Porsche Brembo 996 BBK Conversion-- let's figure out how to fix the dust boots/seals

[OPS]

Confirmed dust boot kits will be made!

Mike
OPS

[Riley]

Most pistons are good to go unless they went flying across the room when they were extracted!

Mike

Yea, let’s see how I do with that 😂

[OPS]

Glad I found this thread. Just ordered some 996 calipers so looking for rebuild kits. Once I get my calipers and assess the pistons I will be placing my order from OPS!

Most pistons are good to go unless they went flying across the room when they were extracted!

Will update - next step is packaging (they decide how to package) Thanks for the suggestions!

Mike

[Epsilon]

Awesome. Please put up links when available.

[Riley]

Glad I found this thread. Just ordered some 996 calipers so looking for rebuild kits. Once I get my calipers and assess the pistons I will be placing my order from OPS!

[OPS]

Good news is Frenkit agreed to sell dust boots only. I will put them in packages of 2 when the time comes!
Mike

[Nate047]

Yea but all jokes aside, no one is shipping goods from EU to the US right now anyway. Because *redacted*

[OPS]

Barcelona is lovely in the fall, maybe a bit humid. Bring an extra suitcase.

Sir I like to change clothes. Often…

[Nate047]

Barcelona is lovely in the fall, maybe a bit humid. Bring an extra suitcase.

[OPS]

Well that didnt work! Auto parts from Spain is up to 34% as well as the EU. Ill keep trying!

[OPS]

Ok met with Frenkit early this morning - they agreed to hear my plan of selling individual dust boots/seals - I need to gather some data and get a plan to present to them. they are used to dealing with large repair facilities at the factories so we are an anomaly to them. I'll start working on it. I'll ask for velvet lined packaging for SQ13... in the meantime I just put in another order as I want to get the 15% tariff instead of the 25% I paid last time!

[SQ13]

I care. Replacement parts for my Porsche calipers deserve the best packaging. Jk I’d be down to buy 2-3 sets…just toss them in an envelope tbh.

[heinzboehmer]

So long as they don't arrive damaged (suspect a zip lock bag would be sufficient for this), don't think anyone cares

+1!

Edit: Terrible picture, but this is how Porsche ships their dust boots, for reference. Porsche parts are the ones under the GiroDisc bags:



Just a regular parts bag with some Porsche branded stuff in there talking about quality or warranty or whatever. Seems professional enough to me.

[Obioban]

This is the way, When they first contacted me I brought this up. I know we were having the issue of designing a new packaging for just the boots as they ship in the boxes. Let me talk to them again to see what can be done. Would you guys mind if they were loose? It’s just not professional (but im not sure this crowd minds :-)

So long as they don't arrive damaged (suspect a zip lock bag would be sufficient for this), don't think anyone cares

[OPS]

Personally, I'd like a kit that is just the dust boots, not the piston seals. Suspect I'm far from alone in that. Stock piston seals last just fine.

This is the way, When they first contacted me I brought this up. I know we were having the issue of designing a new packaging for just the boots as they ship in the boxes. Let me talk to them again to see what can be done. Would you guys mind if they were loose? It’s just not professional (but im not sure this crowd minds :-)