[s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes

[Cody Forbes]

VAG has been using electric parking brakes for over 5 years. They run the electric motor/actuator right on the caliper.

-Cody (mobile)

On Apr 6, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> In a couple years, that setup would be ideal for brake swaps : many
> suppliers are working on electrical e-brakes with the actuators already
> installed in the drum-in-hat e-brake. That will only need a signal to
> operate the e-brake. No more frozen e-brake cables !
> 
> Louis-Alain
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> 
> Boxster rear calipers do have an odd e-brake configuration. Its  a drum
> inside the hub/rotor. That would make your e-brake inoperable, but then,most
> are anyway.
> 
> Grant
> 
> 
> 
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