All - I have a beautiful 2010 Panamera 4S.

It does not have ceramic brakes.

I believe the brakes are due soon. That said, I wanted to purchase some nice after-market and have my Indy mechanic install them.

I really don’t want to deal with brake dust anymore. I’ve heard that ceramic brake pads will produce much less brake dust. And as always, I am told that I should change my brake pads along with the rotors, so planning on doing so.

However, I am really confused as to which size will fit my calipers? Also, do I need to change my rotors to ceramic rotors if I want ceramic brake pads?

Any good recommendations would be much appreciated!

 

Hawk Ceramic pads are what I used with standard steel Zimmerman Rotors on my 2011 Panamera Turbo. I think the Hawks were called Yellow. I told my independent mechanic to buy the rotors and pads i wanted. Consider buying your pads and rotors from FCP Euro so that you can get the parts for free next time around; see there lifetime warranty and how to return used parts. I learned about this after my rotor and pad purchase, so ... I missed out. Next time I plan to buy through FCP Euro.

The ceramic pads got rid of 97% of the dust; I love them! I felt a loss of probably 5% "grabbiness" in the beginning, but I do not notice any difference now, 60K miles later.

Search for posts about "bedding new pads".

 

Rotor replacement. It is typically recommended by dealers and indys. Dealers usually insist replacement. Porsche rotors are very expensive. Centric makes some Panamera rotors; and I think their quality is very good. My opinion is not to replace rotors until actually needed. I measure need by whether or not the rotors have become warped, which is easy to determine - brake pedal throbbing. I do not go to the extent of measuring wear. Factory wear measurements are very conservative. When I order rotors I also have them "cyro" treated at about $100 each.

 

Can you explain CYRO treating to me?

 

Cyrogenic treatment is where the item is lowered into a bath of liquid nitrogen and frozen almost to absolute zero. Then it is thawed. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryogenic_treatment

Cyrogenic treatment probably originated in aerospace industry. Many large cities have privately-owned Cyrogenic shops. A friend once owned the shop in Minneapolis. Business was slow, and he sold it. I think cyrogenic has not really caught on with the auto community. That's too bad. I think it is a real benefit. I did the rotors on a heavy weight Hyundai Equus, which had very large rotors that often warped. I probably did 60K additional troublefree miles on the Cyro-treated rotors. At $100 or so an rotor, I think it is well worth the cost, particularly for track users.