Brakes

The brakes on the car were pretty weak, and there was some fluid leaking from the master cylinder reservoir grommets, so in the interest of safety I decided to tackle the brakes next. Also, since I could not get any fluid to some out of the right read caliper, I knew I wouldn't be able to bleed the lines if I disconnected them to work on the rear end.

New parts are:

• New rear calipers
• Stainless Brake lines (DOT)
• Textar pads front and rear
• New front and rear discs
• New reservoir grommets

Total came to about $550.
I wasn't able to use all of the brake lines, as the line between the rear axle and frame are a PITA to get to, so I figured I'd wait until I drop the rear axle to do those.
Overall, the pedal feel didn't firm up as much as I'd hoped, but I'm sure I'll net more improvement when I get the last section of the brake lines replaced with the stainless ones. Though much of the feel is likely to due with the size of the master cylinder and the overall dated design of the system compared newer BMW braking systems. However, overall braking is much improved. The Textar pads are supposed to be OEM, and they definitely bite like they are. While the pedal is mushier than a newer BMW, the overall braking power seems to be equal to an e46, which is a nice improvement.

Running total: $4175