Upgraded To OEM Performance Brakes

[AdamMacDon]

Where did you get the work done?

It's super easy to do brakes yourself, all you need is a jack, basic tool kit (ratchet, a few different bits), brake bleeding kit, and a torque wrench and breaker bar. Shouldn't take more than an hour per wheel, and that's if you go slow. The only slightly annoying bit for the Tesla is they use some weird inverse Torx bolt to hold the caliper to the knuckle, I think it's a size 20. There are several videos detailing how to change performance brakes for the Model 3 on Youtube.

If you don't have the tools or really think you can't manage it, then any remotely competent shop should be able to do it within 2.5 hours or so. Maybe 3 hours, but even that seems high if you have a lift and power tools.

 

[Rick71]

If someone are interested in front caliper + pad + rotor and rear rotor only all coming from my performance model with only 3000 km I sell it !!

I put the ad in the part for sale !

thank
Eric

 

[scarpiamod3]

I found out today that the kits are on sale

1800 front
2300 rear

If anyone is interested, looks like a good time. I don't know if they have been on sale for long I only found them today.

 

[wstamaria]

I’ll believe it when I see it. No one has posted any pics of it and only you and another guy I know has it and yet there’s no information posted on their site. So.....yeah. I’d say the EPB is still not real with BBK.

I finally had some time to take my wheels off for some pictures.

Here is the Rotora EPB actuator without the OEM motor installed.



The stock actuator motor is removed from the PUP rear caliper and bolted to the Rotora Electronic brake actuator. That assembly is bolted to the back of the caliper bracket.


To better understand how it all fits together, check out this Video. This guy has a rotora kit on his Volvo. How it comes together is pretty much the same. (@10:07)

The electronic brake actuator has 2 hydraulic ports, one input from the car, and output to the caliper. The kit comes with all steel lines included


I did not open up the actuator to see how it works, but i'm guessing that under normal operation, with the motor screw released, brake fluid flows normally though the actuator. When the parking brake is applied and the motor is rotated, check valve is triggered to prevent back flow and the motor drives a piston to clamp down on the rotor.

It works great. Once installed i still have the same parking brake holding force as before. Roll to stop and autopilot work just as it did before.

 

[hridge2020]

I finally had some time to take my wheels off for some pictures.

Here is the Rotora EPB actuator without the OEM motor installed.
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The stock actuator motor is removed from the PUP rear caliper and bolted to the Rotora Electronic brake actuator. That assembly is bolted to the back of the caliper bracket.
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To better understand how it all fits together, check out this Video. This guy has a rotora kit on his Volvo. How it comes together is pretty much the same. (@10:07)

The electronic brake actuator has 2 hydraulic ports, one input from the car, and output to the caliper. The kit comes with all steel lines included
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I did not open up the actuator to see how it works, but i'm guessing that under normal operation, with the motor screw released, brake fluid flows normally though the actuator. When the parking brake is applied and the motor is rotated, check valve is triggered to prevent back flow and the motor drives a piston to clamp down on the rotor.

It works great. Once installed i still have the same parking brake holding force as before. Roll to stop and autopilot work just as it did before.

Hmmm looks like to me this person has right hand rotors on the left side of the vehicle.

 

[wstamaria]

Hmmm looks like to me this person has right hand rotors on the left side of the vehicle.

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Direction of rotor rotation has to do with the internal vanes of the rotors (unless they are radial or straight vanes) not the cut of the slots. It acts like a centrifugal fan to flow air from the center, out.



This picture is of the rear left rotor.

 

[wenkan]

I finally had some time to take my wheels off for some pictures.

Here is the Rotora EPB actuator without the OEM motor installed.
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The stock actuator motor is removed from the PUP rear caliper and bolted to the Rotora Electronic brake actuator. That assembly is bolted to the back of the caliper bracket.
View attachment 582111 View attachment 582112 View attachment 582113

To better understand how it all fits together, check out this Video. This guy has a rotora kit on his Volvo. How it comes together is pretty much the same. (@10:07)

The electronic brake actuator has 2 hydraulic ports, one input from the car, and output to the caliper. The kit comes with all steel lines included
View attachment 582114

I did not open up the actuator to see how it works, but i'm guessing that under normal operation, with the motor screw released, brake fluid flows normally though the actuator. When the parking brake is applied and the motor is rotated, check valve is triggered to prevent back flow and the motor drives a piston to clamp down on the rotor.

It works great. Once installed i still have the same parking brake holding force as before. Roll to stop and autopilot work just as it did before.

Which dealer did you buy them from? I tried to search it but there is no result on google.

Also which size of the wheels will front 380mm rotor and caliper fit into?

 

[wstamaria]

Which dealer did you buy them from? I tried to search it but there is no result on google.

I bought them directly from Rotora.

They used my car to to prototype this kit on the the Performance model 3 since the calipers/motors are different than the standard M3. I will admit that it's quite difficult to get good information on their products. I'm told that their website is under construction and should be more robust when finished.

Ill be happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability.

 

[awedio_femi]

Yeah so is voltron_m_3 but they won’t share pics. EV_cruisin496 said this
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Did you ever ask @Voltron_M3 to share pics?
@Voltron_M3 is voltron_m_3 on IG.

 

[wstamaria]

Also which size of the wheels will front 380mm rotor and caliper fit into?

The 380mm needs 19" wheels. I have the 380mm in the front, and 350mm in the rear

It's also important to note that the rear calipers stick out a lot more compared to the PUP calipers so wheels with high offsets (short hubs) will need spacers. I have Avant Garde 20x10 +42 on the rear and i needed a 5mm spacer for it to work.

 

[TwoK4drSi]

I found out today that the kits are on sale

1800 front
2300 rear

If anyone is interested, looks like a good time. I don't know if they have been on sale for long I only found them today.

Where did you find this info?

 

[scarpiamod3]

Where did you find this info?

From their sales dept.

The sale ends today, they are in california.

 

[wstamaria]

Where did you find this info?

What kit is on sale?

 

[awedio_femi]

What kit is on sale?

Rotora

 

[wstamaria]

Rotora

Good price. In case people were unaware, they make 2 variants, the street challenge, and super challenge, and offer different size front rotors too.

Curious which kit those prices are for. Regardless, seems like a good deal .

 

[awedio_femi]

Good price,I'm assuming the street challenge kit?

I would think so.

 

[PatsoM3]

I am buying some performance brakes next week from Tesla. Only the fronts at this time, but I can weigh the various parts for you. I want to retain the ability to run stock 18's (even though I have aftermarket rims at the moment), so I am just leaving the rears stock and painting the caliper. The rotor size is the same for the performance rear rotor anyhow, only the front base rotor is hilariously small. Judging by looks alone there is a SIGNIFICANT size difference between stock and performance front brakes, when I get the parts I will throw it on a scale for you, but I'd expect at least 60-70% heavier than stock for most components.

So Have you changed your brakes yet, did you compare the weight difference of the calipers ?

 

[AdamMacDon]

So Have you changed your brakes yet, did you compare the weight difference of the calipers ?

Still waiting on the parts, the Service Center here has yet to get them in. Hoping it will be soon.

 

[Murattukaalai]

Is dust shield for front rotors same for performance and non performance model 3s?

 

[mcbarnet007]

the shield for performance is larger if I remember correctly