Cost of Replacement Brake Pads

[The Eagles]

Just had to fork out approx £2k (after PCGB discount) for 4 x replacement brake pads + regreasing of centre locks + MOT on a 2023 MYR 992.1 GTS - is that a fair price to pay? I had the chance to trial a Macan S as a loan car for the full day - would have preferred the GTS version though!

 

[911hillclimber]

Sounds a lot to me, but ask an Independent close to you for the same work/parts, then you can see the difference.
Ask them to use Porsche parts etc. in the quote.

 

[Lancerlot]

Set of GTS front pads is around £450 retail - labour say £150 - £200. MOT say £55 (most OPC's farm this out).
I've changed dozens of centre locks and normally find very little extra grease is needed when refitting. If it's contaminated or overheated, it may have become necessary to clean off the old stuff and renew. However, I can't see there's much more than an half an hour's labour involved.
Maybe request a breakdown of the charges and go through it with your service manager.

Regards,

Clive

 

[Scrounger]

It’s the labour charge that bumps up the costs Clive. My OPC charges around £250 an hour which is crazy.

Dan.

 

[The Eagles]

Thanks all. Front pads were 90% worn; rear pads 75% worn. Apparently sensors come on at 80%.
4 x pads were £786; sender wires £131; socket head bolt; screws & springs £199; labour 2 hours at £240 + VAT = £576; centre hub lock service (disassemble, clean & regrease - 1st time in 3 years of ownership) £288 + VAT = £346.

 

[Scrounger]

Crazy pricing. The wear sensor is a generic part that you can get from AutoDoc for £12 but it doesn't have the Porsche sticker on it. Lamborghini use the same part.

I got a cost for replacement discs and pads for my GTS 4.0 and just for the parts alone was £2000 and that includes PCGB discount!

Dan

 

[stephen.robins]

Thanks all. Front pads were 90% worn; rear pads 75% worn. Apparently sensors come on at 80%.
4 x pads were £786; sender wires £131; socket head bolt; screws & springs £199; labour 2 hours at £240 + VAT = £576; centre hub lock service (disassemble, clean & regrease - 1st time in 3 years of ownership) £288 + VAT = £346.

I assume your car is less than 4 years old. Is that normal for brake pad wear for a 992 GTS? I would expect the pads to last longer unless you track the car?

 

[Motorhead]

Those will be the book times for the jobs, and about half an hour per wheel to remove the wheel, replace the pads and refit the the wheel sounds about right, although I’m sure that an experienced tech could do the job faster. However, by my calculations charging 18 minutes labour per wheel to clean and re-grease the centre hub lock sounds a bit excessive given that the wheel is off the car anyway for the brake pad change. I would have thought that’s the book price for that job alone?

I think that the Porsche replacement pads come as an axle package which includes the pads, wear sensors, securing springs, pins and clips, although - surprisingly - not the pad dampers … which I would have thought an essential omission? With “Porsche tax” the price is what it is.

It seems that you’ve been charged the going rate for the jobs, but a reputable Porsche Independent probably would use something like an equivalent OEM Textar pad [I believe that Porsche use this supplier anyway, and the spec will be very similar], they’d reuse the pad retaining parts and possibly the wear sensors if they’re still serviceable, and their labour charge will be half that of the Porsche dealer.

Jeff

 

[The Eagles]

Crazy pricing. The wear sensor is a generic part that you can get from AutoDoc for £12 but it doesn't have the Porsche sticker on it. Lamborghini use the same part.

I got a cost for replacement discs and pads for my GTS 4.0 and just for the parts alone was £2000 and that includes PCGB discount!

Dan

Ridiculous pricing! How many hours of labour are you expecting? My discs are 40-50% worn, which means I will need to start budgeting for discs & pads again in a couple of years!

 

[The Eagles]

I assume your car is less than 4 years old. Is that normal for brake pad wear for a 992 GTS? I would expect the pads to last longer unless you track the car?

The car was 3 years old in early March 2026, and it gets a good workout (aka track days) a few times a year

 

[The Eagles]

Those will be the book times for the jobs, and about half an hour per wheel to remove the wheel, replace the pads and refit the the wheel sounds about right, although I’m sure that an experienced tech could do the job faster. However, by my calculations charging 18 minutes labour per wheel to clean and re-grease the centre hub lock sounds a bit excessive given that the wheel is off the car anyway for the brake pad change. I would have thought that’s the book price for that job alone?

I think that the Porsche replacement pads come as an axle package which includes the pads, wear sensors, securing springs, pins and clips, although - surprisingly - not the pad dampers … which I would have thought an essential omission? With “Porsche tax” the price is what it is.

It seems that you’ve been charged the going rate for the jobs, but a reputable Porsche Independent probably would use something like an equivalent OEM Textar pad [I believe that Porsche use this supplier anyway, and the spec will be very similar], they’d reuse the pad retaining parts and possibly the wear sensors if they’re still serviceable, and their labour charge will be half that of the Porsche dealer.

Jeff

The charge for the centre lock service was based on the wheels being off the car, or it’s about £100 higher otherwise. My sensors were not reusable unfortunately but good point re dampers, will check.

As I have already made 2 warranty claims, I was concerned with potential warranty issues by going to an Independent for the brake pads.

 

[996_992]

I've got a 992.1 GTS and the cost doesn't surprise me given the cost of the various other things I have had to pay for, but I'm surprised you've had to replace brake pads so soon, but I appreciate it depends how many miles you do and is perhaps explained by the track use you refer to.

 

[The Eagles]

I've got a 992.1 GTS and the cost doesn't surprise me given the cost of the various other things I have had to pay for, but I'm surprised you've had to replace brake pads so soon, but I appreciate it depends how many miles you do and is perhaps explained by the track use you refer to.

Just under 14k miles in total, average of 4 track days p.a. The wear on pads is expected, just not the £££ arriving at the same time as the cost of 3 year warranty & roadside assistance - luckily it's all on 0% finance!