Just wondering if anyone has installed the ceramic brakes aftermarket. What was the cost and time involved. I think if I did it, I would order the parts but have them installed at the dealer..

You are looking at $17K+... I looked into it, too. Occasionally you'll find someone selling theirs - the cheapest I've found is $12K. And then you need to have them installed....

Ouch! In some cases it would be cheaper not to stop at all.

I seldom hear people wanting to add them later, but I often hear of people wanting to get rid of them. Maybe that was Gen 1, where so many were replacing PCCB rotors with steel... My gut suggests enjoy the steel rotors and if they aren't enough for you, maybe try some Pagid Blacks, upgrade the brake ducts and fluid, etc.

I've heard that the gen 2 PCCBs don't suffer from the problems the gen 1's had with hard track use, but can't personally testify to that. IMHO opinion there's no reason to go with the PCCBs because the steel rotors are just that good, and you have more flexibility to change pad materials and rotors if your needs change. With PCCB you're kinda stuck with a specific (but very good) pad/rotor combination.

Hi,

Just buying new PCCB pads is expensive. I heard that the PCCB pads
do not last any longer than regular pads. I am happy using the
Pagrid blue pads.

Paul

PCCB pads are only $100 more than the regular ones. (I priced them before I ordered PCCBs on my car).

Retrofitting PCCBs is prohibitively expensive. If you must have them bail out of that car and go order another one. It iwll be cheaper in the long run. This question pops up every 6 months or so.

I saw the parts on a porsche dealer's website for $13,000. How much would the installation be? Maybe another grand? That doesn't seem too too bad, or is that not worth it?

For my driving the standard "Turbo Brakes" are more than enough and I am sure the same holds true for 95% of you all as well...

Now why did I want the brakes? That yellow would have looked GREAT with my Azurro California Blue...

To be able to help you figure out if it's worth it, we need to know more about your goals. Is this a track-only car and you don't have enough brakes now? Are you looking for yellow calipers (easier to paint the red ones)?

Understand there are other downsides to PCCB - they are more fragile than steel. I've heard of people breaking PCCB rotors before (rocks, pulling a wheel off, etc.) - just like ceramic knives, very sharp, but you can chip / shatter much easier than steel.

Knock on wood, no big problems here.

Only some noise when I turn the wheel one way. Almost sounds like a hanging pad/piston, but may be a bad bearing seal. Dealer has yet to find exactly what it is, so it's going to be inspected by the Porsche NA rep one day.

That brings up another point, dealers very careful to warranty replace ANY PCCB item due to cost.

But in all, great brakes... Like throwing out an anchor with same pedal feel time after time. No brake dust.

Deanski