Sorry. Another PCCB question. Believe me, I've done a search already.

I have a 997.2TT spec-ed with steel brakes. Reason being that I've read that PCCBs are not durable and not usable when cold. As a result, they are not suitable for road use. Recently, I have heard that the 2nd generation PCCBs (current PCCBs) have corrected these problems and are very usable on the road, so I get better stopping power and lighter brakes and rotors. Is this true?

Is it worth my while to upgrade to PCCBs for road only use as a result?

Thanks!

 

Positive! You should upgrade to PCCB. I got PCCB on my TT and love it.

And it's more the other way around. Steel on track and PCCB on road otherwise it would get quite expensive I would think.

 

I have CCB's on all my cars and I love them! It would be best to sell the car and purchase one with them fitted already, seeing as a retro-fit is hugely expensive and simply not worth it! You could get something far better for the money.

Best regards,
YH

 

I think you'll only find first gen PCCB's on the 996 so second gen have been around for awhile. The 997 PCCB's (both 997.1 and 997.2) get great reviews. The "red" standard brakes are fine for road use and any repairs you might need will certainly be less expensive than fixes to the "yellow" brakes.

 

Thank you all for your replies. I guess I really should've spec-ed my car with the PCCBs.

 

I have PCCB's but if I didn't I wouldn't be that concerned having steel rotors. P-car brakes, no matter steel or carbon, are damn good.

 

I would leave it. Spec it next time...

 

Oh what the heck, upgrade at a very affordable price:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...cb-rotors.html