987 Brake Discs & Pads - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Hi All, What is a typical cost to replace discs and pads all round on a 2007 3.4 Boxster, looking to use an independent garage who have mentioned using Pagid, any experience with this brand? Thanks, James.

Pagid are a very good brand. I had all 4 discs and pads replaced with Pagids on my 07 CS by my indy last year and it came to around £700.

I did my front brakes, discs and pads, with all OEM parts that I got from EuroCarParts for around £300. Very easy to do yourself, I find a nice clear guide online that had images showing every step. First side took a few hours, second side less than an hour once I'd worked out the easier way to do it!

Pagid are a good brand - but it seems they are abusing this name by selling cheap discs & pads at low headline prices at Euro Car Parts - I know of at least 3 Porsche specialists who've told me they won't fit them anymore due to problems (warping from enthusiastic use I think) which they never see with the other brands they fit.

I bought the complete OEM set along with the anti squeal shims and wear sensors from either design 911 or Porscheshop (can't remember) for about £500ish I did it myself with a friend who knew how, took 4 hours at a leisurely pace If you take it to a garage, anywhere can do it, I wouldn't bother with a Porsche specialist, there is nothing specialist about the job & it should cost 2-3 hours labour maybe £150ish tops

Thank you very much for all the replies, very helpful.

Just ordered a set of front discs for my 2003 S made by Meyle (Germany). (Same fitment [318 x 28 mm cross drilled] on most 987 models I believe). 2 year anti-corrosion warranty and including postage, £99.95 for both. A business seller too. Fleabay.

I replaced my front discs at 2 years because of corrosion - so I would be interested in which Fleabay supplier you got them from with that guarantee.

2007 Cayman S, just got a quote from an indy for tektar discs/pagid pads for 802 (inc vat) all in. Fluid change and flush additional 55+vat. going to do it before the next long trip. competitive price.

Most stick to Serbo disks. I have also fitted these in the past with no issues.

gsewell said: I replaced my front discs at 2 years because of corrosion - so I would be interested in which Fleabay supplier you got them from with that guarantee. These are available at £99.95: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORSCHE-CAYMAN-987-FRONT... Incidentally, the listing for 986 model is now £148.95 but the Cayman / 987 ones listed above are, I believe, exactly the same. Edited by ianwayne on Saturday 11th January 22:06

Just had a look back at my order and the OEM parts I got using part numbers given by DoveHouse Motors were SEBRO dics and Textar pads

did mine myself, very straight forward but depending on your location and if you prefer someone esle to do it you could call Max at Lakeside Engineering. . .they look after Lotus and Prosche models. Based in Surrey 01932 340003

thegoose said: Pagid are a good brand - but it seems they are abusing this name by selling cheap discs & pads at low headline prices at Euro Car Parts - I know of at least 3 Porsche specialists who've told me they won't fit them anymore due to problems (warping from enthusiastic use I think) which they never see with the other brands they fit. I trusted the Pagid brand and fitted their discs and pads to my 987. I had bought them from ECP. I bedded them in properly before using them and a few weeks later at Bedford the pads literally fused on the discs after 1 sighting lap, removing most of the braking power. I tried all morning to remove the residue using different techniques but to no avail. Prior to that I was using old and tired OE Porsche pads on the same car which never faded. I have spoken to several indies too who only fit Textar pads now. I did the same and they were perfect, exactly like the OE pads, which I think they are. They cleaned off the discs in 2 weeks and then didn't fade on track under the same conditions. I am sure for road use the cheapo Pagid would be OK but for a few quid more... It would appear that ECP have the exclusive use of the Pagid brand in the UK for entry level pads and will put any (possibly Chinese) compound in the box. The irony is that both brands belong to TMD Friction. In summary, DO NOT USE PAGID PADS UNLIKE THEY ARE THE PROPER ONES (RS29 etc,,,).

Did you contact ECP and advise them of the problems due to the pads?.The attempts of removing the residual pad material from the faces of the disc,s, could perhaps damage the disc surfaces. I have found ECP Very concerned if the products they sell, are Not 100%.

I couldn't be bothered tbh as the discs eventually cleaned up with the new Textar pads so I was only in effect down a set of (Textar) pads. I did waste the cost of a track day but I couldn't possibly blame ECP or Pagid for non-road use either.

You can DIY for a LOT less than OPC - i think i priced it up including sensors for a Cayman S with pagids and oem disks for 380... Then your time...

Hi Ian, 6 months down the line, how are the Meyle brake discs holding up. My Porsche OEM disks are already rusting after 12 months!!!!

I'm guessing that replacing discs and/ or pads yourself invalidates the Warranty. Is this currect?

Yes if they can prove it. I guess if you use genuine Porsche parts and are competent then they will not know when/if they were replaced.

I actually backed out of buying the Meyle ones but maybe shouldn't have. The Kinetix ones I bought for £10 less tend to rust quickly, although they scrub off OK. Maybe something to do with them being drilled? There's a lot of exposed surface area of metal to the elements.

thegoose said: Pagid are a good brand - but it seems they are abusing this name by selling cheap discs & pads at low headline prices at Euro Car Parts - I know of at least 3 Porsche specialists who've told me they won't fit them anymore due to problems (warping from enthusiastic use I think) which they never see with the other brands they fit. Nonsense I'm afraid. The pads as made in the OE TMD friction factory on the same lines as genuine OE parts. Also same line that Textar and Brembo friction parts are made. The discs will be Serbo. The OE supplier to Porsche.

So many differences of opinion on this subject. I am going to replace my front discs and pads on Cayman S 2006. Dont track the car and seldom drive it to excess in fact it only does about 4000 miles a year. Are pagid discs and pads OK and how do i tell whether I have the pin or horseshoe wear sensors or should I be replacing these at all. Sorry if it sounds dumb but would appreciate the advice. cheers Danzltiu

As I said back a few months back, buy "Serbo" disks

danzltiu said: So many differences of opinion on this subject. I am going to replace my front discs and pads on Cayman S 2006. Dont track the car and seldom drive it to excess in fact it only does about 4000 miles a year. Are pagid discs and pads OK and how do i tell whether I have the pin or horseshoe wear sensors or should I be replacing these at all. Sorry if it sounds dumb but would appreciate the advice. cheers Danzltiu As long as you haven't left it too long to change the brakes, the wear sensors don't have to be changed. But, even before the light comes on, the wear sensors will have been worn down a little if you've let the pads get to less than about 5mm of friction surface. The horseshoe type can be identified from looking through the wheel sometimes although wheel removal is what I did. The top of the sensor lead is a sort of U shape. Here's them in close up: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Cayman-Boxster-9... Here's the pin type: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Cayman-Boxster-9...