After receiving some marketing photos from HRE of a flat black SL55 with black HRE P40 wheels, I showed my customer the picture and he bought on the spot.  Soon after the install of these 20 inch wheels, his factory brake rotors took a dump.  One thing some don’t know about the Merc is that the brakes are “brake by wire”.  Brembo developed a front complete replacement kit to enhance the SL55 stopping power and work well with the braking system.  The front is a 6piston monoblock caliper for a very rigid system.  The rotors are drilled to match the stock rears and available in a 405mm (16 inch!) diameter.  We did the calipers in silver to match the rears.  The bleeding process of the brakes requires the car to be left on so computer system can properly adjust.  With the new HRE P40 wheels and Brembo brakes, the stoutness of this Mercedes is shown!

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Tags: AMG, Brakes, Brembo, HRE, Mercedes, P40, SL55, Wheels

This entry was posted on Friday, July 10th, 2009 at 10:54 am and is filed under Client Cars.