Do i have sports brakes or not?

[ncarey265]

Hi sorry if this is a silly question but i have a 2014 c220 sport. (W205) the time has come to replace my front pads. My question is because my model is a c220 sport do i automatically have the sports breaks? Thanks in advance.

 

[EmilysDad]

what ever you have they're BRAKES unless you break them .....

 

[om613]

No.

 

[EmilysDad]

I don't even know what 'sports brakes' are I just assume that the brakes on my vehicle were designed to stop the weight & likely speed of it .... not unsurprisingly the ML's brakes are huge in comparison to those on the Smarts

 

[AMGeed]

If you get your pads from the dealer, they will supply the correct ones using your Vin#

Sports brakes usually imply bigger discs at the front.

 

[EmilysDad]

....

Sports brakes usually imply bigger discs at the front.

but a proper go-faster model will surely come with bigger discs as standard

 

[ncarey265]

Sorry tired and used auto correct didn't realise the spelling error. I want to order from ecp as they have 50% off at the moment. My disks are big a just dont know if there sports pads or not.

 

[LostKiwi]

Put your vin into a VIN decoder. There's one for Android you can download. It will tell you the factory spec of your car.

 

[ncarey265]

Hi LostKiwi i have downloaded a couple but cant find what brakes i have. Maybe you have a better decoder? My vin is
WDD2050042R030389

 

[LostKiwi]

Your disc part number looks to be
000 421 25 12

 

[ncarey265]

It's pads im after. Does my vehicle appear to be equipped with sports brakes? Thanks

 

[LostKiwi]

Google the disc part number. You'll get the pad number from that.

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Better to to ring your local MB parts dept, they will tell you whether you have larger discs and pads ‘usual sport spec’, ask them for a price if they have them in stock you may get a pleasant surprise and do haggle (I did, just ask for their best price) better to fit original if possible. Incidentally the front and rear discs and pads tend to be bigger than the standard set-up

Car manufacturers are making a small fortune from fitting bigger brakes when it comes to renewal the cost is totally disproportionate to the slight addition in manufacturing costs, almost as lucrative as dropping the spare wheel and charging a kings ransom for anyone who wants to buy one. I’ve just spent £250 on a BMW spare wheel kit as I need to sort a kerbed alloy out as it would have left the car beached for x days while it’s done - progress lol

 

[400ixl]

No, your car is fitted with OEM pads of which there will be equivalents. The fact your car has sport in the trim level is irrelevant.

Sports pads in this context are ones which have a higher performance than their OEM counterparts. Meaning they do not fade as quickly, but they may also not work as well as OEM's at lower temperatures. So if you do track days or have another need for sports pads, then get the OEM or equivalent ones.

 

[coventryslk]

Hi sorry if this is a silly question but i have a 2014 c220 sport. (W205) the time has come to replace my front pads. My question is because my model is a c220 sport do i automatically have the sports breaks? Thanks in advance.

Do you have the drilled discs? If yes this is the sports pack.

I have discovered that there are different compounds by aftermarket suppliers after fitting Textar Epads and wearing, basically cheesegrating the pad where the drill holes are later discovering 'not for sports pack'.

I fitted some metallic pads from ECP..... again the same issue. Also vibration like warped discs occurs intermittently as its the pad catching on disc hence wears the pad quicker than usual

Go on auto doc app as theres a set from TRW and Brembo that state suitable for sports pack

 

[coventryslk]

Cost for pads is about the same as for cars with non sports pack or comfort suspension (flat vented discs).

Trust me on this, it ****ed me off. I actually bought new pagid discs and epads, the pads were worn quicker and vibration occurred even though discs were true. Fitted a new set of epads.... waste of money, then went for metallic pads... again should have and now realise that i should have got the correct pads