cypresscoast

Has anyone ever had Midas Mufflers install brakes on their 964? I need rear brakes installed in one day. I'm in a funny situation and I can't use a local porsche mechanic.

Thanks!

1990 Baltic Blue C2

ilko

Do it yourself. The easiest thing next to putting gas in your car.

DAVISRILEY

Takes about 15 minuted for a pad slap, about 90 minuted if you have to replace rotors. Very simple, and I wouldn't trust midas to work on my lawn mower, let alone the 911.

Indycam

What do you need done ?
Just pads ?
I guess from your other posts you are near to Santa Cruz ?

Kahdmus

It will probably take closer to an hour if its your first time and you take it slowly and methodically. Taking the wheels on and off is probably the most time consuming part of the exercise, the pads drop straight in.

I used Metal Masters on my old car and they were approx. $25 an axle:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...BRKpad_pg1.htm

DO NOT under ANY circumstances take your 911 to Midas! If you happen to be near SF then shoot me a PM and I'll help you change them!

Indycam

You take the wheels off ?

Kahdmus

DAVISRILEY

If you are in Indiana, I will also help you out. But I am guessing that you are in Florida.

Indycam

Florida ?
He posted that he was driving over the hill from San Jose .
"On my way home tonight from San Jose,"
"I live in central California,"
"park and participate in the Porsche Corral at Laguna Seca"

LouZ

You won't find Midas to have the pads anyway, you list your P-car as a 1990 C2, so you have the 2 pot rears, and those pads are not common stock (anywhere!)

DAVISRILEY

I didn't look at his other posts. I was working off of the Cypress reference. Next time I will research a little more

Indycam

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...n%C2%A0results

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17-Mile_Drive

mojo747

My local shop, that works on all my other stuff, did my rears. Had to order the pads. They are 4 1/2". Does that sound right? They did the job for $86 total.

Kahdmus

It sounds very, very reasonable!!! On my car with the 2-pot rears, I can't even find a set of rear pads that cheap!

LouZ

Those are for 4-pot rears, the 2-pots are about 2 1/2" square(ish). The big ones can be bought for ~$35 a set, the 2-pots are about $80-85 a set.