12-23-2016, 06:00 PM
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Location: California
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brakes?
my 2001 s DD needs brakes. Pads and rotors. Should i use Porsche, Brembo, or what?
Thanks
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12-23-2016, 06:58 PM
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Location: FL
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Rotors: Meyle brand cross drilled OEM style are the best deal going now
Pads: I don't know, I've never bought street pads before, only track pads. I ran EBC Redstuff for a couple years street/track and they were good in the street. I have heard good things about Textar and I believe they are OEM.
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12-23-2016, 07:00 PM
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thanks, that's very usefull info, i may AX in the spring so street race pads would be perfect
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12-23-2016, 07:25 PM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
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Powerstop Z-16's are a really good street pad that you can definitely AX with. I have even don a track DE with them
They run around $35-$50 per axle on ebay and elsewhere
They stop on a dime and give you 5cents change
They are far less $$ than most other pads and work great.
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
2004 996 Targa Tip
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2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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12-24-2016, 05:46 AM
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Brembo or Zimmermann if its a DD would be my choice.
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2002 Boxster Base Guardsy Red - FUNBOX
1987 Caterham Super 7 1700 Supersprint
2009 Mercedes Benz CLK 350 convertible
1941 Dodge Luxury Liner Coupe
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01-01-2017, 07:55 PM
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Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Porsche OE pads and rotors are both breathtakingly expensive ... moreso than I've encountered on any other German car. Difficult to imagine much quality/performance difference compared to anything BMW, Mercedes, etc., use. These are just Boxsters, not GT3 911s.
I bought zimmermans for the maybe silly reason that they come with the same gray coating as OE Mercedes rotors. Pads any of the German brands
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Albuquerque
2001 Boxster
2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550
2 BMW motorcycles
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01-02-2017, 06:39 AM
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The grey coating is zinc, and it helps prevent the rotors from rusting to the hubs.
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2004 Boxster S Silver - FUNTOY
2002 Boxster Base Guardsy Red - FUNBOX
1987 Caterham Super 7 1700 Supersprint
2009 Mercedes Benz CLK 350 convertible
1941 Dodge Luxury Liner Coupe
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01-02-2017, 09:02 AM
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On the slippery slope
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The Meyle rotors for $75 a pair have coated hats
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2004 996 Targa Tip
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2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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01-06-2017, 01:22 PM
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The gray coating is there mostly to prevent new rotors from rusting in the box.
There is no need to clean it off the braking surface during installation, as the pads will do that nicely.
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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
2001 Boxster
2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550
2 BMW motorcycles
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01-06-2017, 03:32 PM
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Location: California
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thanks all, lots of good info
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