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Grabby Surface Coated brakes - is there a fix?
- Thread starter John Hall
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They certainly don't fit the Porsche expectation of braking finesse.
I wonder how much is related to the Audi origins of bits of the car ? Audi brakes are typically similar, because they assume their drivers are daft enough to believe it shows how powerful they are or because Audi drivers can't anticipate the need to slow down very well
The surface coating looks so smooth, you'd initially think the brakes shouldn't be so grabby, but they've presumably upped the friction level of the pads too far to compensate for some bizarre reason.
The only "fix" would be different brand pads - but the risk is that they then end up being not responsive at all until your braced on the steering wheel & pushing like crazy.
I've got a 996 911 as well & the brake "feel" on that is unbelievably good - absolutely no comparison to the Macan which has the worst brake feel of any car I've ever owned.
I can say with some confidence, every type of high performance braking I've ever used benefitted from formal bedding in. This usually takes the form of light use for a few hundred miles, followed by a short session of really hard braking from high speed to get the brakes (literally) stinking hot, then light use once again to allow the system to regain normal temp. Do not apply the handbrake during this process.
Possibly worth a try anyway!

Regards,
Clive
Regards,
Clive
Finally, paired with understated black calipers, they look great.

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