Brake pad - headache

[Saxmaster]

Hi guys,

Could somebody point me in the right direction. Before I begin bangin my head on the wall.

Looking to get new brake pads all round. And struggling to work out if I need, horse shoe or pin Pads & sensors.

Car is a, MY11 987s

Few pics attached if it helps, and to be pointed out how much of a tool I am for not knowing.

Thanks gents.

[Saxmaster]

[Far Cough]

If you doing the swap yourself you can save the sensors provided they have not been compromised. No idea about the pads but a decent provider will be able to help ?

[Saxmaster]

Hi, I’ll be doing them myself. Will be needing the senors as one at least has gone off today. So will replace the whole lot

Euro car parts have there standard 50% off so may as well.

Sadly not. There response was to bring them in. And we can order from there.

[Spadey1]

I have a 2005MY S. I have recently gone through the same exercise and discovered mine (Textar pads were fitted) to be horseshoe type. If you turn the wheel so that the front of the caliper is facing you you might be able to see the sensor without having to knock the retaining rod out (the hardest bit of the procedure if your pins are as coated as mine were) and extract he pads. Once I got the retaining rods out I gave them a clean and put them in the freezer for 10mins which made them much easier to re-insert.

I hope that helps.

[tozerman]

Or just do what I did and remove the sensors altogether. I don't think I have ever seen such a flimsy design.
At the end of the day it is glaringly obvious by looking through the wheels how much pad is left.
Cheers..... Tony..