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Old 01-02-2018, 11:19 PM
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Probably need to change mine out since the OEM ones are starting to crack after about 4 HPDEs. Was probably going to go with Sebro slotted based on my research and perceived value. Any recommendations to source these? Thanks!
Old 01-02-2018, 11:43 PM
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Check out https://www.fcpeuro.com... lifetime warranty on everything, great prices, and damn good people (at least based on my latest interaction with them)
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ECS Tuning is where I bought mine. Excellent bang for the buck for my needs. I'm not too hard on them. I run Performance Friction 08 Pads and have been very happy with the combo.
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I switched the fronts to dba two piece rotors. Drops some weight, and, I hope, might save some money when I need to replace the disc in the future.
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Originally Posted by ColoradoMark
I switched the fronts to dba two piece rotors. Drops some weight, and, I hope, might save some money when I need to replace the disc in the future.
Hi Mark,

From where did you get them?

Anytime I’ve looked, I could only find base-sized DBA rotors (28 mm thick) as opposed to S-sized rotors (34 mm thick)...

Thanks.

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I always prefer stock rotors, check suncoast
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I put dba 5000 series 2-piece slotted rotors on my wife's C2S a few years ago. Got them from www.top brakes.com which I think is out of Syracuse NY
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Originally Posted by Petza914
I put dba 5000 series 2-piece slotted rotors on my wife's C2S a few years ago. Got them from www.top brakes.com which I think is out of Syracuse NY
Thanks. And per their site...

Front 997.2S - https://www.topbrakes.com/c/car-seri...cast+iron+disc

Rear 997.2S - https://www.topbrakes.com/c/car-seri...cast+iron+disc

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Originally Posted by wjk_glynn
Mine are on a .1 - not sure if that's a different size or not, but when I bought them back in September 2013, they were running a special on the front pair and I paid $813 for both rotors, Hawk HPS pads, and new pad wear sensors. I bought the complimentary 4000 rears from an eBay seller named MVP_Motorsports so maybe look there too ($550 for the pair of them at the same time).
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I have slotted rotors and get them from Chris Whaley at LC Motorsports. Chris is great to deal with!

http://www.merlinmfgusa.com/
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If your preference is for slotted rotors (instead of the cross drilled OEM discs from Porsche), it's hard to beat Sebros for the price.

Sebro slotted/coated rotors for a 997.2S currently run you the following from Pelican Parts and ECS Tuning:

Fronts $300-$320
Rears $275-$285

Front 350mm slotted/coated Sebros for a 997.1 Turbo (if you're running the caliper spacers up front) cost ~$330/pair.

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Originally Posted by Monster231
Check out https://www.fcpeuro.com... lifetime warranty on everything, great prices, and damn good people (at least based on my latest interaction with them)
Another vote for FCP Euro. I used them for all of my AMG parts and recently ordered all of my brake stuff for my C2S from them
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Thanks y’all!
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I’m up for new pads and rotors(still on original front and rear rotors), 32K miles on my 997.2 - mostly street/freeway use no track anymore, are there pros vs cons to getting the slotted rotors over cross drilled ones base on the car’s current use?
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Originally Posted by vg247
I’m up for new pads and rotors(still on original front and rear rotors), 32K miles on my 997.2 - mostly street/freeway use no track anymore, are there pros vs cons to getting the slotted rotors over cross drilled ones base on the car’s current use?
Slotted rotors will wear the pads slightly faster, but you'll have fresher material contacting the rotor face without any glazing (under harder use). For street driving, I find drilled work the best as it gives the trapped gas layer (and steam layer when driving in the wet) an egress route, but don't like drilled for the track as they're more probe to developing cracks between the holes and it reduces the size of the heat sink.


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