f430 brake job for about $750

So I recently purchased a 2005 f430 with steel brakes. When I purchased it, I knew it was going to need brakes on all 4 corners. After searching around for parts, I found that the PN for an f430 brake rotor (213484) led me to rotors that are about $375 a piece. After a little searching, I found that the 360 brake rotor (182606) is about $190 per corner and that the generic Brembo 182606-Bre is about $88 a piece. The only difference between the $190 360 labeled Brembo and the $88 generic one appears to be that the rotor hat and vanes are already painted to prevent corrosion.

I couldn't find any definitive information about whether or not the f430 ones are the same as the 360. If they are, then the $88 ones should be essentially the same part minus the roughly $300 in mark up. There are some sites that actually sell the 182606-Bre as either 360 or f430 replacements so I decided to take a gamble on them and bought 4 of the 182606-BRE rotors for my f430. I am now convinced that they are the same exact part as the 213484's, minus the paint. The measurements are spot on; 330 mm across and 28 mm wide.

Here are the measurements for the disks

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I taped off the disc and painted the hat with grey caliper paint.

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I also used Brembo pads sourced from AW Italian for the front and rear. The front pads were about $195, and the rear was about $190. I inspected the retaining pins and springs and they all seemed fine, so they were reused.

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Anyway, just thought I would drop this in here in case anyone else was wondering about fitment. The $88 rotors are the exact same size as the $380 rotors.

 

Good to know, thank you. Can you provide me with some more info on that? I would like to read about it.

 

Thanks for the info.