racerlev

I am in shock at what the dealer wants to replace even the front brake pads. What kind of pads should I purchase for a 2007 Cayman which is babied and has only 22,000 mi?

TIA

PelicanParts.com

Changing your pads is not a difficult project if you choose to DIY. Your rotors should be fine but do take a close look at them.

We offer brands such as Genuine Porsche, Textar, Ate, Pagid, Akebono & Mintex. You may view the pads here and let me know if you have any questions.

Mark/Pelican Parts

facelvega

Shocked that no-one has referenced the KS-CS classic:




Edit:.... just saw that KS-CS already posted his great article, but looks like the link to the video did not come through.....

lovehamr

Hi noob here, lots of car experience but this our first Porsche, hence my noob questions.
Ref. the "KS-CS classic" do the S version brakes not use the stick on pad guide?

BrianU

n00b question here, sorry.

I just picked up a new-to-me CS (pics and introduction to follow) and the PPI highlighted the front brakes at 4mm and rears at 6mm, so I know I have at least the fronts in my near-ish future. The quote in the PPI was $1,300 installed...pads, rotors, bolts, sensors, etc...I used that to negotiate the price down but my question if I want to do this myself is how exactly do I know whether new rotors are needed or not? I have always been under the impression pads and rotors should be done together but I see a lot of people just doing pads. Is there a minimum thickness I should measure for?

HoBoJoe

How many miles are on the car? My Porsche tech told me to do the rotors with the pads because even if they're in spec now, they'll be out of spec by the time the new pads wear. I'm at 40k miles.

BrianU

28k so I assume original rotors.

zedcat

Front rotors new are 28mm thick and min spec is 26mm. Rears are 24mm new and min spec is 22mm. They can be measured with a micrometer (I use a cheap digital one I got on amazon.) I got 2 sets of pads for a set of rotors on the front. And now on my 3rd set of pads on the orig rear rotors. In addition to thickness, check for cracks around the holes. If cracks extend to the rotor edge they should be repaced.

Spokayman

As mentioned above, you should micrometer the discs. I purchased a fairly cheap extended reach digital micrometer at "Harbor Fright". Also, you can sometimes get a good idea of the amount of wear on the rotors by feeling the ridge on the outside edge of the rotor.
Changing pads, and even rotors is very straightforward. A couple of videos on the internet and a tutorial on the Pelican Parts website helped me.
Don't forget to bleed the brakes too after you've changed the pads.