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Retrofiting Panamera Turbo Rear Calipers and Brake Discs to Panamera 4S?

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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Retrofiting Panamera Turbo Rear Calipers and Brake Discs to Panamera 4S?

Anyone have any idea if it is a plug and play mod?
 
Old Feb 18, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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yes, it is straight forward and plug&play as long as you have all the parts... same process as installing any other big brake kit on any car.

Curious... are you looking to install the PCCB option or the red calipers?
 

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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 07:04 PM
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Why when the current brakes are simply awesome? Not worth the money IMHO. If you want to change the color, then just have them painted, It will be a lot cheaper.
 
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Thanks guys, really color is my last concerns... except the wheels

After doing 60,000 km I have changed the front arms and/or the front bushings 3 times, front brake pads 4 times, front disc 2 times already, yet, the rear brake pads I am merely using the 3rd pads and have yet to change the disc.

Does it seem like the rear ones are doing their job? I have serious doubt to that, especially i recently had to make a very very sudden stop and ended up the front discs were "burnt" whilst the rear discs were perfectly okay after that...

What I'm saying here is to explain why I am changing the rear calipers and discs to the turbo ones because the turbo rear discs have an extra 20 mm advantage (from 330 mm in diameter to 350 mm), hopefully the rear can have a stronger stopping power to reduce the stress and dependence on the front discs, pads and the link bushings.
 
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Originally Posted by wnshie
Thanks guys, really color is my last concerns... except the wheels

After doing 60,000 km I have changed the front arms and/or the front bushings 3 times, front brake pads 4 times, front disc 2 times already, yet, the rear brake pads I am merely using the 3rd pads and have yet to change the disc.

Does it seem like the rear ones are doing their job? I have serious doubt to that, especially i recently had to make a very very sudden stop and ended up the front discs were "burnt" whilst the rear discs were perfectly okay after that...

What I'm saying here is to explain why I am changing the rear calipers and discs to the turbo ones because the turbo rear discs have an extra 20 mm advantage (from 330 mm in diameter to 350 mm), hopefully the rear can have a stronger stopping power to reduce the stress and dependence on the front discs, pads and the link bushings.
Rear brake pads always tends to wear slower compared to front. For my other cars, I usually have to replace the rear brake pads when the front has been replaced twice. It's a 2:1 ratio. I noticed the pads in my PTT wear even faster compared to the rest of my other car. The city i'm living it affects badly on such a heavy car. Traffic lights every 100 feet as well as hills.
 
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