Replacing brakes on 955 S
Discussion
So I’ve had my 2006 Cayenne S for three months now and the seller indicated that the brakes would need changing at some point. I think the time is nigh.
I don’t have a warning light on the dash but I can see there’s not much meat left on the pads and the discs on all four corners have a lip.
Given the weight of the car and the worsening road conditions as we head into winter I’m not going to mess about and would like to get them changed.
I got a quote from the OPC for just over £2k which I felt was a little high given it’s 30% of the value of the car thought about doing it myself. Trouble is I’ve never attempted something like this and given they’re brakes, I don’t want to stuff it up.
The car sits on 19” rims and has silver callipers but the size of the discs from the original spec sheet don’t seem to tally with the ones on sale from the reputable online places (and ECP).
Work is busy and I’m procrastinating on the decision to change them. I’m not doing many miles a week right now but I don’t want to leave it too long.
For a first timer at this, should I just chuck myself into it and get them changed on my drive (having sourced what I think are the right parts from a couple of retailers as only eBay seems to have all the stuff in one place) or should I find a local garage to sort?
Would love to have some considered opinions from some other owners.
Cheers
I don’t have a warning light on the dash but I can see there’s not much meat left on the pads and the discs on all four corners have a lip.
Given the weight of the car and the worsening road conditions as we head into winter I’m not going to mess about and would like to get them changed.
I got a quote from the OPC for just over £2k which I felt was a little high given it’s 30% of the value of the car thought about doing it myself. Trouble is I’ve never attempted something like this and given they’re brakes, I don’t want to stuff it up.
The car sits on 19” rims and has silver callipers but the size of the discs from the original spec sheet don’t seem to tally with the ones on sale from the reputable online places (and ECP).
Work is busy and I’m procrastinating on the decision to change them. I’m not doing many miles a week right now but I don’t want to leave it too long.
For a first timer at this, should I just chuck myself into it and get them changed on my drive (having sourced what I think are the right parts from a couple of retailers as only eBay seems to have all the stuff in one place) or should I find a local garage to sort?
Would love to have some considered opinions from some other owners.
Cheers
Bumping an old post, so not sure how you got on with this, but I did all the brakes on mine - a 2006 Cayenne S - it was no more difficult than any other car - pretty straightforward.
Took me about 3 hours to do them all.
I fitted Pagid disks and pads (they are absolutely fine before any numpties come along with "Booo, Pagid") from CarParts4Less (so basically Euro Car Parts) for £290 for all four corners, plus another £15 for a set of pad sensors from eBay.
It helps to have a brake piston spreader (such as this https://ebay.us/eA6Ah0)
There are a number of different sizes of disk (and associated pads) - best to take a wheel off and measure the ones you have - the spec on Euro Car Parts will give you the measurements to compare with. There are lots of videos on YouTube of how to do it.
On the rears there are drum brakes for the handbrake inside the disk, so remember to release the handbrake before attempting to remove (obviously make sure that the car is well supported and chocked.
Ultimately though, if you are not comfortable or confident doing it, don't. I have done brakes on many cars, but understand that not everyone is comfortable with the spanners.
£2000-odd seems massively high. I would imagine a normal local garage would be able to do the job for £500-£600 - there is nothing particularly complicated or difficult on this car's brakes.
Took me about 3 hours to do them all.
I fitted Pagid disks and pads (they are absolutely fine before any numpties come along with "Booo, Pagid") from CarParts4Less (so basically Euro Car Parts) for £290 for all four corners, plus another £15 for a set of pad sensors from eBay.
It helps to have a brake piston spreader (such as this https://ebay.us/eA6Ah0)
There are a number of different sizes of disk (and associated pads) - best to take a wheel off and measure the ones you have - the spec on Euro Car Parts will give you the measurements to compare with. There are lots of videos on YouTube of how to do it.
On the rears there are drum brakes for the handbrake inside the disk, so remember to release the handbrake before attempting to remove (obviously make sure that the car is well supported and chocked.
Ultimately though, if you are not comfortable or confident doing it, don't. I have done brakes on many cars, but understand that not everyone is comfortable with the spanners.
£2000-odd seems massively high. I would imagine a normal local garage would be able to do the job for £500-£600 - there is nothing particularly complicated or difficult on this car's brakes.
Appreciate you stopping by to give me your thoughts.
With the lack of an indoor space and the weather being so rubbish I ended up taking it to a trusted local mechanic (that hadn’t seen one of these before) and he did the job for the price you quoted in your message.
Quite glad I took that route tbh as the bolts on the rears had seized and it took a serious amount of heat and brute force to get them shifted. Seems the last mob didn’t use any grease at all.
I’m happy to have a go at a few things but I just got nervous about stuffing up with the brakes, especially as it’s my only car - and a heavy one at that.
If I can get a decent flat surface and some over the shoulder guidance I might have a go next time, although the convenience of this local chap is worth a few pennies in my book.
Cheers
With the lack of an indoor space and the weather being so rubbish I ended up taking it to a trusted local mechanic (that hadn’t seen one of these before) and he did the job for the price you quoted in your message.
Quite glad I took that route tbh as the bolts on the rears had seized and it took a serious amount of heat and brute force to get them shifted. Seems the last mob didn’t use any grease at all.
I’m happy to have a go at a few things but I just got nervous about stuffing up with the brakes, especially as it’s my only car - and a heavy one at that.
If I can get a decent flat surface and some over the shoulder guidance I might have a go next time, although the convenience of this local chap is worth a few pennies in my book.
Cheers
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