 Front Brake Caliper - BMW E21, Identifying what brake Caliper i got with my 914 |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| bodocean |
 Jun 11 2018, 10:17 AM
Post
#1
|
|
Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 10-June 18 From: Rockford IL Member No.: 22,212 Region Association: North East States  |
I recently got my 914. Feels like it was a barn find, so it came with disconnected fuel lines and no brakes mounted. All the parts where in the frunk and trunk.
I tried fitting the front brakes but i didn't get it working, because the brakes doesn't fit. The seller told me they were 914 brakes and should fit perfectly but the more i research the more i think they are the BMW E21 320i brakes. I hope you guys can help me identifying what brake calipers I have. If they are the E21 ones i'll add the dimensions and what has to be done to it to make them fit to your 914 Thanks for your help guys! here the Pictures: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/preview.ibb.co-22212-1528733853.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/preview.ibb.co-22212-1528733854.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/preview.ibb.co-22212-1528733855.3.jpg) |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies
| Gatornapper |
Sep 2 2019, 06:16 AM
Post
#2
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 22-September 17 From: Woods west of Richmond, VA Member No.: 21,449 Region Association: South East States 
|
Interesting. My 914 came with the same brakes on them. They work great. Apparently almost no mods are needed for them to fit - mounting bolt holes are the same. A small part of the pan needs to be bent away, that's all.
The outer half of my right caliper had a crack in the lip, could not find but one nasty caliper for $100 in whole country. Our hero Eric at PMB came to my aid - he had what I needed and sent it to me quickly. BTW, he rebuilds BMW brakes too and knew the caliper well. The brakes work fine. Rotors appear stock. I think the E21 brakes have a slightly larger surface area on the pistons. GN QUOTE(bodocean @ Jun 11 2018, 10:17 AM)  I recently got my 914. Feels like it was a barn find, so it came with disconnected fuel lines and no brakes mounted. All the parts where in the frunk and trunk. I tried fitting the front brakes but i didn't get it working, because the brakes doesn't fit. The seller told me they were 914 brakes and should fit perfectly but the more i research the more i think they are the BMW E21 320i brakes. I hope you guys can help me identifying what brake calipers I have. If they are the E21 ones i'll add the dimensions and what has to be done to it to make them fit to your 914 Thanks for your help guys! here the Pictures: |
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
bodocean Front Brake Caliper - BMW E21 Jun 11 2018, 10:17 AM
Mblizzard Quick question.. Are these the brakes you want on ... Jun 11 2018, 02:09 PM
bodocean
PMB is not cheap but it is a one and done approac... Jun 11 2018, 02:28 PM Mblizzard Look for member Eric Shea and PM him to ask him wh... Jun 11 2018, 03:06 PM bodocean
Look for member Eric Shea and PM him to ask him w... Jun 11 2018, 03:11 PM burton73 Hi welcome to the world. Lots of great people here... Jun 11 2018, 03:13 PM BENBRO02 Did anyone ever determine what your calipers were?... Sep 1 2019, 07:33 PM bdstone914 @BENBRO02
The ones pictured from the original po... Sep 1 2019, 07:47 PM BENBRO02
[b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s... Sep 1 2019, 08:01 PM BENBRO02 @bdstone914
Something is wrong. Any idea what? Sep 1 2019, 08:06 PM bdstone914 @[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showu... Sep 1 2019, 08:15 PM BENBRO02
@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?show... Sep 1 2019, 08:33 PM BENBRO02
[quote name='bdstone914' date='Sep 1 ... Sep 1 2019, 08:37 PM BENBRO02
[quote name='bdstone914' date='Sep 1... Sep 1 2019, 08:39 PM |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 17th March 2026 - 02:37 PM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2026 IPS, Inc.