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+1 on Gregster's recommendation on Akebono. I really like their pads for street application. Probably not the greatest for the track, but they are great for a daily driver.
I have Textar on there now and honestly have had no issues ie no squealing. Yes they dust but i just wipe it off next wash - no big deal. Never heard of Akebono but have heard that Pagid do squeal.
Have used Keltech a lot. If I cant tackle it myself (and it doesnt look too difficult to be honest) then he may get the work
My Textar supplier had an almost 100% warranty/ comeback rate with Textar. Same issue with friends in the UK who have shops. I actually just warrantied a set off a 986 last week I changed in 2018 for unbearable noise. I'll never use them again unless it's actually OEM
I switched to slotted rotors (Sebro) on my Cayman several years ago and very happy with them. They perform better than drilled and last longer. For pads I use cheap Centro Posi-quiet semi-metallic. Much less dust than OEM, no noise at all and perform just fine for daily driving. I always order Porsche parts from USA
Textar OEM is a different compound vs jobber formulations. 991, Macan, Etc is all Akebono now. We do 2-3 brake jobs a week using OEM Porsche parts.
Im very bitter about Textar. They caused lots of headaches and were just full of excuses. The Rep is a total toolbox and I tossed his *** out of the shop.
My previous E36 M3 had jobber Textar pads, and they were terrible. I got rid of them in place of Akebonos, and it was a night and day difference. Did the same for my 996. I didn't get a chance to do the same to the 986 as it already had OE brake rotors and pads with plenty of life left. I would have gone the way of Akebono given the opportunity.
Interesting that Porsche has gone with a Japanese supplier for their brake pads. My follow up question to that is whether or not Akebono will be making brake pads for previous generation Porsches i.e. air cooled / 986/987/996/997 etc. Secretly I hope they do, but that's because I actually like their products. Any intelligence on that is appreciated!
I think Gregster would have a better answer than I would, but for me, I knew it was jobber Textar because of the receipts the previous owners left behind in the service folder, and the stores they were purchased from.
Well how do you know which Textar pads you are buying if it just says Textar??
Textars come in a Yellow Box that will say "German Engineering " or something on them. German or Swiss adds 50$ of price to the product... There is a brand called "Bremsen" which means brakes in German... But sounds fancy.. all reboxed low end mid range stuff.
With Zimmerman, Sebro, Pilenga brake parts you actually get Tüv certificates.
My sensors were triggered 600km ago and my shop said I have at least 40% pad life remaining. Every time I wash my wheels my brake warning would go away for at least 100km then come back.
I ordered Serbo [drilled] front rotors from AutoHausAZ from the US and landed cost is about C$370.
I had Hawk Ceramic front pads ordered a year ago when they were on sales, paid C$198 from Tdot performance
Ordered sensors and dampers from Germanparts.ca
Plan to do my brake at the next oil change where I still have about 600km to go.
Textars come in a Yellow Box that will say "German Engineering " or something on them. German or Swiss adds 50$ of price to the product... There is a brand called "Bremsen" which means brakes in German... But sounds fancy.. all reboxed low end mid range stuff.
With Zimmerman, Sebro, Pilenga brake parts you actually get Tüv certificates.
Like these? Ive been using these in my 996 with zero issues, other than dusty.
I got Raybesto rear rotors, Pagid Front rotors, Power Stop Evolution Clean Z16 Ceramic pads shipped to my door for $400 cdn. this was for my 2001 Boxster S in May 2019
No issues with them. I do not have the wear sensors hooked up, because I use the car on the track and swap out to Hawk pads for the track.
09-02-2020, 11:06 AM
