Needing New Brakes at 4mm?

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by hqduong

I just took my car in for an oil change at the dealership. I have 25K Miles and the dealer says I have 4mm of brake lining left on all 4 wheels. He said I better replace the brakes soon. The dealer quoted me $3K for all the brakes, I think at that price its time to put in some elbow grease and do it myself.

1. How much lining does the fresh pad have?
2. I think 4mm is still a lot left? Am I wrong?
3. I drive like a grandma and I never really track my car, is 25K miles too early?

Slide through NY, I'll do it for $2,500 and I'll change the fluid too! This reminds me of my friends mom (78) who paid $200 for an oil change because the facility convinced her it is a more difficult job on a Cayman.

[mikehkang]

Beck Arnley 082-1545 front pads for a base 986 are less than $27 including shipping from Amazon.

Has anyone tried these?

[jb92563]

A novice home mechanic can change all 4 corners with new pads in about an 60 to 90 minutes, its probably the easiest job you could do on a Boxster.

Tools needed: Porsche Jack and lug nut wrench located in your spare tire area, Plus some needle nose pliers to remove the sensors and 1 retaining pin.


Replacing with OEM Pads from Pelican would cost under $400 plus 1 hour or less for a skilled mechanic at $100/hr, so I figure the price is inflated by $2500 or more.

Another dealer that overcharges, has no respect for customers and takes us for fools.

We need a Name/location of that place to add to the list.