Brake pads

[Flat6speed]

I'm sure this topic has been covered many times but I had trouble finding a strait answer.  I need rear break pads for my 2000 base Boxster.  Besides ordering OEM from the dealership are there any second source options that do well?  I would like to use a supplier that Porsche used.  In other words as close to OEM without paying dealership prices. 

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[JayG99]

try warehouse33auto.com

not to really rag on you, but they are brake pads, not break pads and you want a straight answer, not a strait answer

A spell checker is your friend. Trust me I use one all the time  :thumbup:

 

there are lots of great non Porsche options as well. Do a search on this as well as other forums for opinions

Edited March 25, 2016 by JayG99

[JFP in PA]

Or you could simply go to board sponsor Sunset Porsche, and get the real thing at a great price.

[Flat6speed]

LOL  Thanks!

[rprieto]

I am in full agreement with JFP.  Sunset Porsche is the way to go for sure.  I went with another popular company and purchased front pads made by the same OEM MFG.  However, they were NOT OEM pads but had the same form, fit, and function.

 

I find the brake dust, on the replaced pads, is noticeably darker and therefore looks dirtier.  Almost like the dark brake dust you might see on a BMW's rim. 

 

I find myself having to wipe my rims down periodically to keep them clean looking.  For brakes, OEM is the way to go. 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Now  a 2000 986 is a 16 year old car, and brake pad technology has improved in the interval.  Ceramic pads once were for racing only, as they required heating up before they grab.  Now you can buy "street quiet ceramic" pads for regular street use that do not require pre-heating.  I got a set of Bendix quiet ceramic pads for my 1996 Miata and they work better than the originals.

 

My question:  does Porsche put improved technology pads into their replacement parts catalog?  If I buy a Porsche-branded brake pad for my 2000 986, will they be exactly as was installed at the factory, or will they reflect the improvements in brake pad technology?

[JFP in PA]

Now  a 2000 986 is a 16 year old car, and brake pad technology has improved in the interval.  Ceramic pads once were for racing only, as they required heating up before they grab.  Now you can buy "street quiet ceramic" pads for regular street use that do not require pre-heating.  I got a set of Bendix quiet ceramic pads for my 1996 Miata and they work better than the originals.

 

My question:  does Porsche put improved technology pads into their replacement parts catalog?  If I buy a Porsche-branded brake pad for my 2000 986, will they be exactly as was installed at the factory, or will they reflect the improvements in brake pad technology?

 

Depends upon how you define "improved technology".  Porsche is very slow to change and/or adapt on something like this, preferring to stay with a proven technology they know well and that their customers accept.  A lot of dealers stock ceramic type pads (as well high bite race pads) for their customers, but they are not Porsche branded.