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captainwull

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After my caymans first service I was advised by Edinburgh OPC my brake discs were rusty thru lack of use and needed replaced.
They advised replacing the pads too. I asked for a price....£1800
I said am off to Germany soon to see Scotland play, I'll see what dortmund OPC's price is like. I may get it done over there.

Dortmund's price is 820 euros..... Speak about getting fleeced over here.

 
Thats shocking... It's such an easy job to do. I did my front discs and pads myself for well under £200.

Edit.... £160.54
 

ORIGINAL: captainwull

After my caymans first service I was advised by Edinburgh OPC my brake discs were rusty thru lack of use and needed replaced.
They advised replacing the pads too. I asked for a price....£1800
I said am off to Germany soon to see Scotland play, I'll see what dortmund OPC's price is like. I may get it done over there.

Dortmund's price is 820 euros..... Speak about getting fleeced over here.
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Original parts from Design 911 - not copies are

Subtotal:
£718.00
VAT:
£143.60

Toal £861.60

Wonder what OPC want as parts on their own.

Are you sure OPC Germany has quoted for both front and rear? I would be very surprised if that was for both front and rear fitted.

If your car is under waranty and must be if its only its first service - parts need to be genuine and fitted by an approved porsche repairer - doesnt have to be OPC. But surely if its first service it would be warranty work anyway.

cheers
Scott.
 
When I got the quote I called the guy back and went thru everything with him including labour.
It was the correct price, and for all 4 wheels.

The car is 3 years old. It had its first service exactly a year ago. The brakes were mentioned when she was being serviced but I said I didnt want the brakes done then as the car was about to be stored all winter.

I've hardly used her this year either. I'am only having the brakes done now as she will soon be due her first MOT.
There is not a mark on the discs front side but there pitted with rust on the inside.

When her 2nd service is due in September next year it will be getting done in Germany, along with a visit to an Oktoberfest.....[:D].
 
What about going for a spirited drive and using the brakes heavily to clean them up? Or are they really bad?
I would get a second opinion as to whether they would fail an mot.
 
All the brakes on Porsche s go the same way if you don't use the car on a daily basic ....the insides are famous for this .Have you thought about just getting them skimmed .a lot less hassle and cost .
It is recommend that after you wash the car you should take it out and brake dry before parking it up.... a joke ...to be honest this is the only brand I have ever owned that the brakes go this way .
If it is out of warranty and you do not plan to take out the extended warranty I would take it to a independent specialist and save your self some cash .
 
dismantle clean and reassemble 20mins /corner always an advisory on m.o.ts get out and give it a blast or come to Spa with us [8D][8D]
 
This is madness
Brakes replaced due to LACK of use....
Get them off , skimmed or just cleaned . Your pads must be totaly wrecked as well ... not
£1800 is mental, your brakes are probably fine , just give it the melt and the discs will probably clean up fine and probably improve.
Madness.
 
Just had the Spyders first MOT'd and asked the tester to give me a report on how the discs where ..his reply perfect no rust at 8.5K miles
I agree if the car is put away with wet discs they will rust and if not used I can see this being a problem as most said give it a good blast and use the brakes hard cadence style ..check rear view mirror first [;)]
 
I'm still on the original rear disks on my Cayman at 62,000 miles and 8 years old ... BUT ... I am fastidious about never putting the car away wet. If I wash it, I always take it for a run and get some heat into the brakes first. It pays dividends. I suspect Porsche use unusually soft steel alloy compound for their disks, which gives excellent braking, but they rust like crazy as a result if left wet.

Front disks and pads wore out and were replaced by Porsche Edinburgh, cost about £500 as I recall. A few years ago, but still I cannot understand why your quote is so steep, I don't think prices haven't risen that much.
 
Edinburgh came back to me and offered to take another 300 quid off the price.Had our local brake specialist inspect the pads and discs. Minimal wear on outside but pretty badly pitted on the inside. Said skimming would do the job but the pads would need replaced. Got the job done in Germany. Reckon I'll take her back over next year for her 4th year service.
 
If you give the to M N he ll reface the dics F.O.C [:D][:D][:D] although u need to drive from Glasgow to Spa to make sure there bedded in properly [:D][:D][:D]
 
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