Cayman rear discs and pads cost

[Buggyjam]

Greetings

Couple of bits need doing

Need new rear discs and pads. 987 cayman. Been quoted £500 inc vat at an indi. No idea what these things usual cost?

Also need my front suspension “tops” need doing. Cost is £612 at same place. How’s that sound?

Cheers

[Porsche911R]

a rear disk oem brand but not a Porsche part is £69+ vat each.

a set of Brembo rear pads is £45+ vat.
you needs 2 disks :-)

so £219 inc VAT for disks and pads at the rear.

[Buggyjam]

Porsche911R said:

a rear disk oem brand but not a Porsche part is £69+ vat each.

a set of Brembo rear pads is £45+ vat.
you needs 2 disks :-)

so £219 inc VAT for disks and pads at the rear.

Thanks 911. So that leaves rest as labour (£280). Seems steep on labour to me. What is oem btw? Textron?

[Porsche911R]

Buggyjam said:

Thanks 911. So that leaves rest as labour (£280). Seems steep on labour to me. What is oem btw? Textron?

maybe sebro or Brembo.

[nw942]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-OItNunDZ0

[boxsey]

If they use Sebro discs, textar pads, new caliper bolts, new wear sensors, new pin and spring kits and charge you for 2 hours labour, then £500 including VAT doesn't sound too far off the mark to me. An OPC (who will of course use all genuine parts) would charge nearly triple that amount.

[Buggyjam]

boxsey said:

If they use Sebro discs, textar pads, new caliper bolts, new wear sensors, new pin and spring kits and charge you for 2 hours labour, then £500 including VAT doesn't sound too far off the mark to me. An OPC (who will of course use all genuine parts) would charge nearly triple that amount.

Right oh, good to know, thanks. I’ll ask what they’ll fit before going ahead.

[Paynewright]

I paid £196 for my 996 C2 rear pads, discs and sensors from VWHeritage. Took about 2 hours to do and very straight forward though I've done quite a lot of spannering.

I was quoted £580 from a specialist (PCT) so price seems about right.

[pete.g]

£141 for Pagid discs and pads on ECP today with discount code.

It is an easy DIY - or any mechanic could do it, you don't have to pay Porsche premium.

£176 for the suspension top mounts -both parts, both sides.

Spend the money you save on some really good tools, or beer!

Edited by pete.g on Tuesday 19th December 20:44

[DJMC]

My local indy - GCR Leicester - quoted me £500 for front discs and pads with all Porsche parts so as not to invalidate my extended warranty.

I plan to pop in there to see if they need changing at 40k miles before I have to go OPC for its major service.

[Buggyjam]

Mm, there’s a thought. I’ve changed pads and discs on an old ford before . Remember using copper grease on the reverese of the pads to stop squeal. Is same stuff used on a Porsche? I find myself toolless where I am so I’d need the tools. Haven’t even got a jack :-/. Do you have to dial the discs for judder, that sort of thing? I remember when I did it before just prying back the pistons with an adjustable which wasn’t ideal. Do you have to buy a tool to do it properly? Also, what size are the caliper torx bolts?

Don’t fancy doing suspension tops myself though.

Cheers!

[Paynewright]

Kit I used...

Jack & axle stands.
Needle nose pliers.
Pin punch and hammer.
Large water pump (slip) pliers and thin wood / plastic to protect calipers when squeezing pistons back in.
Large syringe to remove brake fluid from resovoir to stop it overflowing.
Allan sockets
Torque wrench
Emery paper to clean pins / drive flange
Old tooth brush to clean inside calliper
Bit of cord to suspend calliper
Round wire brush to use in drill to clean up drive flange

Didnt use copper grease.

[Buggyjam]

Paynewright said:

Kit I used...

Jack & axle stands.
Needle nose pliers.
Pin punch and hammer.
Large water pump (slip) pliers and thin wood / plastic to protect calipers when squeezing pistons back in.
Large syringe to remove brake fluid from resovoir to stop it overflowing.
Allan sockets
Torque wrench
Emery paper to clean pins / drive flange
Old tooth brush to clean inside calliper
Bit of cord to suspend calliper
Round wire brush to use in drill to clean up drive flange

Didnt use copper grease.

This project is selling itself to me already. Only thing I’d worry about is cocking it up and having judder or squealing like a pig. I’d have a “buggyjam repairs” gap in my healthy service history (admittidly indi for half its life) though.

[Porsche911R]

anonymous said:

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rear brakes are far harder than front to diy on a 987, new cars far harder again :-( its a full caliper off job these days to even change a pad.

Edited by Porsche911R on Wednesday 20th December 09:47

[boxsey]

Although I think the price from the indy is reasonable, I've also done them myself many times. Some things to watch out for are:

A caliper bolt can strip a thread when removing it which means that you'll then need to put in a helicoil to fix it before re-fitting.

There are a couple of threaded holes in the discs which you can use to press them off with M8 bolts (saves bashing them off with a rubber mallet)

With rear discs you may need to back off the handbrake shoes with the star adjuster to get the disc off. You'll also need to adjust the clearance between the shoes and the new discs once fitted.

[Porsche911R]

anonymous said:

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changed my post :-) I was talking 987 then swapped to 981's annoyance :-)

I find rears harder on the 987, the fronts are 20 minutes.

[KungFuPanda]

OP, wait until carparts4less have another sale on. They're the same company as ECP but sell online only. They have lower prices than ECP but more recently have had a further 14%ish off. For Black Friday , they had 20% off which I reckon they will repeat in the New Year.

New front pads and discs for my Cayenne were around £160 for Pagid.