lowpue

Great! When the time comes I will try them on my C4S. Do they wear out rotors faster?

HenryPcar

Akebono are great pads, I have it on my BMW, but they don't have pads for my 997.2.

eaks

I think this is false information I beoieve the euro917 are for a non turbo/c4s 996 cars. The c4s uses the bigger turbo brakes.. If this isn't correct it would be nice but I'm pretty sure they don't have pads for turbo/c4s.

lowpue

Bummer....hope that changes.

Mbren1979

Well, i went online and did an image search of EUR917 pads vs other images designed for an 04 911 turbo and the images all look the same. Now i'm nervous to order them. Maybe i will have to call the customer service line and aggravate them.

eaks

If you look at the other posts they show those pads are compatible with a 04 c4.. If our brakes are the same (I haven't done my brakes yet so no idea.. But everything I read says we have the bigger ones).. If you do try them please post your findings.. If they work I'll order a set right after but I'm not confident they will work

Robrall

Flyfishnick

I purchased a complete set of rotors and ceramic pads for my 99 911 off ebay as a kit and so far love them. 3,000 miles, no dust (what little there is washes off easily). The original brakes left rusty red dust like crazy and drove me crazy, can I say I am a little OCD. I was a little hesitant on the brands, but all seems well and brakes nicely. I saw good and bad reviews while searching, but went ahead. For the price I couldn't beat it to try them.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911...item51e5be399f

Two - 404 43 033 - Rear Disc Brake Rotors Meyle

One - 404 43 014 - Front Right Disc Brake Rotor Meyle w/o PCCB

One - 404 43 013 - Front Left Disc Brake Rotor Meyle w/o PCCB

One - D 8917 OC - Set Disc Brake Pad Front OPparts Ceramic

One- D 8738 OC - Set Disc Brake Pad Rear OPparts Ceramic

Two - 996 612 365 00 - Front Disc Brake Pad Wear Sensors Sebro

Two - 996 612 365 00 - Rear Disc Brake Pad Wear Sensors Sebro

Warehouse33.net

I also carry those brands that are in that eBay link, they're just not on the website. If anybody else wants to buy those brakes from that eBay link just shoot me a PM. I can discount it a little.


-Jason

cds72911

Just my two cents, but I've had those exact Meyle rotors and they are ok, but I'd highly recommend stepping up one notch to the Sebro rotors.

mayday1

Can you elaborate? What problems did you see with Meyle rotors? I recently put in Pagid rear rotors which are as cheap as Meyle, Is that a mistake? The front
I put in Zimmerman thinking I shouldn't skimp on the front brakes since they do all the work.

The funny thing is. I did brakes on 3 cars the past couple of weeks. All of them needed rear brakes, but the fronts were still like new. I wonder why car these days
wear out the rear so much faster than the front.

lowpue

I think it has to do with PSM....

Van Larson

HenryPcar

Can't comment on the rotors other than don't use the cheap ones. I never have problems with Zimmerman, however on my 997.2 I used a cheaper version (I'll refrain from naming the brand) and while the back is ok, the front became imbalanced and caused vibrations going over 60mph. Upon closer examination I found out the rotors are not balanced. This is where you'll find short cuts. If you examine Porsche OEM rotors, you will find machine cutouts at between the inner and outer surface between the vanes. They grind off any material to balance it. The cheap ones just don't go through this step to save cost. I finally have to rework with OEM rotors to elevate the problem.

SoCal911t

I did brakes last spring and went with Textar pads and Sebro rotors. It's great combo but I can honestly say that the Textar pads are dustier than anything I've ever seen in my life. I have brand new wheels and the constant cleaning is really getting old. I have Akebonos on one of the BMWs and they're a 1000 times better dust-wise.


I think I would be more worried about the super el-cheapo Chinese bake pads. I don't skimp on parts that make the car stop.