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Old 06-10-2003 | 08:05 PM
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Question Who is OEM pad supplier to Porsche?

I searched through the archives, but couldn't find out who was the OEM manufacturer for the 993 brake pads. Any idea?

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Old 06-10-2003 | 08:47 PM
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I believe Textar & Jurid are the oem brake pad suppliers.
Old 06-10-2003 | 10:01 PM
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Tom,

Yes, Dan is correct. If you're not going to buy OEM from a dealer, though, make sure you get the Textars and NOT the Jurids. I had the Jurids and didn't care for them at all. I looked for the Textars but had trouble getting anyone to promise me they'd be actual "Textar" pads so I ended up going to the dealer and (IMHO) overpaying. Others here have used, and been pleased, with non-OE pads. I remember Steve W. highly recommending Ferodo (D2000 ??) for the street. I like the OE Textars for the street, but you may want to search for opinions and decide for yourself

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Old 06-12-2003 | 10:54 PM
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Thanks for advice. I was about to buy the Jurids from an independent supplier, and I am glad I didn't! I will just use my PCA coupon at Suncoast to get my pads.

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Tom,

I just recently got the Textar OEM pads from Sunset Porshce in Portland. They also give a very nice discount of the oem price of around 25%. They do have both types and the parts guy I talked with went and had to open the box to see which they were.

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I too just ordered a set of pads from Sunset. Very friendly, helpful parts person (Jeff) noted my preference for Textar & said he'd check to be sure that's what I'll get. Paperwork at my office, but I think pricing was $98F & $64R. Shipping was just $10.
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I believe the Textar pads are made by Pagid...
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by YellowC4S:
<strong>I believe the Textar pads are made by Pagid...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Kevin
Pagid & Textar (& Mintex) are siblings - all are manufactured by the same German company: TMD Friction.
Old 06-13-2003 | 02:48 AM
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I always use Autozone pads for the street <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> . They work very well, are very inexpensive, available for NB and Big Red cars, and have a LIFETIME WARRANTY.....wink wink, nudge nudge.....
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Thanx Dan,

Now THAT, I never knew...

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I've had good luck with Autozone "carbon metallic" pads on several cars. I've never tried them on the track though. The material seem similar to Mercedes OEM Texstar pads.




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