2007 987 Boxster S - Which Brakes
Discussion
Hey,
New F & R pads & disks will be needed soon and I am thinking of DIY. Has anyone bought the all-in kits from Design911 ? Just wondered what I'm risking going down that route as opposed to branded stock such as Sembro disks & Textar pads or Brembo disks & pads.
Also, we have a sloping drive so I will need to do this roadside. Am I daft ?
Advice and/or experience welcome.
Regards.
New F & R pads & disks will be needed soon and I am thinking of DIY. Has anyone bought the all-in kits from Design911 ? Just wondered what I'm risking going down that route as opposed to branded stock such as Sembro disks & Textar pads or Brembo disks & pads.
Also, we have a sloping drive so I will need to do this roadside. Am I daft ?
Advice and/or experience welcome.
Regards.
Hi,
doing mine soon as well, it seems that design911 are £500.00 for their package cost?...
Price is for brembo discs and pads all round (although this includes new sensors and shims which may or may not be necessary)
I will be getting mine from eurocarparts, £250.00 also for brembo discs and pads front and rear but only if bought during a discount offer period.
super easy job to do, youtube it for peace of mind before you go ahead and order the parts if you're not quite sure yet....
Take your time and it should be a fun and satisfying job
cheers.
doing mine soon as well, it seems that design911 are £500.00 for their package cost?...
Price is for brembo discs and pads all round (although this includes new sensors and shims which may or may not be necessary)
I will be getting mine from eurocarparts, £250.00 also for brembo discs and pads front and rear but only if bought during a discount offer period.
super easy job to do, youtube it for peace of mind before you go ahead and order the parts if you're not quite sure yet....
Take your time and it should be a fun and satisfying job
cheers.
Guildford57 said:
Hey,
New F & R pads & disks will be needed soon and I am thinking of DIY. Has anyone bought the all-in kits from Design911 ? Just wondered what I'm risking going down that route as opposed to branded stock such as Sembro disks & Textar pads or Brembo disks & pads.
Also, we have a sloping drive so I will need to do this roadside. Am I daft ?
Advice and/or experience welcome.
Regards.
Not sure I'd want to be "roadside" nowadays with all the distracted driving. A bus stop near the office was hit the other day. I see way too many drivers straddling the white line that separates the vehicle lane from the bicycle lane. I see too many drivers allow their vehicle to drift outside of the lane into another lane.New F & R pads & disks will be needed soon and I am thinking of DIY. Has anyone bought the all-in kits from Design911 ? Just wondered what I'm risking going down that route as opposed to branded stock such as Sembro disks & Textar pads or Brembo disks & pads.
Also, we have a sloping drive so I will need to do this roadside. Am I daft ?
Advice and/or experience welcome.
Regards.
Even if you arrange things so you are working on the curbside of the car you could end up with a lap full of car if someone side swipes your car.
When I needed to work on my car I'd find a handy nearby parking lot or use a friend's driveway even take the car to work and use the inside receiving bay.
Afternoon.
+1 for getting the bits from Euro Car Parts - I got 4 Brembo Discs and Pagid Pads for my 997 for just under £400. Don't bother with the shims as these can be reused without issue. I would advise caution on wear sensors though as there are two sensor types, so you might need to get 'horseshoe' sensors if you've got 'pin' types on there now. This is something that can wait though, it doesn't have to stop play if you only find this out during fitting (leave them connected but secure out of the way or the car will register a pad wear fault) as long as you've got the right anti-rattle springs for the new pad type as Brembo springs will NOT fit Pagid pads.
Also make sure you've got a good set of Pin Punches to drive out the retaining pins, and you're likely to find that the fronts are really embedded owing to the extra dust and heat that the front has to deal with. What else? Oh, get a Jack Pad or use something to cushion your jack against the Jacking Point to protect the underside, just in case.
Visit Pelicanparts.com and look at their excellent 'how to' section for a full-on guide with pictures to assist.
Big No to roadside though.
+1 for getting the bits from Euro Car Parts - I got 4 Brembo Discs and Pagid Pads for my 997 for just under £400. Don't bother with the shims as these can be reused without issue. I would advise caution on wear sensors though as there are two sensor types, so you might need to get 'horseshoe' sensors if you've got 'pin' types on there now. This is something that can wait though, it doesn't have to stop play if you only find this out during fitting (leave them connected but secure out of the way or the car will register a pad wear fault) as long as you've got the right anti-rattle springs for the new pad type as Brembo springs will NOT fit Pagid pads.
Also make sure you've got a good set of Pin Punches to drive out the retaining pins, and you're likely to find that the fronts are really embedded owing to the extra dust and heat that the front has to deal with. What else? Oh, get a Jack Pad or use something to cushion your jack against the Jacking Point to protect the underside, just in case.
Visit Pelicanparts.com and look at their excellent 'how to' section for a full-on guide with pictures to assist.
Big No to roadside though.
I've done the disk/pad change all round and also the pads only recently. Very easy, only SLIGHT issue are the rear disks. You may have to wind in the handbrake adjuster through the disk to allow the disk to slip off. Obviously adjust it back after. Very easy, just needs a medium sized flat screwdriver. The pads themselves can be changed in minutes.
I also did mine on the side of the road in London! I popped up onto the kerb and put a jack under to work from the pavement. Had to replace the wheels and do a quick 3 point turn to do the same for the other side. Bit of a faff but much less stressful that working with your back to the traffic.
I also did mine on the side of the road in London! I popped up onto the kerb and put a jack under to work from the pavement. Had to replace the wheels and do a quick 3 point turn to do the same for the other side. Bit of a faff but much less stressful that working with your back to the traffic.
Guildford57 said:
Thanks all.
Are seized caliper bolts a common problem, do you know ?
I'm OK with Spanner's etc but drilling out sheared bolts would probably be one step beyond !
Had one snap on a boxster and have heard of several others over the years on boxa.net. Hence, I thought it was worth a mention. Are seized caliper bolts a common problem, do you know ?
I'm OK with Spanner's etc but drilling out sheared bolts would probably be one step beyond !
With hindsight it's not the initial cracking of the bolt that's the problem. The problem occurs when you wind out a bolt and it starts to drag in years of grit and crap from the carrier into the threads, causing the bolt to jam in the thread. Continuing to unwind with brute force can lead to thread stripping or the bolt to snap. Thorough cleaning of the carrier and the bottom of the bolts, followed by lots of penetrating oil before you get to work is your friend. Luckily I only snapped the one bolt so still had one to reattach the caliper and could drive the car carefully to a garage to get the snapped one drilled out and a helicoil put in.
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