Rotors and pads
10-26-2010, 10:30 PM
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For OEM parts, I really like working with Sunset Porsche. Phil Coy is my contact there. You can e-mail him tonight, and have your prices in the morning. PhilCoy@sunsetimports.com or 503-641-8600.
Make sure you buy new sensors too. Back in April, I bought front brake pads for $152.73 and a set of sensors for about $24.76. Hope this helps.
Front rotors should be <$440 and rears <$305. OEM rotors are nice because the have painted hats (no ugly rust). Are you sure you need rotors?
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Make sure you buy new sensors too. Back in April, I bought front brake pads for $152.73 and a set of sensors for about $24.76. Hope this helps.
Front rotors should be <$440 and rears <$305. OEM rotors are nice because the have painted hats (no ugly rust). Are you sure you need rotors?
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10-27-2010, 08:17 PM
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My brakes squeal something awful whenever I slow down or stop. The previous owner put racing pads on (not sure of the type). My mechanic told me that he would have to replace rotors and pads if I wanted the sqeaking to stop. So I have lived with it but it is getting more annoying and am just trying to figure out if getting rid of the annoyance is worth the cost.
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10-27-2010, 09:32 PM
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Quadcammer: pads are the same for front and rear on our cars.
ESL: I recently switched from Pagid Orange back to stock and no squeels...you should try stock as long as your rotors aren't too worn they should be fine.
on the street they seem the same but on the track the orange are much better especially after a few minutes stock do fade a little.
ESL: I recently switched from Pagid Orange back to stock and no squeels...you should try stock as long as your rotors aren't too worn they should be fine.
on the street they seem the same but on the track the orange are much better especially after a few minutes stock do fade a little.
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10-27-2010, 11:37 PM
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So, if your rotors look fine, just switch to stock pads.
10-28-2010, 09:21 AM
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Quadcammer: pads are the same for front and rear on our cars.
ESL: I recently switched from Pagid Orange back to stock and no squeels...you should try stock as long as your rotors aren't too worn they should be fine.
on the street they seem the same but on the track the orange are much better especially after a few minutes stock do fade a little.
ESL: I recently switched from Pagid Orange back to stock and no squeels...you should try stock as long as your rotors aren't too worn they should be fine.
on the street they seem the same but on the track the orange are much better especially after a few minutes stock do fade a little.
Also, for a track pad, I would stay very far away from pagid orange. For whatever reason the orange pads are known to leave deposits (or pad transfer)on rotors causing brake shutter. The Yellows and blacks do not have this problem. THe yellows are their endurnace pad & with our heavy cars work great with no fade and seem to last well. I have found the most efffective setup to be Yellows on the front and blacks in the rear (Blacks have a little more bite on the rear - effectively adds a bit or rear bias to brake system & allows for quicker stopping)
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10-28-2010, 05:06 PM
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For all the rest, thank you for all the info. As a total wrenching newbie, how do I know if the rotors are worn? I have out 25K on the car since I owned it, squealing all the way! Don't know how much the previous owner put on the car prior (no more than 20K),
10-28-2010, 05:44 PM
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best way is a set of calipers (the measuring kind)
Compare rotor thickness to the minimum thickness (which should be imprinted on the rotor edge).
The on-the-fly method is to check to see if there is a substantial lip on the edge of the rotor.
Compare rotor thickness to the minimum thickness (which should be imprinted on the rotor edge).
The on-the-fly method is to check to see if there is a substantial lip on the edge of the rotor.
10-29-2010, 04:35 AM
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