GT4 RS BRAKE SWITCH ?

Including the Spyder, GT4, and GT4RS
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Hey all
Does anyone know if you can retrofit a ceramic brake set up in a GT4 RS that came with steel brakes?
Asking for a friend😌😉
Wasn’t sure if the cylinders would work or brake lines needed to be different etc
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I've poked around and see references to people doing it on earlier models -- 987, 991, etc. Seems like you need at least the rotors, calipers, pads, master, sensors, lines and clips and in one case new spindles. Whether you also need computers/controllers on the most modern cars would be my question. Unless someone has already done it on a GT4RS -- which seems pretty unlikely -- I'm guessing no one could give you a complete list of factory parts that differ without access to the factory parts PET for both cars (and a lot of time on their hands).

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Tom wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:15 am I've poked around and see references to people doing it on earlier models -- 987, 991, etc. Seems like you need at least the rotors, calipers, pads, master, sensors, lines and clips and in one case new spindles. Whether you also need computers/controllers on the most modern cars would be my question. Unless someone has already done it on a GT4RS -- which seems pretty unlikely -- I'm guessing no one could give you a complete list of factory parts that differ without access to the factory parts PET for both cars (and a lot of time on their hands).
Well
That doesn’t sound very promising 😢
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Crazy Eddie wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:17 am
Tom wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:15 am I've poked around and see references to people doing it on earlier models -- 987, 991, etc. Seems like you need at least the rotors, calipers, pads, master, sensors, lines and clips and in one case new spindles. Whether you also need computers/controllers on the most modern cars would be my question. Unless someone has already done it on a GT4RS -- which seems pretty unlikely -- I'm guessing no one could give you a complete list of factory parts that differ without access to the factory parts PET for both cars (and a lot of time on their hands).
Well
That doesn’t sound very promising 😢
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To be real clear, I am just speculating based on what I've read about other Porsche models. But it seems pretty unlikely that it has gotten any easier....

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If you don’t mind aftermarket there is a company that’s is already selling sets. Let me look for the info.
‘24 992.1 T, ‘24 Spyder rs, ‘24 boxster , ‘24 cayenne s, ‘23 gt4rs (gone), ‘22 macan (gone), ‘22 boxster anniversary (gone), 21 c2s cab (gone), ‘20 spyder (gone), ‘17 boxster (gone)
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Mojonito wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:06 pm If you don’t mind aftermarket there is a company that’s is already selling sets. Let me look for the info.
Thank you🙏 I’ve seen them on FB
surface something ?
I was hoping to go OEM
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I’ve heard sourcing oem is very difficult right now. Deman did it on a few cars and I don’t think it requires too much equipment. They might be the people to reach out to.
‘24 992.1 T, ‘24 Spyder rs, ‘24 boxster , ‘24 cayenne s, ‘23 gt4rs (gone), ‘22 macan (gone), ‘22 boxster anniversary (gone), 21 c2s cab (gone), ‘20 spyder (gone), ‘17 boxster (gone)
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Mojonito wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:10 pm I’ve heard sourcing oem is very difficult right now. Deman did it on a few cars and I don’t think it requires too much equipment. They might be the people to reach out to.
I will reach out to Rick
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I meant they did it on spyder, not rs. That is new territory but I’m sure they would know.
‘24 992.1 T, ‘24 Spyder rs, ‘24 boxster , ‘24 cayenne s, ‘23 gt4rs (gone), ‘22 macan (gone), ‘22 boxster anniversary (gone), 21 c2s cab (gone), ‘20 spyder (gone), ‘17 boxster (gone)
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Mojonito wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:18 pm I meant they did it on spyder, not rs. That is new territory but I’m sure they would know.
Thx bud
I do know of one that they were involved in …
Local guy here
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