2008 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Brake Parts

Carquest Platinum Professional brake pads are a premium alternative to original equipment brake pads that provide superior stopping performance, quieter braking and cleaner wheels. All CQ Platinum Professional brake pads are manufactured by a vertically

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
• Meets or exceeds OE specifications and covers 99% of foreign and domestic vehicles
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

The Febi/Bilstein Brake Disc Set Screw 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

Brakes are designed as a system and all the parts need to work together for best performance. Industry brake service experts agree – when brake friction materials are ready to be replaced, the hardware is too. Caliper Guide Pins are important to replace because they hold the brake piston in place to create effective stopping performance.

Product Features:

• This part matches Original Equipment (OE) quality specifications
• Easy and fast replacement
• Ensures the brake pads are meeting the rotors at the correct angle for an even braking system
• Corrosion resistant coating for long-lasting durability against harsh roads
• 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 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
• Helps deliver a quieter, more efficient braking system
• Low-friction PTFE coating to reduce drag
• Manufactured with quality materials to suppress high stress levels

Caliper housing spring retaining clips are an essential component of ATE-designed fist floating brake calipers. The fist floating caliper consists of a holder and housing, which is located in rubber damping sleeves. It slides within the holder together with the outer brake pad while as the pad wears. To prevent the housing from lifting off the pad and causing noise issues, the caliper is pulled against the brake pad by the caliper housing spring retaining clip. These clips are exposed to continuous corrosion attack and should therefore also be replaced each time the brake pads are changed.

Product Features:

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

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

Brakes are designed as a system and all the parts need to work together for best performance. Industry brake service experts agree – when brake friction materials are ready to be replaced, the hardware is too. A complete brake job that includes new hardware goes a long way toward preventing comebacks. Changing out your Rubber Pin Boot or Slider Bushing Kit will ensure the guide pins are clean and free from debris for smoother braking.

Product Features:

• This part matches Original Equipment (OE) quality specifications
• Easy and fast replacement
• Maintains proper movement for safe, effective stopping performance
• Prevents noise and premature wear

Carquest Platinum painted brake rotors meet or exceed original equipment (O.E.) specifications, delivering superior stopping power with proper harmonic design and non-directional finish that eliminate noise. Carquest Platinum painted rotors feature RotorShield, a rust-inhibiting barrier that provides up to 5 times more protection than non-painted rotors. The RotorShield barrier is applied to the rotor hat to protect from unsightly rust and help maintain a like-new appearance. Our rotors are designed to effectively dissipate heat, helping to eliminate brake fade and increase the life of the pads and rotors. Carquest Platinum painted brake rotors are designed for long-lasting and quiet braking with superior performance.

Product Features:

• Engineered to withstand 120 hours of salt spray testing
• 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

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

As the basis for a standardized ATE concept for future tandem master cylinders, ATE has developed a new plunger generation which has many technical enhancements and advantages.

Product Features:

• Short closing paths
• Low volume uptake
• High efficiency
• Low throttling / after-suction resistance
• 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
• Compact design – ideal for installation in small spaces
• Reduced weight – by roughly 20% compared to conventional central valve technology
• Fewer components – almost half as many as compared to conventional technologies
• Modular system – diameters from 14.29 to 31.75mm and strokes up to 46mm
• Low volume uptake – minimized elastic deformations due to smaller seals
• Sealing cups supported in the housing – robustness against soiling and wear; longer life
• Cr6-free surfaces for vehicles built from July 2007 (as required by law)

Carquest Premium Brake Calipers are manufactured to meet or exceed original equipment manufacturer specifications for performance and durability. Where applicable, Carquest Premium Brake Calipers feature a specially formulated OE style zinc di-chromate anti-corrosion finish that provides superior rust protection in all conditions. Carquest Premium Brake Calipers feature new OE design, stainless steel pistons manufactured for maximum durability, and precision machined for an exacting fit and smooth application of braking force. Carquest Premium Brake Calipers include 100% new OE design dust boots and EPDM rubber seals that provide increased resistance to thermal deterioration and years of-leak free operation. Carquest Premium Brake Calipers include application-specific brackets and abutment hardware where required, for easy installation and confident restoration of stopping power. 100% end-of-line inspection and pressure testing guarantees perfect performance right out of the box.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds original equipment specifications for performance and durability
• OE design stainless steel pistons provide maximum durability and are precision machined for a perfect fit in the caliper body
• Application-specific caliper bodies for easy installation
• Brackets included where required, for complete system restoration
• Meets or exceeds original equipment specifications for performance and durability
• OE design stainless steel pistons provide maximum durability and are precision machined for a perfect fit in the caliper body
• Application-specific caliper bodies for easy installation
• Brackets included where required, for complete system restoration
• OE style, zinc di-chromate anti-corrosion finishes provide superior resistance to rust on all iron caliper bodies and brackets
• 100% new, OE style rubber dust boots and EPDM rubber seals for improved resistance to thermal deterioration and cracking
• New bleeder screws, banjo bolts, and crush washers included for a complete repair
• OE Style, stainless steel pad abutment hardware included
• 100% end-of-line inspection and pressure testing ensures quality and performance
• Caliper finish or coating may vary

PowerStop is on a mission to deliver an easy way for any driver to upgrade their brakes – no matter where or how they use their vehicle. Forget standard, off-the-shelf parts. Our Z23 Evolution Sport Brake Upgrade Kit comes with everything you need, from pads, rotors and premium stainless-steel hardware for an easy, bolt-on upgrade for your daily-driver. Along with increased braking power, the Carbon-Fiber Ceramic brake pads feature a low-dust formula to keep those wheels looking great while you say goodbye to nasty brake dust. These pads combine with Drilled & Slotted rotors to ensure a cool, smooth ride that protects against rust and corrosion. Give your daily-driver the easy and affordable performance upgrade it deserves with the Z23 Evolution Sport Brake Upgrade Kit.

Product Features:

• This complete upgrade kit is engineered to improve the braking performance of the vehicle you use everyday
• PowerStop engineered Carbon-Fiber Ceramic Z23 compound significantly enhances braking performance versus traditional ceramic brake pads
• Low-dust braking validated through on-vehicle 3rd party tests in Los Angeles, showing on average 30% less dust versus OE
• Multi-Layer rubberized shims provide virtually noise-free braking
• Drilled & Slotted performance rotors provide maximum cooling
• Includes stainless-steel installation hardware and high-temperature ceramic brake lubricant
• Bolt-on upgrade for stock brakes, no modifications necessary
• Brake rotor, pad & hardware engineered to work together to increase stopping power, improve durability & eliminate dust
• Rotors are zinc plated for maximum protection against rust.
• Includes 1 Front & 1 Rear Sensor Wire
• Buy with confidence from the originator & industry leader of brake kits

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

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

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

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

PowerStop is on a mission to deliver an easy way for any driver to upgrade their brakes – no matter where or how they use their vehicle. Forget standard, off-the-shelf parts. Our Z23 Evolution Sport Brake Upgrade Kit comes with everything you need, from pads, rotors and premium stainless-steel hardware for an easy, bolt-on upgrade for your daily-driver. Along with increased braking power, the Carbon-Fiber Ceramic brake pads feature a low-dust formula to keep those wheels looking great while you say goodbye to nasty brake dust. These pads combine with Drilled & Slotted rotors to ensure a cool, smooth ride that protects against rust and corrosion. Give your daily-driver the easy and affordable performance upgrade it deserves with the Z23 Evolution Sport Brake Upgrade Kit.

Product Features:

• This complete upgrade kit is engineered to improve the braking performance of the vehicle you use everyday
• PowerStop engineered Carbon-Fiber Ceramic Z23 compound significantly enhances braking performance versus traditional ceramic brake pads
• Low-dust braking validated through on-vehicle 3rd party tests in Los Angeles, showing on average 30% less dust versus OE
• Multi-Layer rubberized shims provide virtually noise-free braking
• Drilled & Slotted performance rotors provide maximum cooling
• Includes stainless-steel installation hardware and high-temperature ceramic brake lubricant
• Bolt-on upgrade for stock brakes, no modifications necessary
• Brake rotor, pad & hardware engineered to work together to increase stopping power, improve durability & eliminate dust
• Rotors are zinc plated for maximum protection against rust.
• Includes 1 Rear Sensor Wire
• Buy with confidence from the originator & industry leader of brake kits

Disc Brake Kit

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

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

100% New Caliper – Manufacturer recommends replacing calipers in pairs. With innovative fixed and floating calipers in aluminum and nodular cast iron, ATE is Europe’s market leader. And there is a good reason for that: during development, ATE simulates operational stresses in terms of braking load, vibration, corrosion and wear in extensive series of trials. This means that every basic safety-relevant function is ensured, the sealing of the hydraulic system as much as the venting function of the piston (roll-back), the return (knock-back) function, or the function of the housing/pad guides. ATE original brake calipers are supplied ready-to-install: rear-axle calipers with handbrake are usually pre-filled and preset. This permits simple and correct bleeding in the vehicle.

Product Features:

• OE quality direct fit application.
• Friction Ready
• Corrosion inhibiting protection
• Ensures long life and maximum performance
• Natural exterior finish

100% New Caliper – Manufacturer recommends replacing calipers in pairs. With innovative fixed and floating calipers in aluminum and nodular cast iron, ATE is Europe’s market leader. And there is a good reason for that: during development, ATE simulates operational stresses in terms of braking load, vibration, corrosion and wear in extensive series of trials. This means that every basic safety-relevant function is ensured, the sealing of the hydraulic system as much as the venting function of the piston (roll-back), the return (knock-back) function, or the function of the housing/pad guides. ATE original brake calipers are supplied ready-to-install: rear-axle calipers with handbrake are usually pre-filled and preset. This permits simple and correct bleeding in the vehicle.

Product Features:

• OE quality direct fit application.
• Friction Ready
• Corrosion inhibiting protection
• Ensures long life and maximum performance
• Natural exterior finish

The Brembo brand has a range of over 1,600 items, which covers a remarkable 98% of all passenger cars and commercial vehicles on the roads in Europe today. Brembo manufactures an OE-Quality Brake Disc that assures maximum performance and enhanced driving comfort and offers with its aftermarket rotors the same levels of quality, technology and performance that are found in many of the prestigious OEM fitments. Brembo UV Coating Technology : Environmentally friendly, solvent free UV coating offers superior protection of the disc, including braking plate surfaces. Includes new intelligent marking location for immediate control of the minimum thickness. High Carbon Discs: With their optimized thermal inertia, Brembo High Carbon discs reduce both vibration and noise. These products are the result of Brembo technology and a meticulously controlled production process in the brands foundries, which makes it possible to precisely vary the chemical composition of the cast iron, increasing the percentage of carbon in High Carbon discs. PVT pillar venting technology: ( Vented Rotors Only ) Brembo PVT discs feature the exclusive pillar venting system patented by Brembo, which improves cooling capacity and increases resistance to thermal cracking by over 40%. Fixing screw kits: discs are supplied with all the necessary fixing hardware for simpler, more efficient and safer installation

Product Features:

• Metallic finish that maintains a clean and bright appearance over the entire life span of the disc
• Protective coating on braking plate surfaces, external diameter and disc hub to ensure complete protection
• New location for minimum thickness control with greater ease of reading for service professionals
• Water-based paint free of chemical solvents – Energy efficient UV coating process
• Superior to products currently on the market proven by resistance to: Salt spray testing, Humidity and High temperatures BREMBO UV COATED DISCS BROCHURE

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

Carquest Platinum painted brake rotors meet or exceed original equipment (O.E.) specifications, delivering superior stopping power with proper harmonic design and non-directional finish that eliminate noise. Carquest Platinum painted rotors feature RotorShield, a rust-inhibiting barrier that provides up to 5 times more protection than non-painted rotors. The RotorShield barrier is applied to the rotor hat to protect from unsightly rust and help maintain a like-new appearance. Our rotors are designed to effectively dissipate heat, helping to eliminate brake fade and increase the life of the pads and rotors. Carquest Platinum painted brake rotors are designed for long-lasting and quiet braking with superior performance.

Product Features:

• Engineered to withstand 120 hours of salt spray testing
• 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

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 prevent warping
• Air gap eliminates brake fade and increases pad life
• Non-Directional finish decreases break-in time

Brake Disc

Since 2008 Zimmermann is offering almost 400 Standard and almost 400 Sports Brake Discs in a coated version named Coat Z. The Zimmermann Coat-Z brake disc provides a protective coating that prevents rust and corrosion, extended rotor life and improved visual appearance. To improve the rust protection during storage and usage, Otto Zimmermann GmbH implements this new Coat-Z technology step by step in its production range. Beside the still optimum function of the brake disc, this coating ensures a consistent attractive appearance. Zimmermann brake discs are usually made of cast iron (with flake graphite) of different qualities; they correspond to the material used for the original spare parts. Therefore, the utilization of such materials (referred to as High Carbon by the competition) has always been a matter of course for Otto Zimmermann.

Product Features:

• Coat-Z protective anti-corrosion coating
• No formation of rust at the hub and herewith improved visual appearance
• Immediate functional capability without removal of the coating before mounting
• Excellent deceleration action and no distortion of friction ring at high temperatures
• Substantial weight saving and therefore less unsprung mass
• Floating mounting enables radial expansion of the brake disc under relatively heavy loads, thus preventing shielding and increasing resistance to heat cracks
• Hot spots prevented by optimized design of ventilation channels
• 1:1 exchange of original disc possible
• Not subject to registration: general ABE certification supplied with disc
• No conversion required for brake tuning