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they will be excellent for you
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Fitted as OE on Some of the HGV's I work on
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I always run on either brembo or zimmerman. No Probs from either.
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I have used brembo discs on M/B cars with no probs.The only other comment i would make is that the M/B original dealer brake parts are not very expensive anyway on C -class.
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I think Zimmermann are Eurocarparts 'own brand' - some are sourced from India I think, so be careful.
ATE discs are available for Merc. via ECP and GSF - they are OE quality.
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Not sure how you could think discs made by Otto Zimmermann GmbH could be Indian...
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Zimmermann are a German company but I think the discs are made in the Far East (India I belive). Zimmermann are just an importer.
I fitted a pair to an Audi a few years ago and they wore out within 12 months. I took them back to ECP and was given a refund. It was the parts guy there who told me they were made in India and advised me to use ATE discs instead (which are actually made in Germany). Things may have changed though and they could be sourcing them from elsewhere now.
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Zimmermann have been recommended to me before, who are apparantly an OE producer.
I have recently seen two disks for the same car from from Zimmermann and Brembo. Apparantly (according to the parts guy, problems with either are rare. The Zimmermann disks I saw were made in Germany. I assume the Brembo italian - but I didnt check.
However after looking more closely the zimmermann were very slightly sharp and rough on the edges, and had circular lines across the entire disk. Whilst the Brembos were smoothly finished on the edges and disk showned a ground finish.
Overall the Brembo just looking a slightly more refined product.
The ground finish probably makes little difference, as the surface will be worn by the pads. However according to the Brembo website discs are "ground or fine turned depending on OE specifications, ensures improved pad-discs fit and better running-in" and "The braking surface is machined to exact O. E. specifications to ensure synergy between the friction material and disc, from the running-?in-stage"
Lastly the Brembo come with replacement screws - The zimmermanns dont.
Lastly according to the Brembo website (The Zimmerman site is basic and out of date!), Brembo is a OE producer to 31 manufactuers including MB. And all aftermarket items are produced in the same factories, to the same specifiction as OE.
From others who have used Zimmermann there seems to be no problem. However getting back to the original question - You will have no problem with Brembo disks as they are fully OE spec (if not better!) which I have fitted to my MB.
Going back to cost. Have a look at ECP and GSF, in my case the disks were about 1/2 that the price from MB!
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