Did 996 come with (YELLOW) brakes factory besides GT3?

[J_STATUS]

I'm curious if 996 ever came with factory (yellow) brakes besides the GT3. I always see black or red.

[Loren]

Only with the PCCB option M450.

[J_STATUS]

I'm not sure what you mean. Please break it down.

[Loren]

Yellow brake calipers = Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) -- very expensive option (you could buy a Hyundai for the price ;) ), but the latest race technology.

Silver brake calipers = were used on the C4 (nothing special the same brakes as the red or black brakes (on Carreras)).

Red brakes calipers = were used on the S models (nothing special the same brakes as theTurbos - which are larger and have more pistons).

Some folks have put the red brakes from the Boxster S on a Carrera - in this case they are the same as the silver and black brakes - only the color is different.

On the GT3 you got red brakes which were a larger and had more pistons than the Carrera brakes. PCCB was an option on GT3.

Edited August 5, 2010 by Loren
corrected/clarified red brakes

[J_STATUS]

Thanks. I'm thinking about painting my calipers red. Is there a thread about that here?

[Bostonduce]

I have both order guides and brochures from 2004 that show yellow calipers were option # CRFT @ $3825.00.

This was a separate option from the PCCB's (which got yellow calipers anyway), that just colored the calipers with the regular CI rotors.

BD

[jgriffin56]

Loren: If the Red Brakes are the same as the Black, then why are the pads and the rotors diffferent and cost about 50% more.

[Loren]

Loren: If the Red Brakes are the same as the Black, then why are the pads and the rotors diffferent and cost about 50% more.

Sorry, to confuse you.

The red brakes on 996 Carrera's would only be on C4S - which are Turbo brakes. So in this case they are different.

I added and corrected my original post - thanks for pointing that out.

[PFPADM]

Aboult te painting, did you go with the paint in teh brakes calipers?