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Brake discs TRW or OEM BMW
May 2025: Oil service, new tires, front brake rotors & pads
Vehicle:
BMW
Use either BMWPartsDirect or GetBMWParts website, buy genuine BMW parts and find a good mechanic in your area (maybe even mobile mechanic who would come to you and replace rotors and pads). In LA I paid $180 for the labor to replace front rotors and pads on my X5, for example.
Vehicle:
BMW X5
The brake disc was really cool
Pros: really cool
Vehicle:
BMW
One of those checks will be a minimum thickness on discs and pads. Given you've only done just over 1000 miles in the vehicle since purchase, it would seem to me that the minimum thickness on the discs when the vehicle was sold to you was at or below that required as part of the pre-sale check.
Pros: minimum thickness on discs
Cons: discs below required thickness
Vehicle:
BMW X5
Mileage: 1609 km
Buying the brake disc wasn\u2018t even the expensive part. Driving it to the point where it fits the wall, that was.
Vehicle:
BMW
I’m seeing some very small cracks on the cross-drilled holes. At what point does this become concerning? These are the front rotors on a new G82 M4 comp after about 6 track days using Pagid R29 Yellow pads which I’ve used before with no issues. My preference is to keep the stock rotors rather than switching to non cross drilled rotors
Pros: no issues with previous pads
Cons: small cracks on rotors
Vehicle:
BMW M4
For example on my 4 series if you took it to a dealership to have the front disks and pads done you are looking at over £900.
Cons: dealerships get very expensive
Vehicle:
BMW
Those BMW CSL drilled rotors suck. They came\nstock on my e85 M & they cause horrible pedal pulsation. I did a very deep dive on this after multiple sets & replacing multiple parts & checking everything 20x.\n\nThe bottom line is, those rotors are very susceptible to unlocking thickness variation or warped rotors secondary to water getting in the holes & corrosion forming around them.
Cons: horrible pedal pulsation, rotors susceptible to warping
Vehicle:
BMW
If that's a factory BMW floating rotor keep a very close eye on that. Have seen more than one of those come apart (crack gets to edge, ring breaks away from hat), locks a wheel and full sends you in that direction towards the barriers.... Good buddy totaled his z4m and did like 6-7k of armco damage when that happened
Pros: close eye on factory rotors
Cons: rotors can break apart
Vehicle:
BMW Z4
You need the Msport brakes unless you want new rotors every 5,000 miles. Have a 540i that didn’t come with them and was a nightmare until I upgraded.
Cons: new rotors every 5000
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 5000 km
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Which brake discs to choose — TRW or OEM BMW?
If choosing brake discs across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake discs across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which brake discs are better — OEM BMW or TRW?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs TRW were overall better than OEM BMW.
- TRW received a PR Score of 58 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 54 points.
- TRW ranked 20 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 21.
- The average rating is higher for TRW (3.2) than for OEM BMW (3.1).
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Brake discs TRW have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
- Braking - owners believe, that this property for TRW is better than OEM BMW.
- Vibration - drivers claim, that this property for TRW is outperforms OEM BMW.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for TRW is preferred to OEM BMW.
Which brake discs are more popular — TRW or OEM BMW?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs OEM BMW were overall more popular than OEM BMW.
The brands are equal by vote balance:
- For TRW, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (14) votes is 6 votes.
- For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (37) to negative (31) votes is 6 votes.
By number of reviews, brake discs OEM BMW surpassed TRW:
- For brake discs TRW there are 11 reviews: 6 positive, 1 neutral, 4 negative.
- For brake discs OEM BMW there are 21 review: 9 positive, 5 neutral, 7 negative.
Which brake discs do car owners prefer — TRW or OEM BMW?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake discs TRW and OEM BMW have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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