1981 BMW 528i Brake Parts

Carquest Professional Platinum Euro brake pads are the optimal braking solution that provide an unmatched level of performance and reliability. These brake pads are engineered by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) that meets IATF 16949 certified framework, an internationally recognized proof of quality in the automotive industry. We use an industry-leading number of friction formulations for maximum performance and extended pad life on each application. Carquest Professional Platinum brake pads also utilize a patented 4-layer HEX shim, now upgraded with aramid fibers, to provide quiet braking and reduce shim wear. We include the wear sensors for most European applications that require replacement. These brake pads are also supplied with coated brake hardware and caliper pin grease for nearly every application. Carquest Professional Platinum brake pads are the ideal choice when looking for shorter stopping distances, quiet braking and longer-lasting brakes.

Product Features:

• Industry leading number of application specific formulations for maximum performance and extended pad life
• On-vehicle testing similar to original equipment tests
• Patented 4-Layer HEX Shim Technology provides quiet braking
• HEX shim design utilizes aramid fibers, the same fibers used in bulletproof vests, to reduce shim wear
• Burnishing compound allows for a faster break-in of pads and rotors
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• Wear sensors included on most European applications that require replacement
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Using advanced re-engineering materials and processes, our master cylinders match O.E. performance and fitment. New O.E.-quality seals and cups are installed on each unit, ensuring leak-free, long-lasting performance. Cast-iron master cylinders are treate

Product Features:

• Only new O.E.-quality seals and cups are used in the remanufacturing process to ensure O.E. performance and reliability. All rubber components meet S.A.E. specifications.
• Bleeding kits are supplied with the unit to make the bleeding process faster and easier (where applicable).
• Bores meet critical micro-finish specifications to eliminate pitting and corrosion, a cause of premature failure.
• Cast-iron master cylinders feature a premium protective coating to minimize rust and extend unit life.
• Piston assemblies are height-gauged to ensure the master cylinder equals the O.E. unit performance.
• Plastic reservoirs are vacuum-tested to ensure they are leak free.

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

Brake Line Junction

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

Highest mechanical stability under load, highest compressive strength and resistance ATE/Continental has been contributing hydraulic brake hose assemblies for the automotive industry since the 1920’s. With an annual production of approximately 40 million brake hose assemblies, ATE/Continental is one of the world leaders in this sector today. As a full brake system supplier, ATE/Continental distinctively places its direct knowledge of overall hydraulic brake design into this product. The complete OEM experience, coupled with the specialized technology of an OE world market leader, uniquely places ATE/Continental near the top for brake hose assemblies with their ATE brand. ATE brake hoses are suitable for all brake fluids (DOT 3, DOT 4, DOT 4 LV, DOT 5.1)

Product Features:

• More than 70 braiding machines for braid production.
• Autoclaves or vulcanizing presses, and automatic surface control for the production of the inner and outer rubber layers.
• Primary use of extruded connectors.
• Test stands and laboratories are abundantly available for assured accuracy in satisfying the rigid criteria of all customer specifications.
• Outstanding quality standards with compliance certifications for FMVSS106 on our ATE brake hose assemblies, as well as ISO 14001 certification for production.
• In-house ATE N standards that exceed the legal requirements. Original ATE Brake hoses – Presentation

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

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

Booster Check Valve

Carquest Professional coated rotors are built to meet or exceed original equipment specifications delivering superior stopping power. Carquest Professional coated rotors have a specially engineered coating that penetrates vanes and prevents rust, corrosion and build up. This zinc and aluminum coating maintains a like-new appearance significantly longer than a standard rotor. Carquest Professional coated rotors are designed to effectively dissipate heat helping to eliminate brake fade and increase the life of your pads and rotors. These rotors are built for quiet, long-lasting performance.

Product Features:

• corrosion and build up. This zinc and aluminum coating maintains a like-new appearance significantly longer than a standard rotor. Carquest Professional coated rotors are designed to effectively dissipate heat helping to eliminate brake fade and increas
• long-lasting performance.
• Manufactured to exacting quality and dimensional specifications for superior stopping power
• Exceeds ISO manufacturing guidelines (International Organization for Standardization)
• OE configuration to dissipate heat, increasing pad life
• Proper harmonic design helps to reduce brake noise
• Non-directional finish for decreased break-in time and reduced brake noise
• Brand may vary by location

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.

CARDONE Master Cylinder Bench Bleeder Tool cuts typical bleeding procedures in half and is a more effective way to purge the brake system of air than other bleeding procedures. This handy, innovative tool is a must, just as bench bleeding is for removing all the air from your brake system, allowing you to spend less time in the garage, and more time on the road.

Product Features:

• Each unit is 100% new, providing consistent performance when servicing your brake system
• Easy to transfer for on-the-spot master cylinder bleeding
• Fluid measurements clearly displayed on each unit in both ounces and milliliters for convenience
• Easy to clean to ensure no cross contamination
• Durability for long lasting performance

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

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 Reservoir Cap

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

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.

Brakes are designed as a system and all the parts need to work together for best performance. The kits provide advance protection for your brake by assuring brakes perform at an optimum level.

Product Features:

• This part matches Original Equipment (OE) quality specifications
• Exact fitment and original replacement
• New Brake Hardware prevents premature wear and maximizes performance
• Helps deliver a quieter, more efficient braking system
• Manufactured with quality materials to suppress high stress levels

Brakes are designed as a system and all the parts need to work together for best performance. The special design of our brake pad or Abutment clips provide PTFE to reduce friction and rubber compound to virtually eliminate brake noise. Changing your clips is important for ensuring that the brake pads are moving in a uniform and stable motion and not moving freely.

Product Features:

• This part matches Original Equipment (OE) quality specifications
• Manufactured with quality materials to suppress high stress levels
• Corrosion resistant for long-lasting durability against harsh roads
• Prevents noise and premature wear
• Direct replacement for a proper fit
• Caliper Bushing included in kit
• Stainless steel dual coating

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The Elring Distributor O-Ring is an ideal high quality Original Equipment replacement that is manufactured to meet or exceed OE specifications for fit, form, and function.

Product Features:

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

Carquest Standard brake pads are designed for original equipment (O.E.) fit, form and function for dependable stopping while providing great value. Our brake pads use quality friction formulas for reliable stopping power. Carquest Standard brake pads feature a single-layer shim that absorbs noise and vibration to provide quiet braking. These brake pads also utilize slots and chamfers based on the OE design. Carquest Standard brake pads are the right choice when looking for good performance at a great price.

Product Features:

• Dependable stopping power
• Single layer shim for quiet braking
• OE-designed slots and chamfers to reduce noise and vibration
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Carquest Standard brake pads are designed for original equipment (O.E.) fit, form and function for dependable stopping while providing great value. Our brake pads use quality friction formulas for reliable stopping power. Carquest Standard brake pads feature a single-layer shim that absorbs noise and vibration to provide quiet braking. These brake pads also utilize slots and chamfers based on the OE design. Carquest Standard brake pads are the right choice when looking for good performance at a great price.

Product Features:

• Dependable stopping power
• Single layer shim for quiet braking
• OE-designed slots and chamfers to reduce noise and vibration
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Specially developed for each application. Sourced from OE approved suppliers based on the specific application. For the enthusiast who wants to maintain the OE braking performance.

The TRW Premium brake pads are designed and manufacturing to original equipment specifications, assuring superior quality and fit. TRW has introduced Cotec – an innovative coating for its brake pads. Independent tests have proven that Cotec achieves significantly shorter stopping distances than the brake pads of major competitors or even OE, for the first stops after leaving a garage following a brake pad change. In the normal bedding in process there is a period, known as the green behavior of the pad, which occurs at the start of the bedding in process where the friction co-efficient is lower than usual. Drivers can find it difficult to adjust to the difference in performance during these first stops. TRW Cotec brake pads address this issue by improving the contact between the brake disc and pad. The friction material is the most important part of a brake pad. All TRW’s brake pads contain the optimum mix of raw materials from rubber to graphite. TRW has made a significant investment over the years to ensure that we have the perfect mix – and we make it in-house. The ingredients ensure a stable friction coefficient and the safest braking performance in all temperatures, at all speeds and under all conditions. The backing plates used by TRW are designed, patented and produced in-house to OE specification. They are fitted to the friction material with a unique adhesive compound which can withstand high temperatures and resists extremely high shear strengths. TRW places great emphasis on noise reduction and its brake pads are fitted with high quality shims which act as a damper between the friction material and the brake caliper. TRW friction components are not only tested in our NVH (noise vibration harshness) laboratories and also on the road.

Product Features:

• OE-Equivalent and Direct Fit application.
• Include the OE specified shims.
• Low noise and reduced vibrations.
• Formulated to OE Specifications.
• Superior friction qualities.
• Organic blended compound.

Carquest Standard brake pads are designed for original equipment (O.E.) fit, form and function for dependable stopping while providing great value. Our brake pads use quality friction formulas for reliable stopping power. Carquest Standard brake pads feature a single-layer shim that absorbs noise and vibration to provide quiet braking. These brake pads also utilize slots and chamfers based on the OE design. Carquest Standard brake pads are the right choice when looking for good performance at a great price.

Product Features:

• Dependable stopping power
• Single layer shim for quiet braking
• OE-designed slots and chamfers to reduce noise and vibration
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion