997 Gen 1 brake pads and discs
Discussion
MadMark911 said:
Yep it can vary, I think some OPC's re-use some of the Caliper 'kit' parts when doing this depending on condition...... I had it done in 2007 on my second GEN 1 'S' and I think the bill was 1242.00You could do it yourself for less than half that amount. As for the "genuine Porsche parts" argument - the pads I purchased for my Cayman S came in a Pagid box, but were Textar branded and had exactly the markings and same part number as the the factory fitted ones I removed.
If you're not confident in your mechanical ability then just use a decent garage - there's no need for Porsche specialists - as far as I know they're Brembo calipers, which lots of mechanics will have worked on, for example on Subaru Imprezas.
If you're not confident in your mechanical ability then just use a decent garage - there's no need for Porsche specialists - as far as I know they're Brembo calipers, which lots of mechanics will have worked on, for example on Subaru Imprezas.
Speaking from personal experience, IMHO the Gen I Turbo brakes are marginal and if you're thinking of spending that sort of money, it would sensible to consider a brake upgrade eg. 6 pot calipers and rotors. Otherwise, useful gains can be made by swapping onto Pagid RS29 pads. These have significantly improved friction material working at higher temperature and provide better initial bite, the only drawback being they are a bit noisier in operation. Set of front RS29 pads can be purchased for around £325.
Regards,
Clive.
Regards,
Clive.
Please don't pay this for Porsche to do the work; it's like this:
Brakes are brakes, changing brakes is like a slightly more technical version of changing tires in that if you are trained to do it, all cars are the same. I have always bought the parts from PorscheShop or Design 911 & either taken them to the local trusted £50/hour labour garage (takes about 3 hours) or last time, did it myself with a friend helping who had done it before (I have no mechanical skill)
The parts are £430 including VAT for discs & pads all round on a 997 and are exactly the same ones that come in the Porsche box at x2 the price. The whole job is £430 if you do it yourself or £600 including VAT if you get a garage to fit, that's about 60% than Porsche charge.
Any competent garage can do this job 100% perfectly
Brakes are brakes, changing brakes is like a slightly more technical version of changing tires in that if you are trained to do it, all cars are the same. I have always bought the parts from PorscheShop or Design 911 & either taken them to the local trusted £50/hour labour garage (takes about 3 hours) or last time, did it myself with a friend helping who had done it before (I have no mechanical skill)
The parts are £430 including VAT for discs & pads all round on a 997 and are exactly the same ones that come in the Porsche box at x2 the price. The whole job is £430 if you do it yourself or £600 including VAT if you get a garage to fit, that's about 60% than Porsche charge.
Any competent garage can do this job 100% perfectly
jakesmith said:
(takes about 3 hours)
how long! to change a set of discs and pads, the irony of this is that your advising the OP that OPC's are ripping him off.this might help anyone whos half competant.. and owns are torque wrench
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC16WXBcE7Q&fea...
Nano2nd said:
how long! to change a set of discs and pads, the irony of this is that your advising the OP that OPC's are ripping him off.
this might help anyone whos half competant.. and owns are torque wrench
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC16WXBcE7Q&fea...
That's a bit silly isn't it. Even a garage that does this all day every day is going to take 30 mins a corner for discs & pads if they're being remotely carefulthis might help anyone whos half competant.. and owns are torque wrench
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC16WXBcE7Q&fea...
A decent garage will also allow time for a road test to make sure the brakes are working OK and rechecking wheel bolt torque settings.
I did my front discs and pads in a morning, including time to clean the inside of the wheels, the wheel arches and suspension components and the calipers. Now I've done them once I'd be happy to do so again.
I did my front discs and pads in a morning, including time to clean the inside of the wheels, the wheel arches and suspension components and the calipers. Now I've done them once I'd be happy to do so again.
ForzaWhitesGen2 said:
carcrazypop said:
If you have a Porsche Extended Warranty, can you get the brake pads & discs changed without going to an OPC to get it done without imvalidating the warranty ?
Don't think so....Does everyone get OPC to supply and change their tyres? No.
Davey S2 said:
Rubbish. As long as you use genuine parts that are fitted correctly (and it would be up to the OPC to prove they werent in any dispute) there is nothing they can do.
Does everyone get OPC to supply and change their tyres? No.
..and how can you prove or disprove that they (if indeed were genuine parts) were fitted correctly? Believe me OPC's are well versed in the art of proving one way or another...... normally the proving is left for the customer to do..... 99% of OPC disputes come down in favour of the OPC for obvious reasons.... again have been in a few to understand the way they work....Does everyone get OPC to supply and change their tyres? No.
Davey S2 said:
ForzaWhitesGen2 said:
carcrazypop said:
If you have a Porsche Extended Warranty, can you get the brake pads & discs changed without going to an OPC to get it done without imvalidating the warranty ?
Don't think so....Does everyone get OPC to supply and change their tyres? No.
Might be a daft question, but what's the best way to obtain genuine parts
for your car or do you simply buy them again from an OPC.
That's why I mentioned the Pagid/Textar pads in my first response: if I'd bought 'genuine Porsche' pads I'd have paid an extra £90 for a different cardboard box.
My car has since been inspected by an OPC and they're happy that the parts I used are original.
I bought the discs from Euro Car Parts and the pads and other bits from Type 911.
My car has since been inspected by an OPC and they're happy that the parts I used are original.
I bought the discs from Euro Car Parts and the pads and other bits from Type 911.
Edited by pete.g on Wednesday 22 February 14:00
carcrazypop said:
Thanks for that, I was hoping that was the case.
Might be a daft question, but what's the best way to obtain genuine parts
for your car or do you simply buy them again from an OPC.
I dont know how much experience the other Poster has, with Porsche or OPC's...Might be a daft question, but what's the best way to obtain genuine parts
for your car or do you simply buy them again from an OPC.
but mine is long and extensive....
Obviously fitting genuine parts is the way to go, but again if a particular car on a particular Porsche Extended warranty was presented to an OPC service department with a fault or issue on it, lets say the brakes for instance, that were fitted by Joe Public (and maybe not using genuine Porsche parts)... you'd be riding your luck getting it resolved..... (then again if you're loved up with your OPC ..all might be just fine and dandy)
Edited by ForzaWhitesGen2 on Wednesday 22 February 13:52
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