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I'm getting a warning about brake pads come up on the dashboard of my 2007 Cayman. I take it if I replace the pads or get them replaced then the warning 'just goes away' and doesn't need resetting by a specialist ?

Also, any idea what sort of price I should be expecting to pay if I take it in somewhere ?

 

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Jon

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I'd phone your local OPC and then a couple of independents for prices and go with the cheapest. They'll tell you if an electronic reset is needed, although someone here will know.

 

Do you know if it's all four sets? Have you had a look?

 

Could you do it yourself?

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Thanks for the quick reply!

OPC will be to much for my budget I think :)

I'm not sure if it's all 4 sets although I'm assuming it might be worth doing all four if i'm going to the trouble or would one pair tend to wear more than the other ?

I'd probably rather take it in somewhere, I'm assuming replacing brake pads is a pretty standard thing to do even though it's a Porsche ? My only concern, like you mention is whether an electronic reset is needed, i'm not convinced it will be as I got the first warning last Sunday but it went as soon as I restarted the engine, then it came back on again last night as I was out for a spin. 

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If all four sets were new, the fronts would wear more quickly than the rears. But if only your fronts had ever been changed before then it may be your rears that need doing, or the new fronts may have "caught up" with the rears so all four. It's fairly easy to see the state of play, as below. Friction material to the bottom right of the backing plate, against the disc. The protruding bolt at the top is a guide lug fixed to the calliper so will never move with the pad which just slides on it. Look through the spokes at each wheel and see how much friction material is proud of the backing plate. In this case, around 5-6mm. Your worn ones will be more like 2-3mm at a guess...

 

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8 hours ago, DJMC said:

I'd phone your local OPC and then a couple of independents for prices and go with the cheapest. They'll tell you if an electronic reset is needed, although someone here will know.

 

Do you know if it's all four sets? Have you had a look?

 

Could you do it yourself?

 

Nice easy job to change pads (or discs) if you're up for it, saves a fortune! 

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Just to conclude the thread, I needed front discs and pads which cost £380 by my local garage who seemed happy to do it, seems about the going rate. 

I also dropped it into my local Halfords (i know, i know Halfrauds and all that but there's one by my place of work and its handy) for a £49.99 aircon service, that has made a massive difference and I actually get cold air coming out now, probably the kiss of death for any hot weather to arrive :)

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, MarkGTS said:

Should have fitted yourself, brakes are so easy to do on a Porsche, could have saved £200 easily 

 

I'd consider doing mine when the time comes, but firstly I have to buy a trolley jack low enough, or I guess I could use the "drive up onto a plank" trick to raise the side of the car sufficiently to get my jack under. Then there's the weird design of the 981 caliper...

 

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...no dropping the new pads in with this one. So calliper has to come off. 

 

I guess discs would be easy once the calliper is off. From memory usually just a couple of countersunk screws?

 

Anyone have a DIY instruction list, including any difficult bolts or unusual tools, for 981.1; 987.2; 981 pad and disc replacement?

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