are 345mm and I didn’t want to have to compromise the brake pad surface by using the stock M3 rotors which are 325mm so this is what I decided instead.
Costs are a big factor as always so this is the breakdown;
- discs (340mm) £85 new
- full set of 4 callipers (340mm) £300+£20pp but only used the fronts and sold the rears so spent £150
- spacers (or washers) £3
- Stud set conversion £25
TOTAL= £263+ Tlc hours ;)
So after doing some research from forums and other videos the brakes which were a direct bolt on were the 340mm brakes from the f30 which are standard on some M sport BMWs from the E9x generation
F30 brake callipers from performance spec car (M car)
Part numbers are as following for the callipers;
Left calliper-
BMW - OE-34 10 6 855 476
BMW - OE-34 10 6 855 478
BMW - OE-34 10 6 855 480
BMW - OE-34 11 6 799 466
BMW - OE-34 11 6 850 932
BMW - OE-34 11 6 865 538
Right calliper-
BMW - OE-34 10 6 855 475
BMW - OE-34 10 6 855 477
BMW - OE-34 10 6 855 479
BMW - OE-34 11 6 799 465
BMW - OE-34 11 6 850 931
BMW - OE-34 11 6 865 537
I used the 340mm brake discs from a t5 transporter van as they have the same bolt pattern which is 5x120 and are the closest to the original rotor on the f30 with a smaller hat height to match the e46 hub. (link below to ebay where i sourced my discs)
www.ebay.co.uk...
If you have a bigger wheel hub size then you’d have to get the centre hub rebored to 79mm as the discs come with the 76mm diameter and the top hat is slightly different so you’d have to have an offset of -3mm
You’d also need a washer to space the brake from calliper which is;
- 0.9mm for the standard e46
- 6.44mm for the M3 and Z4
Also note that only certain 18" wheels will accommodate the set up unless you go up a size to 19s or have wheel spacers to create an offset.
I will update this for the future if this also fits for e30-36 hubs if i get a chance to try it. Again thank you for watching. Subscribe for more content like this.
reference video's and forums;
• BMW F30 Brembo Caliper...
• E46 330ci Brembo brake...
www.e46fanatic...

[@lordluker]

Center hub on e46 is 72.5, what rotors you bought?
Every transporter t5 340mm rotor have 76mm bore.
Im confused, why you rebored it to 79 if e46 have 72.5?

[@icanfixthat4206]

Hello I’m doing an updated video to go back over it so it’ll make a little more sense if your looking to do the same

[@reda19891]

So basically if i have those calipers, to fit them on my e46 M3 id just need Transporter T5 340mm rotors and F30 brake lines? No need to trim pads at all?
How is it braking so far? Did u use stock E46 M3 rear brakes? That didnt mess with ur brake bias too much?

[@reda19891]

Also, do you rly need a stud set? U put spacers between the caliper and hub or between caliper and bolt?

[@icanfixthat4206]

Yes so I had to get the internal diameter trimmed down to match the hub size which was roughly 76.5 or something like that I’ll try find it for you and that allowed the T5 rotates to fit perfectly and yes the brake lines were also fine I did change to braided lines but still all working and they perform really well and no bias still works as normal just very sharp now. I have the stock rear e46 m3 brakes which are still working perfectly

[@icanfixthat4206]

I only have studs as my wheel offset didn’t clear but if you have some offset wheels built for a bigger brake set up they should be fine

[@luis213777]

What year T5 transporter?

[@icanfixthat4206]

so i just got the 2013 ones i’m sure the year didn’t matter it was more the size

[@g.g4816]

this video is not detailed enough

[@g.g4816]

Can you please make more detailed one ?

[@icanfixthat4206]

@@g.g4816 yeah sure I’ll go over it and drop a more detailed video anything in particular you want me to go over that your unsure on?

[@g.g4816]

​@@icanfixthat4206can you just record everything in detail so that I have a clear visual picture of what it should all look like

[@SefinAli]

Hi
Am wanting to do this set up on my E46 M3, is there a way i can contact you for some support?

[@icanfixthat4206]

Yeah sure drop me a message on Instagram car.connect_

[@SefinAli]

Do you have anything else bud? Dont have instagram unfortunately. Appreciate your help and support

[@icanfixthat4206]

yeah sure my email is [e-mail]

[@SefinAli]

Thank you, i have sent you an email

[@SefinAli]

Hi
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