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Will any Porsche Calipers / Rotors fit on a C6 A6?

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Old 01-25-2011, 11:48 AM
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I posted a similiar thread a while back but did not get any responses. I beleive I read somewhere that the Cayenne Calipers would fit but havent got any clarification or confirmation on this. Any info would be nice.
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this was a goal of a group called BIRA - brake improvement research, uh, something. It needed a custom caliper adapter.

Boxster brakes

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are you saying the Boxster brakes have a direct fitment? thanks
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clarification -- a group on the web called BIRA was developing a bracket/kit to make them fit. I didnt do it. I never saw it. I dont know if they ever finished it. It does NOT bolt on as is.

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BIRA is not accepting new membership applications at this time.
Which essentially means you won't have access to the parts list, etc.
BIRA used to supply the custom–designed brackets necessary tø mount boxster porsche or cayenne calipers to A8 rotors....evidently they no longer do so.

http://www.bira.org/info_main.html

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Ive been raeding on multiple sites that the cayenne 350mm are a direct bolt on
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A mounting bracket/adapter is needed...no direct bolt-on. Vendors like ECS mirrored what BIRA developed and sell the baseline kits using Boxster calipers.

ECS also lists a setup (Stage 4) using the Cayenne caliper using a "bracketless mounting system"...not sure that means direct bolt-on.
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boxster brakes are amazing. Of course, the rear, but near equal weight bias helps too.

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