BMW E92 M3 10-piston front brake caliper kit: 412–440 mm
Reviewed by the SteedLuxParts engineering team
Last updated September 28, 2026
BMW E92 M3 10-piston front brake caliper kit for the 2007–2013 coupé: 412/420/440 mm rotor rows on 20–22 inch wheels, quoted from the vehicle record.
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Product details
2 calipers; 2 adapter brackets; 2 rotors; 4 brake pads; 2 brake hoses
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Delivery
about 20-35 business days
Fitment information
We check OEM wheels with the vehicle year and VIN in our database. For aftermarket wheels, we also need ET, J, spoke, and inner-barrel details.
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Product information
Product Details & Fitment
The application shown on this page is a reference configuration. It is not a universal-fit claim and it is not the only vehicle application we can review.
Fitment review required
Confirm the vehicle and wheel before production
We check OEM wheels with the vehicle year and VIN in our database. For aftermarket wheels, we also need ET, J, spoke, and inner-barrel details.
- Vehicle model and year
- VIN / chassis number
- Wheel size
- OEM or aftermarket wheel
- Front calipers, rear calipers, or front and rear kit
| Brand | steedluxparts | Category | Big Brake Kits |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKU | SLP-BMW-M3-E92-FRONT-AKEBONO-10N-10P-412-440MM | Minimum order quantity | 1 set |
| Compatible Vehicles | BMW M3 E92 | Year Range | 2007–2013 M3 coupé (E92) |
| Brake Line / Interface Notes | 2 hoses included; hose interface To be confirmed | Front / Rear Axle | Front axle |
| Installation Type | Confirm before order | Additional Setup Required | Bracket and hat are cut for the vehicle model; no fitment test or measurement is held, so the release step is a VIN and wheel check before production. |
| Package Scope | Front axle kit | Brake Kit Notes | Akebono 10N; ten-piston; rotor rows 20 inch 412 mm, 21 inch 420 mm, 22 inch 440 mm; wheel scope 20–22 inch; rotor thickness To be confirmed |
| Included Brake Parts | 2 calipers; 2 adapter brackets; 2 rotors; 4 brake pads; 2 brake hoses | Warranty | 5 years against manufacturing/quality defects only |
| Packaging | Standard export packaging; packaging image available on request | Carton Size | 45 x 45 x 45 cm |
| Gross Weight | 45 kg measured | MOQ | 1 set |
| Supplementary Note | To be confirmed | Lead Time | 3–7 business days production; about 20–35 business days delivery |
What this E92 M3 ten-piston front record covers
Key takeaways
- Vehicle and axle: the BMW M3 coupé of the E90/E91/E92/E93 range, model years 2007–2013, front axle only. One bracket set is cut for this model.
- Caliper: Akebono 10N family with ten opposed pistons, sold as an aftermarket record and not as a BMW or an Akebono factory package.
- Rotor rows: 412 mm at 20 inch, 420 mm at 21 inch and 440 mm at 22 inch. They are planning rows, and the thickness is not published.
- Before release: model year, VIN or body number, the wheel record and the front disc size read off the car. Installation type: Confirm before order until the file is signed.
A 1,580 kg coupé on a 412 to 440 mm front rotor
The E92 M3 was built for the 2007 to 2013 model years around a 4.0-litre V8, and the coupé is listed at 1,580 kg for the 2008 European specification. This record answers three things: which rotor row a wheel size points to, what leaves in one front set, and what the buyer sends before the order is released.
Who this record is written for
Most buyers for a BMW E92 M3 10-piston front brake caliper kit arrive with the wheel build finished and the front rotor size still open. That group is owners of a built coupé on 20 to 22 inch wheels, tuning and repair shops buying for a customer car, and caliper suppliers holding one SKU.
A 1,580 kg coupé on a carbon roof asks a different question from a load carrier. Here the reason to step up a piston tier is the front rotor itself, not towing duty, so the three rows below are quoted as planning numbers and nothing else.
Where this record stops
This SKU is a front axle product. The rear axle, the parking brake and the rear rotor belong to a separate record. BMW also puts a larger front caliper on this generation, listed as 6-piston on the limited M3 GTS with discs 18 mm larger than the standard car, and this site already carries a six-piston E92 M3 front record with 380 mm to 410 mm rows. Neither of those is the product on this page.
Brake fluid, wear sensors, fitting labour and fault diagnosis sit outside the kit too. We publish no performance figure for it, and no fitment test sits behind the file yet.
No stopping-distance, heat or durability claim is made here, and no cure for a brake fault is promised. The page describes one front axle kit for one chassis and states which parts of the release still wait on vehicle data.
Vehicle, wheel and disc fields the quotation follows
The quotation is built from the vehicle record rather than a stock list. Offset, written ET, is a fitment requirement: it fixes where the wheel’s mounting face sits against the rim centre line, and it decides most clearance questions on a built car. J is the rim width in inches. The table shows what already sits on this file and what the buyer sends with the enquiry.
| Control field | On the record now | Send with the RFQ |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle identity | BMW M3 coupé, E92 body of the E90/E91/E92/E93 range, model years 2007–2013. Editions and market versions are not listed here. | The model year, plus the VIN or body number, which checks the file and stays off the page. |
| Original front brake package | Not recorded. The factory front brake changes with edition and market, so it is read from the VIN. | VIN, plus the edition or market version when it is known. |
| Original wheels | Held in the company vehicle database, read from the model, the model year and the VIN. | Wheel diameter and width in inches. |
| Aftermarket wheels | The company database holds no record of those. Spoke shape and inner barrel decide what sits behind a non-original wheel. | ET, J, and photos of the spokes and the inner barrel. |
| Rotor interface | Rotor rows are on file; the thickness is not. Hat height, centre bore and PCD are cut to the car, so no figures for them are published. | The front disc diameter and thickness measured on the car, and the PCD when it is known. |
| Hose interface | 2 hoses are included and made to the original specification. The hose fitting still needs confirmation. | Nothing extra at enquiry stage. It is confirmed before the order is released. |
Twenty to 22 inch wheels against three rotor rows
Planning table only. A rotor row is a planning step, not a released fitment: the wheel file and the vehicle record are checked before an order is confirmed, and the thickness is still open. The public model record lists 19 inch as the largest wheel for this generation, on a Competition Package that also sits 10 mm lower than the standard car, so a car on 20 to 22 inch wheels is a built car. A two-piece rotor is a rotor system built from a separate friction ring on an aluminium hat, which is why one kit line covers more than a single row.
| Wheel diameter | Rotor row on file | What sets it |
|---|---|---|
| 20 inch | 412 mm | One row at this wheel size, quoted with the disc thickness still to be supplied. |
| 21 inch | 420 mm | One row. Spoke shape and inner barrel decide the space behind the wheel, not the diameter on its own. |
| 22 inch | 440 mm | The biggest row here, quoted only once the wheel and vehicle data sit on the file. |
Two mistakes reach us with these enquiries, and both start by reading a single number as an answer.
- Reading a wheel diameter as clearance. A 21 inch wheel doesn’t settle it on its own, because offset, spoke shape and inner barrel decide what fits behind it.
- Carrying a rotor row from the six-piston record for the same car onto this one. It plans 380 mm and 410 mm discs on 19 to 21 inch wheels, while this page plans 412 mm, 420 mm and 440 mm on wheels from 20 to 22 inch. They are two different products.
What leaves the workshop in one front set
| Component | Qty | How it is matched to the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| Akebono 10N caliper with ten opposed pistons | 2 | Housing in 7050 aluminum alloy. A caliper family reference, not a fitment statement. |
| Adapter bracket | 2 | Cut for the vehicle model and its original mounting position. It is not a shared part. |
| Rotor | 2 | The friction ring is sized by diameter and the row follows the wheel. The thickness has not been published. |
| Brake pad | 4 | Ceramic friction material, and the pads come with the set. |
| Brake hose | 2 | Made to the original specification, with the fitting confirmed on the vehicle record. |
The file keeps the installation type at Confirm before order. No drawing, template or fitment test sits behind it, so the page doesn’t present the kit as a finished fit; the bracket row is checked against the vehicle record before production starts.
The carton measures 45 x 45 x 45 cm and holds the full front set at about 45 kg measured, across the 412 to 440 mm row range. Inside it go 2 calipers, 2 brackets, 2 rotors, 4 pads and 2 hoses. Caliper, bracket and hat colours can be chosen with the order, and the colour changes how the kit looks rather than how it is matched.
Buyers sometimes ask for calipers on their own. This page sells the front axle kit as one unit, so a different split belongs in the enquiry, where we answer it against the same vehicle record.
Material names held, and the file behind them
Three material names are recorded here. 7050 aluminum alloy is the material for the housing, the hat and the adapter bracket. The rotor is high-carbon cast iron, and the pads use ceramic friction material. Every caliper page on this site carries the same three names, taken from the shared manufacturing record.
No drawing, material report, template or approval file sits behind this record. That boundary runs both ways: the material names describe the parts, while fitment, clearance and rotor thickness stay with the vehicle record and the final check.
Akebono’s own high-performance page states that the company develops and manufactures opposed-piston 10-pot and 6-pot calipers for high-performance cars used by European manufacturers. It does not carry the string “10N”, so this page treats the name as seller usage and claims no approval from anyone for it.
Who orders this kit, and on what clock
Three ways this kit gets bought
Owners of a built car. The wheel build is already finished, and the front axle is the last piece of it. Rotor size and piston count drive the decision rather than towing or load.
Tuning and repair shops. They fit the same bracket set again on the next customer car and need the record instead of a guess. Wheel and vehicle data go in once, and the answer follows them.
Caliper suppliers and repair shops. They keep one SKU across repeat orders and want the same terms every time, which is what a single product record gives them.
Terms and the build clock
Minimum order quantity is 1 set. Allow 3–7 business days for production and about 20–35 business days for delivery. A 30% deposit starts production, and the balance follows the formal quotation.
Cover runs 5 years and applies to manufacturing and quality defects alone. Wear, a wrong fitment, misuse and unauthorised changes are not covered.
Nothing here comes off a shelf, so this page quotes no price. The quotation is written from the vehicle record: the model, the model year, the wheel data and the disc already on the car.
Questions that arrive before an E92 M3 order
Will the ten-piston set go on a 2007–2013 E92 M3?
Nothing on this file has released the kit: there are no drawings, no template and no vehicle record behind the SKU, so the order stays at Confirm before order. Send the model year, the VIN and the wheel data, and the bracket row is checked against them before production.
Why does the row list start at a 20 inch wheel?
The record’s wheel scope is 20 to 22 inch, and the public model record lists 19 inch as the largest wheel for this generation. A wheel diameter still doesn’t release a row on its own: offset, spoke shape and inner barrel decide the space behind the wheel, which is why ET and J are collected for non-original wheels.
Which parts set the 412, 420 and 440 mm rows apart?
The wheel diameter does. Each row is quoted against one wheel size, and all three are planning numbers until the disc measured on the car and the wheel file agree with them.
Is this the same front brake as the six-piston record on this site?
No. That record plans a 380 mm or a 410 mm disc on 19 to 21 inch wheels, and BMW’s own uprated front caliper on this generation is listed as 6-piston on the limited M3 GTS. This page covers a ten-piston aftermarket kit on 412 to 440 mm, and no dimension from those setups is carried onto this page.
What is the rotor thickness on this kit?
That figure has never been supplied, so it stays off the page. A caliper with this piston count is released on a diameter and thickness pair, so send both numbers from the disc on your car and the value is confirmed with the quotation.
Does the colour choice change how the set is matched?
No. Caliper, bracket and hat colours can be chosen with the order, and the choice changes how the kit looks. Bracket geometry, rotor row and hose fitting are set by the vehicle record either way.
Held photographs, then the next message
Six seller-supplied photographs sit on this record: three bare-part shots of the caliper and the front set, plus an installation sequence, a contents sheet and an export loading photo. None of them shows this kit fitted to an E92 M3, so none is used as fitment evidence, and each caption says so.
One message carries the next step: the vehicle data. Start with the model year and the VIN or body number, then give the wheel diameter and width, and say whether those wheels came with the car. If they didn’t, add ET and J. Then add the front disc diameter and thickness measured on the car, which is the number this record is still missing.
Send the model year, the wheel sizes and the disc size measured on your car
Sources used for the chassis and caliper background. Each one covers a single point, and none of them proves fitment for this kit.
- BMW M3 records the 2007–2013 E90/E91/E92/E93 range, the 4.0-litre V8, the 1,580 kg coupé kerb weight, the 19 inch Competition Package wheel and the 6-piston GTS front brake.
- Akebono high-performance calipers states the opposed-piston 10-pot and 6-pot caliper classes; it does not carry the “10N” name and says nothing about this vehicle.
Market reference stays in the working file instead of on this page: the six-piston E92 M3 front kits seen in the checks, BMW’s own six-piston GTS brake, and the rotor-only listings for this chassis. They shaped the questions above, and none of them proves this kit fits an E92 M3.
Record updated on 2026-09-28. Values on this page come from the seller’s product record, the two sources above and the public model record.
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