Brake discs ATE or Zimmermann

E36 non M3 brakes up front is probably your easiest and cheapest way to go, dirt cheap and readily available everywhere, the 286mm rotors and calipers leave just enough room for 15inch wheels and they are provide plenty of power and heat disappation for a street E30.

FCP Euro Zimmer + Akebono kit replace if you want less dust and prefer more linear (ceramic) braking.

Zimmerman rotors are a good replacement for oem. Get your choice of pads. I like oem style so something like Textar or Pagid are good choices.

All Zimmerman rotors 2 w/ brake pads aswell

I run ATE Powerdisc and ceramic pads too! The discs look amazing and the lack of dust is lovely.

Full ATE PowerDisc and Ceramic pad brake overhaul done today - I’ve run these discs & pads a few times now on previous E39s inc. both my Jap import E39s and they’re superb.

Excellent bite from the off / cold and little to no dust.

I did drilled Zimmerman with EBC red break pads up front and regular Zimmerman with the same pads in the rear.

Get the Zimmerman rotors (I got the drilled) and Akebono pads. They are awesome!!

ATE rotors. Check the callipers, they don' t work properly.

My front brake discs keep getting warped after 500-1000km. Same issue with 3 sets of new, quality (Zimmermann) discs. The vibration that returns after said 500-1000km is always exactly the same.