[s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes

[Huw Powell]

Yeah, those are weird.  No emergency brake function.

On 4/6/2011 8:15 PM, Cody Forbes wrote:
> 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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