F54 Clubman S JCW Brake Upgrade?
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Clubman S JCW Brake Upgrade?
Has anyone attempted to upgrade their regular Clubman/Clubman S brakes to JCW brakes? Is it as simple as ordering and installing JCW calipers/rotors/pads when doing a brake job? If so I would be tempted to do it when it comes time to do brakes on my car, as it would only be a marginally more expensive than just replacing the stock brakes....
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It's been a while since I've read anything on here about Big Brake upgrades. I'm considering the JCW Kit, but the Wilwood also looks really nice, I like that it is more track oriented, 2-piece rotor and can easily pull the pin to change brake pads very easily.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/wilwoo...5-f56-f57.html
It doesn't look like there is a matching Rear Wilwood brake kit available, at least I don't see it on the WayMotors site or on the Wilwood site, here because of the rear parking brake on other 3rd Gen Mini's ?
Are there any other Big Brake options out there other than JCW or Wilwood ?
https://www.waymotorworks.com/wilwoo...5-f56-f57.html
It doesn't look like there is a matching Rear Wilwood brake kit available, at least I don't see it on the WayMotors site or on the Wilwood site, here because of the rear parking brake on other 3rd Gen Mini's ?
Are there any other Big Brake options out there other than JCW or Wilwood ?
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Has anyone attempted to upgrade their regular Clubman/Clubman S brakes to JCW brakes? Is it as simple as ordering and installing JCW calipers/rotors/pads when doing a brake job? If so I would be tempted to do it when it comes time to do brakes on my car, as it would only be a marginally more expensive than just replacing the stock brakes....
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For the standard S full brake service (i.e.- pads, rotors and sensors), I was quoted just over $1400 from my local dealer at my last free service appointment. OEM parts added up to just a tick over $800, so ~$600 for labor. Compare that to just over $230 for aftermarket parts and a couple hours of my own time/work...I can still swing a wrench and will put the $1200 into my craft beer fund
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Raising the semi zombie thread...
Time to replace my pads.. for the 4th time in 75k miles.. at least this time there was even pad wear (I have a previous thread related to brake issues, the passenger side front was down to metal pad on the inner pad, almost all gone on outer pad.. but the other 3 wheels had almost 75% pad left.. this happened on my 17 Clubman S and 18 Countryman S at around 30k.. two different drivers, 2 different routes, 2 different driving styles.. and Mini/BMW told me to go pound sand and refused to warranty them.. #$%#$%#@).
So I'm looking to replace my Clubman S ALL4's stock brakes with the JCW kit.. so @WayMotorWorks what is this recoding you are referencing. I have seen two kits.. the one you have, and the kit one of your competitors sells which is identical but also includes the booster, servos and master brake cylinder... and about $1k more. I can see the replacement of the booster MDC requiring coding.. but not a straight up caliper replacement....
Also, what are the differences between the willwood and JCW/Brembo kits.... curious.
Time to replace my pads.. for the 4th time in 75k miles.. at least this time there was even pad wear (I have a previous thread related to brake issues, the passenger side front was down to metal pad on the inner pad, almost all gone on outer pad.. but the other 3 wheels had almost 75% pad left.. this happened on my 17 Clubman S and 18 Countryman S at around 30k.. two different drivers, 2 different routes, 2 different driving styles.. and Mini/BMW told me to go pound sand and refused to warranty them.. #$%#$%#@).
So I'm looking to replace my Clubman S ALL4's stock brakes with the JCW kit.. so @WayMotorWorks what is this recoding you are referencing. I have seen two kits.. the one you have, and the kit one of your competitors sells which is identical but also includes the booster, servos and master brake cylinder... and about $1k more. I can see the replacement of the booster MDC requiring coding.. but not a straight up caliper replacement....
Also, what are the differences between the willwood and JCW/Brembo kits.... curious.
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Raising the semi zombie thread...
Time to replace my pads.. for the 4th time in 75k miles.. at least this time there was even pad wear (I have a previous thread related to brake issues, the passenger side front was down to metal pad on the inner pad, almost all gone on outer pad.. but the other 3 wheels had almost 75% pad left.. this happened on my 17 Clubman S and 18 Countryman S at around 30k.. two different drivers, 2 different routes, 2 different driving styles.. and Mini/BMW told me to go pound sand and refused to warranty them.. #$%#$%#@).
So I'm looking to replace my Clubman S ALL4's stock brakes with the JCW kit.. so @WayMotorWorks what is this recoding you are referencing. I have seen two kits.. the one you have, and the kit one of your competitors sells which is identical but also includes the booster, servos and master brake cylinder... and about $1k more. I can see the replacement of the booster MDC requiring coding.. but not a straight up caliper replacement....
Also, what are the differences between the willwood and JCW/Brembo kits.... curious.
Time to replace my pads.. for the 4th time in 75k miles.. at least this time there was even pad wear (I have a previous thread related to brake issues, the passenger side front was down to metal pad on the inner pad, almost all gone on outer pad.. but the other 3 wheels had almost 75% pad left.. this happened on my 17 Clubman S and 18 Countryman S at around 30k.. two different drivers, 2 different routes, 2 different driving styles.. and Mini/BMW told me to go pound sand and refused to warranty them.. #$%#$%#@).
So I'm looking to replace my Clubman S ALL4's stock brakes with the JCW kit.. so @WayMotorWorks what is this recoding you are referencing. I have seen two kits.. the one you have, and the kit one of your competitors sells which is identical but also includes the booster, servos and master brake cylinder... and about $1k more. I can see the replacement of the booster MDC requiring coding.. but not a straight up caliper replacement....
Also, what are the differences between the willwood and JCW/Brembo kits.... curious.
Im looking to do the same. Im not thinking that the oem JCW brakes will last any longer so if that’s your intention, not sure this is the right solution. Lots of aftermarket rotors and pads are available. Ceramic, will last you longer. Not saying the initial bite or brake feel will be the same. You’ll need to bed them and they may squeal when cold, but you’ll get more mileage for sure. The big brake kit is really nice looking and I’m sure stops harder since it’s 4 pistons (I believe) versus 1 stock. I don’t know any kit outside of JCW that fits the F54. You will need to have wheels that clear them which may make for a very expensive upgrade. I understand from another thread that you need to get the coding done because the rotors are not the same size, so the ECU will react differently thinking it’s stock rotors.
Way is a super resource, but there are lower prices out there for the kit.
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Im looking to do the same. Im not thinking that the oem JCW brakes will last any longer so if that’s your intention, not sure this is the right solution. Lots of aftermarket rotors and pads are available. Ceramic, will last you longer. Not saying the initial bite or brake feel will be the same. You’ll need to bed them and they may squeal when cold, but you’ll get more mileage for sure. The big brake kit is really nice looking and I’m sure stops harder since it’s 4 pistons (I believe) versus 1 stock. I don’t know any kit outside of JCW that fits the F54. You will need to have wheels that clear them which may make for a very expensive upgrade. I understand from another thread that you need to get the coding done because the rotors are not the same size, so the ECU will react differently thinking it’s stock rotors.
Way is a super resource, but there are lower prices out there for the kit.
Way is a super resource, but there are lower prices out there for the kit.
I wonder if bimmercode has the code for the brakes, I used it to reprogram the ecu when I swapped out the battery, and other systems.. but.I have not explored it extensively...
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Thanks for the reply. The issue I was talking about is a design flaw that BMW says is working as intended.. which is dumb if the passenger side brake is going to wear faster, then you would think thy would put the sensor on the passenger side. This was s single pad completely worn out, like it is stuck. The excuse they gave me is that it is the traction control, brake assist, hill assist and other safety systems that use the brakes causing the wear. But when 2 different cars have an identical problem at around the same mileage, that is a design flaw. Pads should wear evenly across axles.
I wonder if bimmercode has the code for the brakes, I used it to reprogram the ecu when I swapped out the battery, and other systems.. but.I have not explored it extensively...
I wonder if bimmercode has the code for the brakes, I used it to reprogram the ecu when I swapped out the battery, and other systems.. but.I have not explored it extensively...
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I replaced my front pads at 25,000 miles with the right front inner pad worn to the metal and the remaining 3 pads having plenty of wear remaining. In my mind, either a defect in design or a mechnical issue from manufacturing. I believe the caliper was hanging up due to a lack of lubrication on the caliper slides. We'll see how this set wears. I am pretty hard on the brakes, but have never seen this little mileage on a set of brakes on any car I have ever owned. Been driving for 40 years......
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