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Even if all the caliper piston seals are replaced $500 is outrageous.
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Set from b-wine a while back

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I bought a set from B-Wine a while back for about $1200 and then sold my black ones on eBay for about $600.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I was paging through the Dec issue of Excellence and noticed that Brandywine Porsche has a sale on the 996 C2 Red Brake Caliper Kit. Does anyone know the story behind this kit? How does it differ from my black calipers (other than being red)? Thanks for the help! Oh, the kit is $1500.00

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"sandoval" (rennlister) was offering red powder-coated calipers, w/ logos on an exchange basis for ~ $500. no need to buy new ones.

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I'll take it that means I'd be paying 1500 clams for the color red....incredible.

POST 4Original post

Same calipers, different color. That's it. You aren't paying for the color red, you are paying for the new calipers which you can buy in red, black, or silver for a C2. I bought a set from B-Wine a while back for about $1200 and then sold my black ones on eBay for about $600. So, it really only cost me $600 for changing to new red calipers from the factory as opposed to $500 for having somebody powder coat my old ones.

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You should look in your local yellow pages for businesses that do powder coating. Even if all the caliper piston seals are replaced $500 is outrageous.

POST 6Original post

Eli at Pelican Parts has a powder coating service (or a friend of his) that you may want to contact. I have seen his ad on eBay for this service. About $250-300. He is also on the this board from time to time.

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JasonAndreas -- dudes on ludes should not drive. great avatar!

POST 8Original post

boxster S caliper kit is a direct fit to carrera 2.... you might find these on e-bay as well....

POST 9Original post

FYI...the 986S red brakes are 996 parts and as HARRIS saidi are a direct fit. Feel free to contact me if you need the part numbers.

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