Brembo - the world most famous braking brand. The pinnacle of brake systems that every enthusiasts love to have on their car. So let's explain abit more on Brembo for consumers.
Mercedes CLA45s caliper is a Brembo OEM caliper.
BREMBO OEM -
Car manufacturers like Merc / BMW / Porsche / Tesla / Maserati/ appointed Brembo as their brake manufacturers also known as Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEM). These calipers are typically known as F50, CTSV, 17z 18z 19z 20z, AMG 6, M5, GT6 etc etc.
Due to lower cost of buying these second hand calipers, it is possible to pair these OEM Calipers using Bracket and Bell with aftermarket disc and pads and retrofit to your vehicle's as a lower cost options. Unfortunately the demand cannot meet the second hand calipers, therefore these OEM calipers are being replicated by knock off factories in China and sold as "Refurbished/Recon".
You can see these "Refurbished/Recon" calipers almost everywhere. They are non genuine and purely out to deceive consumers into believing you are buying a genuine brembo oem calipers. Therefore buy it at your own risk, YOUR life is worth more than that!
BREMBO Racing Aftermarket -
Brembo has developed high performance aftermarket brake calipers targeted at customer who wish to upgrade their brake systems for their car. Typically these popular range are Brembo GT-A, GT-B, GT-4, GT-6, GT-S, GT-BM6, GT-BM8 and Pista FF6. These calipers are costly as well which lead to knock off factories in China producing replica of them and sold as Recon/Refurbished as well.
In order to counter measure these replicas, Brembo Racing has added QR code to these caliper to prevent consumers from buying these knock off which potentially harm your family's and other road users.
Genuine brembo racing calipers has QR code tagged to them since late 2019 onwards. If you are purchasing a pre 2020 calipers, you need to be very careful. Chances that they are replica are very very high. Buy with care, buy from genuine and proper source.
Now, how's many types of brembo aftermarket options are available?
BREMBO Racing Mix Kit -
Genuine Caliper QR Code Scan (GT6/GT4/GTS6/GTS4/PISTA FF4/FF6)
Oem Disc(Belfe, Paragon, Girodisc etc)
Brake Pads of popular choices(Brembo, Endless, Dixcel, EBC)
In house custom bell and bracket.
Goodridge SSBH
These are cost effective kit and usually lower cost compare to the later.
*Example of Brembo Racing Mix Kit
*Brembo GT-A GT-B GT-C come with Brembo FM1000 from Italy. If you are getting other pads, basically you are being shortchanged
Brembo Racing Component Kit
Genuine Caliper QR Code Scan (GT6/GT4/GTS6/GTS4/PISTA FF4/FF6)
Brembo Racing Disc QR Code Scan
Brembo FM1000 / RT TS20 / RT RE10
Brembo Bobbins (Floating Screws)
In house custom bell and bracket.
Goodridge SSBH
These package demand the best of Brembo Racing Component except the bell and bracket.
*Example of Brembo GTB Component Kit
Last but not least, the highest quality of them all, the brembo complete system. Brembo complete systems means everything out of the box is made from Brembo Italy and is the ultimate out of the box brake kit that demand the best for consumers. Due to the high manufacturing cost, the complete system is costly and only for customers who demands the best.
Brembo Racing Complete System
Genuine Caliper QR Code Scan (GT6/GT4/GTS6/GTS4/PISTA FF4/FF6)
Brembo Racing Disc QR Code Scan
Brembo FM1000 / RT TS20 / RT RE10
Brembo Bell & Bracket
Brembo Goodridge SSBH
All required bolts / nuts
Warranty card & documentations
* Brembo GT-BM4 BM6 BM8 is only available in Complete system. They are not available in mix or component kit.
So there you have it, the dummy guide to world of Brembo Big Brake Kit. If you are still unsure, drop by for the complete brembo experience at our showroom.
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