The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Oconner on June 30, 2016, 09:53:26 AM

Title: Brake Pad help
Post by: Oconner on June 30, 2016, 09:53:26 AM

Anyone know if EBC FA57 will fit the ATE calipers on my 82LS? It says fits 81-84 but most of those years were brembos I think.
Thanks!

Title: Re: Brake Pad help
Post by: Barry on June 30, 2016, 12:20:27 PM

Yes I have EBC FA57's in my ATE calipers.

Title: Re: Brake Pad help
Post by: Oconner on June 30, 2016, 01:35:56 PM

Cheers Barry! Hope your enjoying Wimbledon!!!

Title: Re: Brake Pad help
Post by: Tony Smith on June 30, 2016, 03:20:42 PM

I have a vague memory that the is very little difference between the Brembo and ATE pads and that the Brembo pads will fit with trivial modification.

If you want confirmation i could pull a set of pads out of the wife's ATE equipped bike and see if my new Brembo pads fit.

Title: Re: Brake Pad help
Post by: Barry on June 30, 2016, 03:47:38 PM

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Cheers Barry! Hope your enjoying Wimbledon!!!

Yes thanks, at least we are doing better than England did in the football.

Title: Re: Brake Pad help
Post by: Bob_Roller on June 30, 2016, 07:49:12 PM

The metal back plate is the difference between the FA57, for the ATE calipers, and the FA18 pads for the Brembo calipers .

You can cut down the plate on the FA 18's to fit the ATE calipers, but you can't make the FA57's work on Brembo calipers .