Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

Post Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-17-2019, 05:35 PM   #1
1997 Tip, 2018 Macan
 
rexcramer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Upland, CA
Posts: 1,338
Garage
OCD Brake Question

Odd question. I have tried to only use year (97) correct parts as possible. Not OEM necessarily, but only what was offered that year. Brakes and rotors are in my near future. Were cross drilled rotors an option on first year Boxsters? I tried poking around the web and through the PET catalog, just haven't found the answer yet.

Long live the orange.


Last edited by rexcramer; 08-17-2019 at 05:53 PM.
rexcramer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-18-2019, 05:51 AM   #2
2003 S, Arctic Silver, M6
 
paulofto's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Posts: 1,348
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by rexcramer View Post
Odd question. I have tried to only use year (97) correct parts as possible. Not OEM necessarily, but only what was offered that year. Brakes and rotors are in my near future. Were cross drilled rotors an option on first year Boxsters? I tried poking around the web and through the PET catalog, just haven't found the answer yet.

Long live the orange.
IIRC the cross drilled rotors and red calipers first showed up on the 'S' when it arrived in 2000.
paulofto is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-18-2019, 08:22 AM   #3
Racer Boy
 
Racer Boy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 946
You can find cross drilled rotors to fit your car on eBay. I got a set for my non-S model for something like $100 for all four rotors. Cheap Chinese made (pre-tariffs, of course), but they worked fine. Most important, they look really cool!
Racer Boy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-18-2019, 09:45 AM   #4
Certified Boxster Addict
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 7,669
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulofto View Post
IIRC the cross drilled rotors and red calipers first showed up on the 'S' when it arrived in 2000.
This is correct, cross-drilled rotors were never offered by Porsche (not stock and not an option) for 97-99.
__________________
1999 996 C2 - sold - bought back - sold for more
1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254
1979 911 SC
POC Licensed DE/TT Instructor
thstone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-18-2019, 05:30 PM   #5
1997 Tip, 2018 Macan
 
rexcramer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Upland, CA
Posts: 1,338
Garage
Thanks gentlemen. Much as I suspected. I did know that they are available now. However, I was trying to confirm if they might have been a special order factory option prior to the release of the S models. I like the look also, but period correct is more important to me. Safe travels.

rexcramer is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:45 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page