Looking at the modification of the 5 series,”From screws to calipers, I tell you why you want to buy authentic APracing”_Use car, Use car

Looking at the modification of the 5 series,”From screws to calipers, I tell you why you want to buy authentic APracing”

EuniceBlume

August 17, 2024

Catalogue

Self introduction
Customer warning Notification
APracing calipers
APracing brake disc piece
APracing steel throat piece
APracing brake leather
APracing screws
Friendly hint

Self introduction

Hello, dear BMW 5-Series riders, I am Jiangji, here I am again. Today, I would like to give you detailed preparation to change the brakes, and discuss the industry chaos with friends who want to know about AP, so that you can buy authentic AP racing.
Perhaps in the past two years of refit market observation, saw too many sad stories. Car owners should begin to realize that it is better to use original calipers if they do not buy the authentic product. At present, some car owners are still swaying on the balance of fluke psychology and safety consciousness, which is a common phenomenon in China’s refitting market at present.

Customer warning Notification

The above is an article published on APracing’s official website in December 2018 (customer warning notice) AP will not be held responsible for all accidents in the purchase of imitation low-quality calipers

FAKE PRODUCTS = REAL DANGER. Fakes = real danger

Today, let’s expose the chaos inside the brakes. in order to strive for greater profits, many merchants began to work on brake kits other than calipers, choosing steel materials as bridge positions, domestic brake steel throats, domestic brake pads, and even non-AP original brake discs (with Taiwan discs and domestically produced discs and refurbished imitation discs).

APracing calipers

AP Racing calipers:
For most riders, the brake calipers that fill the whole rim are beautiful, but at the same time, they think that many primary refitted riders have the misunderstanding of refitting. They think: the performance of the fake opposite six-piston calipers is better than that of the original one-way piston calipers, right? Suppose the theory is correct, but if the car owner needs emergency braking, can fake calipers ensure that the sudden braking force will not cause the caliper body to break? Here is related to the production of materials, fake calipers can give everyone the same production materials and technology? The answer is no. Will always emphasize that the principle of a penny for a penny is that it is expensive and expensive. The production material is the basis for the performance of calipers, but it is also an important factor linked to safety performance.

CP9560

PRO 5000R series

APracing brake disc piece

AP RACING brake disc:
Please note that the brake discs shipped from AP racing need to be tested by dynamic balancing machines for ten thousand revolutions, while the imitated discs are impossible to do such tests. It is reported that there are very few dynamic balancing machines for brake discs in China.
It has just been mentioned that businesses have a new way to improve sales profits-the guarantee calipers are authentic, but there is something else wrong with the brake disc, the closing head, and the bridge code. How to identify them? For example, whether the brake disc is the “real body” in the kit, first check the steel seal of the disc, the numbering is all typed with special equipment, it is very neat and fair, and it is very difficult to copy (mainly because the numbering machine is expensive)
There are only two kinds of authentic AP brake discs: scratches and fish hooks (whatever marks and holes go away)

Brake disc dynamic balancing machine, looking for uneven gravity distribution everywhere, grinding and rebalancing weight when assembling the closing bridge code, Taiwan-made ap can not be tested in the stage of installation, so it is possible to produce shaking and abnormal noise in the case of uneven force acting on high-speed rotation.

AP racing brake disc steel seal

APracing steel throat piece

GOOD RIDEG steel throat:
The original brake throat of AP is manufactured by British Goodrigde, and the tubing of Goodridge is made of stainless steel woven mesh wrapped rubber tubing, which makes up for the elasticity of rubber with the rigidity of stainless steel and restrains the expansion of rubber tubing. Coupled with Goodridge’s years of racing and manufacturing experience, Goodridge brake tubing enjoys a lifetime warranty, but only for authentic products.

GOODRIDGE steel throat

The world’s top steel throat GOODRIDGE has always been favored by all F1 and other races, and GOODRIDGE provides the first choice for braking effect.

PRS bridging bridge code
According to the requirements of AP RACING, the authorized agent of Hetou Bridge Code chooses 7075 aluminum-magnesium alloy to make center plate and bridge 7075 aluminum-magnesium alloy. The surface hard oxidation treatment has the properties of corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
All are calculated and tested by AP engineers, customized for each vehicle model, and the high precision CNC milling machine is one-size-fits-all.
The off-spring quality is greatly reduced, and the design and quality of the bridge position have a great influence on the installation and reliability of the brake system.

PRS bridging bridge code

The Hotou bridge code adopts a high precision numerical control milling machine, which is exactly the same.

Hetaoqiao code proembryo

APracing brake leather

FERODO brake shoe
AP’s official brake pads are manufactured by Italy’s FERODO, a subsidiary of Huimen.
FERODO adopts environmental protection technology, low copper content, less brake disc ash and low noise, so there are more considerations for comfort and safety when stepping on brakes.
As we all know, the originator of brakes for a hundred years, the first brake pad in the world is the carriage brake pad developed and produced by FERODO. (brain YY people used to use foot brakes without brake pads?

AP brake brake / FERODO

FERODO brake shoe

APracing screws

AP RACING screw
Do not underestimate these 12 screws, they all rely on them to fix the brake disc and the center disc, then these 12 screws not only bear very large shear stress and tensile stress, but also bear the high temperature deformation of the brake disc and the center disc after heating (at high temperature, the brake disc of high carbon steel and 7075 aluminum alloy center disk have different degrees of thermal deformation due to material reasons. Therefore, these 12 screws bear not only horizontal torque, but also longitudinal torque. And when installing these 12 screws, including the mounting surface of the gasket, there are also requirements, each screw tightening torque must reach 14 Nm, no more, no less), if you buy a set without this screw, then your brake safety has been reduced again.

Center plate screws (12)

Friendly hint

Authentic APRACING recommends to authorized partners to buy, each of the AP calipers has an anti-counterfeiting QR code, can only be scanned once (registration success shows the above picture) do not believe some sellers, scan found to have been registered does not matter, remember this is your legitimate rights and interests!

Finally, I would like to sincerely remind you that hundreds of thousands of cars have been bought. There is no need to buy some Taiwan-made AP, domestic and refurbished parts in order to save thousands. The braking system is the only testable guarantee for car driving, and it is also an important support for car owners on sense of security.
The above personal understanding, do not touch if you don’t like it.