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Did I say 'Happy New Years?' If not, there ya go.
Question; to change front rotors from my vented '80 528i to my non-vented 75 530i, do I need to change more than the rotors & calipers?
And, when the pads wear out, are they interchangable?
Thanx In Advance,,,,Greg

GripGreg wrote:Did I say 'Happy New Years?' If not, there ya go.
Question; to change front rotors from my vented '80 528i to my non-vented 75 530i, do I need to change more than the rotors & calipers?
And, when the pads wear out, are they interchangable?
Thanx In Advance,,,,Greg

I installed the vented rotors from my 1980 528i on my 1977 530i and did not notice any issues. Granted, I have not run them yet.

Thanx Blaise, but, I found that the '75 sunroof changes, I think in '76. I wonder of this means the same for the rotors?

GripGreg wrote:Thanx Blaise, but, I found that the '75 sunroof changes, I think in '76. I wonder of this means the same for the rotors?

The sunroof should not conflict with your brakes. Just kidding.

Just measure the two rotors in question. That is what I did and I could not tell the difference, except for the venting.

On a similar note, I just installed a good dashboard (1979) in my 1977 and found that it does not mate up to my 1977 center console. The side panels are quite different.

I wondered if you would notice the hi & the lo of it. Good catch
I'm told I may have to change the struts??? Because of the differance in the width?

Maybe too much work or not conclusive, but you could look at the part numbers, drawings, on realoem.com.

I mean until der expertens comin der homen from der barsenhoppen.

Thanx Herr THansen! Check out my next posten.