[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by dja1980

Wow... some great information here... this forum is the best!

I'm not the original owner... bought the car with 25,000 miles in 2006. I racked up most of the miles cruising back and forth on the interstate when I was using it as a daily driver, but then got smart and bought a hybrid when gas got over $4/gal (the first time). The car didn't come with any service records, but I've got to believe the pads and rotors are original... all I know is that the front pads produce A LOT of dust!
[I]Sounds like a lot of highway miles that probably good news for life of the rotors. If you have the money just get new ones if warn a fair amount, some really good ones are inexpensive.[/I]

I'm going to take a closer look at my rotors tonight to determine if the lip indicates replacement. If so, it looks like Pelican offers, OEM, Sebro, Balo, & Balo Coated. I'm guessing Sebro is what most of you use?
[I]I got the Balo zinc coated for the front from Pelican, they are very well made, remember I don't track so I'm sure those guys have lots of other stuff they use. On the Bolo rotors I do have one complaint that a little rust has formed where the zinc should have protected them. For the money though they are great and they are made in Germany and I think they are owm for Porsche.[/I]

Also, do the vibration dampers come with the stock brakes... and if so are they reusable?
[I]The front and back came with different dampers on my car. As I indicated I ended up reusing them. The fact is you don't have to, just drop the new brakes in with lots of good grease and they should be good and quiet.[/I]

Overdrive... I like the idea of replacing the rotors every 3 sets of pads since this will save me a lot of money, but I believe I have more than a 1mm outer lip on my current rotors.
[I]If your like me I like knowing 'new' is on my car...if you can afford...get new ones...up to you.[/I]

Pedro... I've used your site in the past... it's a great resource! Do new rotors come with the surface thicker than the lip? I'm almost positive a lip has formed on my rotors.

WhipE350... thanks for the offer. If I'm going to do the job, I'd REALLY like to spend the additional money to get away from dust. I'm sure someone else will take you up on free pads though!

[I]I have Akebono on the front/back on 2009 benz...love them.. Have them on front of Porsche love them again. I don't have experience with other non-dust type pads but I can attest mine all work great and my rotors aren't wearing abnormally.[/I]

Like Padro says, probably can resuse sensors. Pull them off and look before you order, it's pretty clear how they function, you'll be able to tell. I will say when I got my Porsche last Nov this is where I got my feet wet, I've done so many more things to the car and am totally confident about my fall project where I will replace clutch, IMS, and RMS. If you are mechanically inclined at all you'll catch on real fast.
Good luck.