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      06-15-2012, 11:45 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Bimmer-Bob View Post
I'm sure BMW probably had a good reason to put them there. It seems kind of silly to remove them based on looks, but I'm sure doing so won't make your car blow up or anything.
They are there to reduce harmonics when brakes are applied. Just like the weights they have added to the pads.

They were off of the shop's 135i the first day we picked it up back in July of 2010. I think they were almost 0.5 lb per corner!
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