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  1. Aftermarket Brake pads - after more bite

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    Posted · Edited by Dubdubz

    2 hours ago, JonSta said:

    If you're used to over-servoed brakes where you touch the pedal and the seatbelt hits your chest the Porsche brakes just aren't like that. They need a decent shove. They stop you pretty well though if they're working properly. Plenty of people go on track with the stock brakes and live to tell the tale. 

    Have you inspected both sides of your discs to make sure you don't have a seized caliper? Other than that you could have wear in the master cylinder which is stopping you getting full hydraulic pressure. Or you're a demon braker and ought to be in formula 1....

    maybe its this

    jumped in my daughters mini one the other day and it felt like that I would be going through the windscreen!

    I might youtube de-glazing and give it a go first

     

    edit not yet checked discs - think I'll try and do that next weekend

     

  5. Aftermarket Brake pads - after more bite

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    1 hour ago, map said:

    Was recommended Carbon Lorraine RC5 pads by this forum.

    Pad compound superseded by RC5+ which are superb. Mainly road use by me but plenty of track miles - highly recommended.

     

    cool thanks - will look them up

     

     

    24 minutes ago, ATM said:

    So what pads do you have now?

    I have brembo pads - I bought from Design911 and got a set of brembo discs and pads to match
    I did wonder if I needed to perhaps try a new MC and maybe upgrade to a GT3 one. Pads seemed like an easier option.

    Maybe I have glazed them - whats the best way to deglaze?

    I do have the front ducts too - so the only thing not changed has been the MC....

  6. Aftermarket Brake pads - after more bite

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    I looked for 20 mins using various search terms and gave up 😞

    I have decent fluid and it was replaced by Dovehouse Indy in August, I have stainless hoses and new brembo disks all round. 

    I rate this car so much but the only thing I feel is lacking is the bite of the disks - waaaay back I had EBC greenstuff on my mk1 MX5 that were epic. I wasnt sure if there was a recommended for better than stock [sure I got the brembo or textar in 2020]...

    if its a case of just signposting me to the correct thread - I thank you in advance!

    I dont do track days but I do drive in a spirited fashion at times when its dry and there is only myself to get in a muddle, I have noticed it more actually since putting on the Pilot4S's 😁

    happy New years eve eve 😀

  7. Roof broken

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    On 5/31/2021 at 4:01 PM, red rocket said:

     And there should be a tool in the kit in the frunk - metal rod with flat end- which is used to help push/lever the caps onto the metal ball joint. 

    I did this recent but did not know there is a tool - thanks

  8. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    fixed the roof balljoints and now have a working roof again 😎

    its a bit fiddly and rather than doing on the car it is far easier to remove the rod mech from the arem/mechanism - and the threads needed a die running over to clean them up. I did use tape to show where the new one needed to be screwed onto

    😒 although being at the business end I now notice the motor or cables are pretty noisy on the down - its smooth but sounds rough -  up is better in terms of noise

  9. Mad idea ? Converting manual to Tip?

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    sorry lost my laptop to my son for a few days 🙂 and my phone does not have the password saved

    It was a lapse in normal thinking...I had a DSG Scirocco and that was pretty ok so felt a Tip car would be the similar

    - but no, in answer to one of the replies I have not driven a Tip car - are they a little below par?
    Actually I know this a subjective question - so no answers expected 🙂

    I like my manual but sometimes its a chore in traffic But do like the fact I choose when the shift happens on the twistyier [sp] bits

    so the other reason was I thought it was an option and the donor car I could break and make the parts free....keep my parts...and return to stock if required;But it looks like weeks of work and more differences than expected

    And whilst I could make the parts cost add up, my time is not wholly free so I think the Box will stay a man-u-well and I thank you for your brief indulgence in my thought glitch

  10. Mad idea ? Converting manual to Tip?

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    If I could get a complete set of parts - read a car with a dead engine - is this possible?

    Guessing there's coding to be done and I know there will be a lot of work and dismantling...I think the biggest issue is likely the clocks/dash in reality?

     

    Yes I could sell and buy a tip, but with prices the way they are I'm not sure if this is a route I want to take...

    probably madness and literal the definition of stupidity?

  12. Front Strut Brace Install

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    Posted · Edited by Dubdubz

    On 3/30/2021 at 10:02 PM, Jeansbeetle said:

    Sorry I’ve been lurking on here for a few days now and have just signed up. I’m new to Porsche ownership and have just sold my Elise S1 and bought my brothers Boxster that he’s had for 8 years.
     

    I’ve just checked my 05 Boxster S and I have the brackets. How much are people looking for these kits that have bought them and can’t use them?

    Not sure if you are sorted Jeans beetle but I only want what I paid + postage - £25 + post - I have the bulkhead bracket in the middle too - basically missing the bolts for the strut ends - everything else is there, as far as I can see

    DM me for details [or anyone else if interested]

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