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Old 05-16-2017, 04:39 PM
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Brake calipers


Can anyone tell me what model and year this part number goes to.

I got a set of loaded calipers with pads installed. I believe they are for a mini Cooper S 2008 to 2013. Will they fit or be an upgrade for a mini non turbo?

34 11 6 779 003
34 11 6 779 004

Tried to search, but no luck.

Just looked at the rotors and they look like New Take Off (brand new, but have the wheel impression on the hat)

Rotor part number on the box is 34 11 6 777 826, but they are not drilled JCW rotors.

The calipers appear brand new and don't look to be installed
 

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Old 05-18-2017, 10:34 AM
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Part numbers 34 11 6 779 003 & 34 11 6 779 004 do not exist in realoem.com. The boxes are from JCW vented rotors. The take-offs will fit a wide range of Mini models. See realoem.com.


Are you looking to sell the rotors?
 
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Old 05-18-2017, 11:17 AM
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The part numbers had to exist at some point as they are printed on the box with BMW Parts labels and tape.

Again, these are Calipers, Brackets, and Pads assembled and ready to install. I assume almost nobody buys them this way anymore. They are TRW calipers and has MINI embossed on top.


 
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That looks like an R56 front caliper, also used on the Gen1 JCW. I think the 34 11 6 779 003/4 part number is for the upgrade kit from Gen1 standard brakes to the Gen1 JCW brakes.
 
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The part numbers are part of an upgrade kit. They are for the front calipers set, part of a larger upgrade kit. They're real parts, and part numbers.
I have a 2009 R56 MCS and a 2013 R56 JCW. Those calipers would be the same as the calipers on my 2009 MCS.

A quick Google search found these references.

http://exoparts.com/bmw-parts-list-2/
http://www.mini2.com/forum/archive/i.../t-157118.html

Don't know if they'll fit a "Justa" . Hopefully someone else whose upgraded their brakes a non turbo can come in.
Compare and measure the rotors and the bolting. Mini changed parts and spec for the Gen II's as they were building them. 2007 and 2009 saw changes through the model year that make it so you have to know when the car was built during that year.
 
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Old 05-19-2017, 04:50 PM
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The part numbers are part of an upgrade kit. They are for the front calipers set, part of a larger upgrade kit. They're real parts, and part numbers.
I have a 2009 R56 MCS and a 2013 R56 JCW. Those calipers would be the same as the calipers on my 2009 MCS.

A quick Google search found these references.

http://exoparts.com/bmw-parts-list-2/
http://www.mini2.com/forum/archive/i.../t-157118.html

Don't know if they'll fit a "Justa" . Hopefully someone else whose upgraded their brakes a non turbo can come in.
Compare and measure the rotors and the bolting. Mini changed parts and spec for the Gen II's as they were building them. 2007 and 2009 saw changes through the model year that make it so you have to know when the car was built during that year.
Thank you all for the answers. I came to the same conclusion as above. The box has a 2013 date, so I am assuming that his Mini Cooper S was at least a 2012 or later model year. After looking carefully at the calipers, there is a round mark around the bolt hole, so these are new take-offs.

I have determined that they were most likely removed at the dealership and the JCW ones installed when the car was bought new. They were setting for about a year in the JCW boxes. The rotor has very minor surface rust starting. The brake hat is painted and the brake pad surface has the original new surface texture (no brake pad wear on the rotors).

Thanks again for all the help.
Tim
 
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Old 05-23-2017, 08:05 AM
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^+1 thats was my guess also since they have the pads and all the installed fro the factory tick marks. Then someone upgraded to the JCW brake kit. Very common they would save the old brakes so they could switch back and then put them on anther model. Between gen 1 and Gen 2 MINIs people swap the brakes around allot.
 
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