1978 BMW 530i Brake Parts

The braking system of some vehicle applications provide an indication when the brake pad condition is low and in need of service. This sensor provides an input when the pad thickness becomes low.

Product Features:

• Product constructed to meet all design and operating characteristics as intended by the vehicle manufacturer.
• 100% thermo-shock and vibration tested to ensure superior performance in extreme conditions.
• 100% end-of-line tested to ensure accurate signal output providing product reliability, every time.
• Tin plated lead frame prevents corrosion and ensures a reliable terminal connection under adverse ambient conditions.
• Lead frame terminal size and location determined using image dimension measuring system or 3D laser scanner.
• Where applicable electrical connectors meet or exceed OE wire gauge, insulation, and terminal material requirements.

The Wearever brand offers a complete line of quality products that are appealing alternatives to higher priced brands without sacrificing quality, durability or performance. Wearever Brake Pad Wear Sensors offer an OE safety feature designed to warn the driver when a brake pad is worn or at the end of its life cycle.

Product Features:

• Triggers a warning light on the dashboard
• Should be replaced each time the brake pad is replaced
• Not available for all makes and models, refer to your vehicle’s owner Manual to validate the number of brake pad wear sensors are required, when applicable

Akebono EURO® Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads provide exactly the ideal vehicle control and performance response intended by the manufacturers of European makes. Maintain the enhanced pedal feel of European braking performance with brake pads and friction formulas engineered specifically for your vehicle and manufactured in the USA. Brake Pads That Ensure Optimal Responsiveness and Cleaner Wheels European car owners across North America now have a brake pad solution that will keep their wheels virtually free from dust and provide the European stopping power they expect. The use of our exclusive, highly advanced ceramic brake pad technology means that Akebono’s EURO Ultra-Premium brake pads provide excellent stopping power while extending rotor life and virtually eliminating brake dust, so the wheels on your European vehicle will remain their cleanest. In addition, Akebono EURO Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads control noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and help ensure longer rotor life. They are the ultimate upgrade for semi-metallic and low-metallic brake pads. Akebono: The Industry Standard for European Manufacturers For over two decades, Akebono Ceramic Technology® (ACT) has been standard on many of North America’s passenger cars, light trucks, and SUVs and has set the benchmark for ceramic pads used in OE vehicle production. Now European manufacturers request Akebono brake products, and we can deliver that level of reliability to your replacement brake pads. Akebono manufactures replacement disc pads that contain the same materials, engineering, quality standards, and advanced technologies used to create our original ceramic brake pads. The use of Akebono ceramic brake pads ensures customer satisfaction and eliminates unnecessary return visits to the shop.

Product Features:

• Ultimate upgrade for OE semi-metallic, organic and low-metallic brake pads
• Ultra-Quiet – controls noise, vibration and harshness level
• European braking performance with enhanced pedal feel
• Extremely rotor friendly for longer rotor life
• Friction formulas specially designed for European vehicles

If you drive your street-driven vehicle on a road race circuit for a “Track Day” or HPDE, you certainly know the importance of quality brake pads. Power Stop Track Day Brake Pads are perfect for the entry level track-day enthusiast The Power Stop research and development team spent countless hours matching the right pad compound to each individual vehicle platform so you don’t have to spend countless track days figuring it out yourself. These platform-specific brake compounds have an excellent coefficient of friction and resist fade during the rigors of just about any track day.

Product Features:

• Stage 1 brake pad for beginning track day enthusiasts.
• Carbon-fiber & metallic pad compound
• High coefficient of friction when cold, even higher when hot.
• Very consistent and stable modulation
• Superior pedal feel
• Includes Premium hardware for easy installation
• Official brakes of the Radford Racing School

Wearever brake shoes are 100% new OE replacement brake shoes and come with coated steel to guard against rust, salt and road grime. Wearever brake shoes provide exceptional stopping power, virtually noise free and exact fitment to the original equipment brake shoes.

Product Features:

• Wearever Brake Shoes come bonded or riveted based on OE design.
• Wearever Brake Shoes are coated to prevent rust.
• Wearever Brake Shoes are 100% New not remanufactured.
• Brand may vary by location

Helps ensures proper holding capability. Asbestos-free friction material. All new, not remanufactured.

Each Carquest Premium brake hose assembly is precision engineered to match the original fit and includes brackets, grommets, molded plastic guards, wire clips and protective sleeves as required to ensure that all wearable parts are restored to original condition. Carquest Premium brake hoses meet or exceed Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS 106) and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE J1401) standards to ensure a reliable and long-lasting repair.

Product Features:

• Brake hoses with banjo end fittings include new copper washers to ensure proper sealing
• Tensile minimum load holds up to 1800 N
• All end fittings are electroplated with eco-friendly material that delivers superior corrosion and rust resistance
• Designed based on requirements and testing of SAE J1401, resulting in high quality brake hoses
• Every brake hose is subjected to a high-pressure quality assurance test before leaving the factory, ensuring trouble-free installation and operation
• Brand may vary by location

This automotive brake hydraulic hose was precision-engineered to match the fit, function and performance of the original brake hose on specific vehicles and positions to ensure safe, long-lasting durability as part of a complete brake repair.

Product Features:

• Ideal replacement – precision-engineered to match the performance of the original brake hose on specific vehicles
• Position-specific – manufactured to precise measurements to provide an exact fit and easy installation
• Quality assured – materials tested to exacting government-regulated safety and durability standards
• Durable design – made with EPDM rubber and specially coated, corrosion-resistant fittings
• Brand may vary by location

Dual Technology Ceramic (DTC) – Low Noise – Low Dust WBR ceramic brake pads are specially formulated for driving conditions that require superior friction effectiveness without compromising low noise or low dust characteristics. The advanced ceramic formulation mitigates wheel dust, brake fade, low speed and high heat squeal, at the same time providing positive pedal feel and long-life. Every WBR ceramic brake pad comes with a platform specific shim and has a burnished contact surface (scorched) just like OEM pads to ensure easy break-in and proper long-term functionality. Advanced Material Platform Specific Brake Pad Shims: To effectively combat brake squeal, WBR utilizes different advanced materials in the shim construction, as well as fastening the shim to the pad with both mechanical tabs and silicone adhesives. This platform specific advanced material shim design is included with every WBR brake pad.

Product Features:

• Original Equipment Performance
• Solid Pedal Feel With Smooth Braking Performance
• Ultra-Quiet Ceramic Formulation
• Low Dust – Long Life
• Advanced Material Platform Specific Shims
• Scorched for Easy Break In
• Positive Mold Construction
• All WBR Pads are 100% Shimmed

The Power Stop Z16 Evolution ceramic brake pads feature a ceramic formula designed to maximize stopping power while reducing brake dust & eliminating noise. Using OE positive mold technology along with a thermal scorched pad surface, Z16 pads maintain consistent wear and performance while ensuring a fast break-in. The Z16 Evolution ceramic brake pads are an affordable stock replacement for all vehicles.

Product Features:

• Low-dust ceramic formula designed to maximize stopping power and keep wheels clean
• Positive mold technology for consistent wear and performance
• Thermal scorched pad surface for a fast break-in
• Chamfered and slotted to ensure noise-free braking
• Powder coated backing plate resists rust and corrosion to provide extended pad life
• Multi-Layer rubberized shims provide virtually noise-free braking

TRW Automotive supplies master cylinder brake actuation systems featuring quality and performance. TRW’s master cylinder product portfolio covers a wide range of vehicles, from small cars up to truck and SUV platforms. These systems can offer lighter weight, with options such as micro master cylinders and aluminum master cylinders through to heavy-duty master cylinders designed for the durability and variable loading conditions of the light-truck market. These systems function with the help of a series of brake fluid sensors, which are located on the reservoir tank. This series includes vacuum sensors, brake light switches, and travel sensors.

Product Features:

• Low volume uptake
• High efficiency
• Low pressure differential between primary and secondary circuits
• Good bleedability
• Cr6-free surfaces for vehicles built from July 2007 (as required by law)
• Central valve version suitable for ABS

TRW Automotive supplies master cylinder brake actuation systems featuring quality and performance. TRW’s master cylinder product portfolio covers a wide range of vehicles, from small cars up to truck and SUV platforms. These systems can offer lighter weight, with options such as micro master cylinders and aluminum master cylinders through to heavy-duty master cylinders designed for the durability and variable loading conditions of the light-truck market. These systems function with the help of a series of brake fluid sensors, which are located on the reservoir tank. This series includes vacuum sensors, brake light switches, and travel sensors.

Product Features:

• Low volume uptake
• High efficiency
• Low pressure differential between primary and secondary circuits
• Good bleedability
• Cr6-free surfaces for vehicles built from July 2007 (as required by law)
• Central valve version suitable for ABS

Carquest Wearever rotors meet or exceed original equipment specifications while delivering superior stopping power. Carquest Wearever rotors are manufactured with proper harmonic design and non-directional finish that eliminate noise and enhance pedal feel. Our rotors are designed to effectively dissipate heat, helping to eliminate brake fade and increase the life of your pads and rotors. Carquest Wearever rotors are designed for long-lasting and quiet braking with superior performance.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds OE design for superior stopping power
• Exceeds ISO manufacturing guidelines (International Organization for Standardization)
• Matches OE vane size for proper cooling
• Optimal metallurgy and casting thickness to preventing warping
• Air gap eliminates brake fade and increases pad life
• Non-directional finish decreases break-in time

ATE, a brand of Continental with more than 100 years of experience in brake development, is once again setting the standards in quality, innovation and system expertise. The high-carbon brake discs have a number of positive characteristics – they optimize durability and prevent, for example, brake judder and noise. With extremely low tolerances of max. 30 µm for lateral runout and max. 10 µm for thickness variation, ATE provides ideal aftermarket solutions in its role as a system supplier with OE expertise. The tolerances of the centering bores are also extremely low in order to prevent imbalance and radial runout. This contributes to extending the service life of the wheel suspension and wheel bearings. Depending on the vehicle model, mounting bolts are included with the brake discs at no extra charge. These mounting bolts are used to fix the brake disc to the wheel hub during installation. The bolt symbol on the brake disc label provides a clear indication that mounting bolts are included in the package. The mounting bolts included with ATE brake disc packages are always coated bolts, which reduces their susceptibility to corrosion and increases the longevity of the product. The MetaCote protective coating formulation is cured at approximately 572F. No grease or oil to remove. This helps protect against road salt, brake fluid and other corrosives – sheds water and dirt for clean appearance behind cast spoke wheels. Reduction in overall installation time.

Product Features:

• OE-equivalent and a direct fit replacement.
• Patented RotorLife wear indicator.
• Optimum performance at all temperatures.
• Reduced rotor wear.
• less susceptible to noise and vibration.
• MetaCote protective anti-corrosion coating.

Booster Check Valve

CARDONE Remanufactured Power Brake Boosters are re-engineered, built and tested to match O.E. performance. Original designs are scrutinized for potential improvement and, where applicable, design upgrades are implemented to produce a more durable part than the original. All units are 100% tested to ensure perfect fit and function.

Product Features:

• 100% O.E. quality seals, diaphragms and check valves are installed on every unit for like-new performance and reliability.
• Exclusive rust-prohibitive finishing process extends unit life.
• Master cylinder output rods are pre-adjusted (when included) for easier and faster installation.
• All units are 100% tested to ensure reliable performance.
• Guaranteed fit and function.

Brake Boosters are a vital part of our TRW Drum Brake and Actuation product range, helping you deliver outstanding quality for your customers. We test our Brake Boosters to every extreme, which means you can deliver a more reliable and consistent performance on the road for the drivers you serve. All motorists now demand durability and resilience from their vehicles, which is why we invest in developing Drum Brake and Actuation products like Brake Boosters that are designed to last for longer. Choosing TRW Brake Boosters is a sure way of improving reliability and safety for your customer. As an OE manufacturer of Brake Boosters we can supply you with exactly the same product quality that we deliver to vehicle manufacturers. Whether you’re dealing with a single or tandem Brake Booster, the instructions we provide are easy to follow, which means fitting is straightforward and simple. You can also be safe in the knowledge that TRW Brake Boosters are as environmentally friendly as possible, because we always use as little heavy metal as possible and recyclable materials whenever we can.

Product Features:

• Original equipment (OE) quality
• Wide range of single and tandem Brake Boosters
• Unique tie-rod design meaning lighter and thinner parts for more efficient performance
• Great coverage, with almost 340 part numbers in the range, so you can serve more customers

Brake Line Junction

Brake M/C Reservoir

FTE Disc Brake Caliper Repair Kit contains the components necessary for repair of the Disc Brake Caliper. All of the rubber components are of high-quality EPDM compound for resistance to glycol-based brake fluid.

Product Features:

• Guaranteed factory fit to original equipment specifications
• Meets or exceeds original equipment factory safety standards

ATE Disc Brake Caliper Repair Kit contains the components necessary for piston seal repair of the Disc Brake Caliper. All of the rubber components are of high-quality EPDM compound for resistance to glycol-based brake fluid.

Product Features:

• Guaranteed factory fit to original equipment specifications
• Meets or exceeds original equipment factory safety standards

Brakes are designed as a system and all the parts need to work together for best performance. The boot and square cut seals included in our Caliper Repair Kit, ensure that the caliper works as designed during the apply and release cycle.

Product Features:

• This part matches Original Equipment (OE) quality specifications
• Increases the life span of the brake pads
• Restores brakes to like-new performance
• Prevents noise and premature wear
• Direct replacement for a proper fit

Brakes are designed as a system and all the parts need to work together for best performance. The boot and square cut seals included in our Caliper Repair Kit, ensure that the caliper works as designed during the apply and release cycle.

Product Features:

• This part matches Original Equipment (OE) quality specifications
• Increases the life span of the brake pads
• Restores brakes to like-new performance
• Prevents noise and premature wear
• Direct replacement for a proper fit

The FAE Stop Light Switch is an ideal high quality aftermarket replacement that is manufactured to meet or exceed OE specifications for fit, form, and function.

Product Features:

• Premium aftermarket replacement
• Provides performance and dependability
• Manufactured to meet OE specifications