I got my 997TT a couple of months ago and now it's in storage for the winter. I have a couple of questions I hope you can help me with.
I just picked up a set of Turbo 1 wheels with TPMS and tires. Does Porsche balance wheels on the car or on a machine? The car was bought without TPMS. Does Porsche need to program the onboard computer so that they are recognised?

Also, my brakes (standard) had 9 and 11 mm left on the pads. The car has 21000 miles and I put on 3000 since I bought it. I would guess that these are the original brakes. When it comes time for the next brake job, will it be necessary to change the rotors or do they last a few brake pad jobs?

Thanks!

 

OEM TPMS should be recognized without any dealer intervention. Wheels are balanced off the car (look for a shop with Hunter road force balancing equipment) - not sure it could be done on the car with front and rear differentials.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=40

 

Thanks for the info. It seems my Porsche dealer has one, no doubt it will be more costly.

 

One thing to keep in mind - it took me a full day of driving around before the onboard computer recognized the TPMS sensors. Seemed a little finicky, but got done.