I gotta give props to Munich Sport in the Pel-ham for taking care of me in what became a nightmare of a brake install. For those who don't know I had new Hawk HPS pads & Brembo rotors installed all around on my MINI a few weeks ago. Well 2 days after the install I noticed my right rear wheel was pitch black with brake dust while the other 3 wheels remained perfectly clean. Munich checked it 2 times, Goodyear checked it once, & I spoke with the MINI dealership about it. Everyone was baffled. I managed to wear a rotor & pad down 50% in 600 miles all the while never feeling like a brake was dragging. It was decided that the only thing left unreplaced was the caliper so I ordered one.

Today Munich Sport installed the new caliper & it is fixed
I had to buy the caliper & a second set of rear pads but Munuch supplied a free new rotor & did all the labor for free (including the caliper install ). That is going above & beyond the call of duty in my eyes & I just have to give them props for handling everything so well

I will say Jack at Munich seems to get a kick out of us MINI folk. They mostly work on BMW's in their shop. I was bee-yotching about the rust on my new rotor hats showing thru my wheels & he said only 1 in 100 people will notice that. I asked how many MINI drivers out of 100 would notice the rust & he said "all 100 " . I said yeah us MINI folks are pretty particular about our MINIS. He said "yeah I know " I said well we are "entusiasts". He said "uh huh". I said do you BMW people not care about rust on your rotors. He said no. I said why not. He said because we go faster

 

what was the price on the new caliper? Last time I did my brakes I notice mine was acting a little funny but I didn't want to replace it because of the cost.
Glad you got your problem fixed.

 

The new caliper was $235 + $23 shipping delivered from Global. But if you don't order online from their website it will be $257 + shipping. You have to order it from the Global BMW site & know the part # to get the discount (I think it was between 5-10%). I called Global, Hank Aaron, MINI of Nashvile, & Morristown MINI & none of them had it in stock but shipping was quick. I ordered it online Monday & received it on Thursday

 

Thanks for the info. I was think close to $500 but that price isn't bad. Well too bad.

 

Taking mine to Jack next week, brakepads are shot, putting new rotors on the back and changing the brake fluid. Got a couple more DE's in the next month and it's nice to be able to stop.

I think I was the only Alabama MINI at Barbers last weekend.

 

Tell Jack my Brembo rotors are still rusty

 

I'll be sure and tell him that. Putting Texas Speedwerks on the rear of my car we'll see if they rust.