Description
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The Genuine Porsche Warning Contact 99160918300 is an essential component for ensuring the safety and reliability of your Porsche’s brake system. This rear brake pad sensor is designed to monitor the condition of your brake pads and provide timely warnings when they are worn out, helping you avoid unnecessary damage to your brake discs. Designed to fit Porsche 991 series, it maintains the integrity of your braking system by delivering precise wear monitoring, ensuring your vehicle’s brakes remain in optimal working condition.
Manufactured to OEM Porsche standards, this sensor is the perfect replacement for your worn-out brake pad wear indicator. It helps maintain the consistent performance of your brake system, preventing any costly repairs or dangerous situations caused by failing to notice worn-out brake pads.
At Europeanautospares, we supply this part directly from Porsche to ensure that your vehicle retains its original engineering standards. The Genuine Porsche Warning Contact is made to withstand the heat and pressure demands of high-performance vehicles, providing long-lasting durability even under tough driving conditions.
Specifications
- Brand: Porsche
- Part Number: 99160918300
- Product Type: Warning contact (brake pad wear sensor)
- Condition: New and unused
- Fitment Type: Direct replacement for Porsche 991 series vehicles
- Manufacturing Standard: OEM Porsche specifications
- Material: High-quality, durable material to endure extreme conditions
- Function: Monitors brake pad wear and alerts when they need replacing
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Warranty: Standard Porsche warranty
Why Choose European Auto Spares
Factory-Approved Porsche Quality
When you buy from Europeanautospares, you are guaranteed a Genuine Porsche Warning Contact 99160918300 that is manufactured to OEM Porsche standards. This ensures that your brake system remains in optimal condition, just as it was when your Porsche was first built.
Accurate Fit for Porsche 991 Series
We provide the correct fitment with every part. Our Genuine Porsche Warning Contact is designed to be a direct replacement, which means no modifications are required. It will fit your Porsche 991 perfectly, ensuring seamless integration with your vehicle’s brake system.
Reliable and Long-Lasting Performance
This sensor is designed to withstand extreme heat and pressure, making it suitable for both everyday driving and high-performance conditions. It will reliably monitor your brake pad wear, ensuring that you always know when it’s time to replace your pads, keeping your braking system in perfect working order.
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Maintain Reliable Sealing Performance
Even though the Genuine Porsche Warning Contact is a small component, it plays an essential role in maintaining the reliability of your vehicle's brake system. Keeping track of the brake pads’ condition, it helps prevent damage to your brake discs and ensures that your vehicle remains safe and responsive under all driving conditions. At Europeanautospares, we understand how crucial it is to maintain your Porsche’s performance, which is why we only offer genuine Porsche components that meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.
By using this Genuine Porsche Warning Contact as part of your routine maintenance, you can prevent unforeseen failures in your brake system. Regularly replacing brake components at the right time is essential to the longevity of your vehicle and the safety of its occupants.
Fitment Details
xPorsche Rear Axle Wear Indicator Wire Fitment
Brake System Specification Matrix — 991 and 982 Platforms Rear Left & Right High-Temperature Sacrificial Safety Sensors
| Model / Generation | Application Details (Brake System — Rear Axle LH/RH Pad Wear Indicator Wires) | Year Range |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche 911 Carrera (991.1) | Rear 3.4L Naturally Aspirated Base Models — Standard Brake Calipers Symmetrical Single-Pin Sensor Set | 2012–2016 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera S (991.1) | Rear 3.8L NA High-Performance Platforms — Red Brembo Multi-Piston Units Heavy-Duty Retention Clip Lead | 2012–2016 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (991.1) | Rear 3.4L All-Wheel Drive Widebody Setups — Symmetrical Contact Leads Widebody-Extended Wire Track | 2013–2016 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (991.1) | Rear 3.8L AWD Widebody Performance Trims — Caliper Warning Links Enhanced High-Speed Harness Core | 2013–2016 |
| Porsche 911 Targa 4 / 4S (991.1) | Rear 3.4L / 3.8L Glass-Roof Specialty Profiles — Rear Caliper Safety Lines Tailored Trailing Arm Interface | 2014–2016 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera (991.2) | Rear Gen II Facelift 3.0L Twin-Turbo Base Models — Wear Indicator Tracks Facelift High-Friction Matrix Clip | 2017–2019 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera S (991.2) | Rear Gen II Facelift 3.0L Twin-Turbo Sport Packs — Rear Caliper Pins High-Thermal Transient Response Line | 2017–2019 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera 4 / 4S (991.2) | Rear Gen II 3.0L Twin-Turbo AWD Series — Sacrificial Grounding Wires Symmetrical Double-Insulated Shield Pack | 2017–2019 |
| Porsche 718 Boxster / S (982) | Rear 2.0L / 2.5L Turbocharged Mid-Engine Roadsters — Main Rear Warning Lines Mid-Engine Short-Base Run Harness | 2017–2024 |
| Porsche 718 Cayman / S (982) | Rear 2.0L / 2.5L Turbocharged Mid-Engine Sports Coupes — Axle Signal Links Rigid Bracket Snap-In Module | 2017–2024 |
Weissach Chassis Safety Loop & Rear Caliper Service Notice
This professional-grade rear axle left-hand/right-hand (LH/RH) automatic brake pad wear indicator sensor, high-dielectric insulated wiring loom, and snap-in caliper contact node group is configured strictly for the high-performance rear multi-piston braking circuits of the Porsche 991-generation 911 and 982-generation 718 Boxster/Cayman model lines. Slotted directly into precision-milled grooves on the inner brake pad backing plates, this sacrificial loop serves as a closed-circuit grounding loop. When pad thickness wears down to less than **2.5 mm**, the rotating surface of the ventilated brake rotor cuts through the resin sensor tip, opening the electrical loop and instantly flashing a "Check Brake Pads" warning message on the instrument cluster display.
Critical Drivetrain Packaging, Caliper Size & Wheelbase Variant Warnings: Technicians, workshop specialists, and alignment experts must maintain precise catalog separation across these sports car families. Symmetrical entry-level trims (Base Carrera and 718 models) utilize standard anodized black four-piston calipers, whereas "S" and twin-turbo performance packages feature significantly larger, high-volume red Brembo multi-piston units holding thicker friction pads.
Never attempt to cross-install a generic base model aftermarket sensor wire or a 718 mid-engine rear harness into a 911 Carrera 4S or Targa widebody chassis setup. Due to the widebody rear tracking architecture and extended rear-engine axle hub geometry of all-wheel-drive (4 and 4S) variants, the required wire routing path is significantly longer and uses unique subframe mounting standoffs. Sourcing a shorter rear sensor line will over-stretch the cable as the rear wheel encounters full suspension travel extensions or high-load compression strokes. This structural stretch will snap the internal fine copper core strands or yank the harness straight out of its subframe socket, triggering false warning loops, disabling electronic wear tracking, and potentially logging communication errors on the primary body control gateway.
Special caution applies to vehicles equipped with Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes ($PCCB$, identifiable by yellow calipers). PCCB applications utilize highly specific, ultra-thin sensor tips calibrated to the high-thermal expansion limits of carbon-ceramic discs; standard steel-rotor spec sensors are dimensionally incompatible and will fracture or melt if forced into a ceramic backing plate.
Dismantling & Technical Installation Best Practices: Replacing rear axle wear indicators requires lifting the chassis safely on a two-post frame hoist, removing the rear wheels, and freeing the sensor harness from its trailing arm routing brackets. Never use steel screwdrivers or prying picks directly against old, heat-baked sensor heads to wrench them from the pad backing plate. This localized stress easily fractures, scores, or delaminates the neighboring pad compound material. Carefully slide the metal bridge retention spring clip away to back the pin head out cleanly parallel.
Thoroughly blow out calcified carbon brake dust, road salts, and grit debris from the caliper housing slots utilizing fast-evaporating aerosol brake cleaners. Lightly coat the outer weatherproofing socket seal boot with high-vacuum dielectric silicone paste. Snap the new sensor head firmly into the pad backing groove until a positive mechanical lock is established. Route the lead wire loops carefully back along the factory anti-chafing eyelets, matching the flexible hydraulic brake line curves exactly to absorb suspension articulation without tensioning. Cycle the ignition system to verify that the dashboard dashboard safety loop resets to a healthy status before finalizing workshop parameters.
Glass-Reinforced Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) Housing
The primary contact sensor tip is injection-molded from high-density, glass-fiber reinforced PEEK crystalline polymers. This advanced material choice yields absolute dimensional stability, zero material swelling when exposed to hydraulic fluid, and total structural containment across high-radiant caliper temperatures scaling up to $+260^{\circ}\text{C}$.
Dual-Layer EPDM-Silicone Outer Insulation Sleeving
The internal multi-strand copper wiring strands are protected by a dual-layer ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and high-dielectric silicone jacket. This specialized engineering prevents wiring wall abrasion from winter salts and road grit wash, resists long-term ozone decay, and stops wire degradation from aggressive under-wheel harmonic vibrations.
FAQs
xFrequently Asked Questions
This part is a brake pad wear sensor that alerts you when your brake pads are worn and need replacing, helping you maintain the safety and efficiency of your Porsche’s braking system.
Yes, this Warning Contact 99160918300 is a Genuine Porsche part that meets the exact specifications required for Porsche 991 series vehicles.
The Genuine Porsche Warning Contact 99160918300 is designed to fit various models in the Porsche 991 series. Refer to the Fitment Details table above to ensure compatibility with your specific model.
Regularly check the condition of your brake pads and brake sensors, and replace any worn components on time. Using genuine Porsche parts like the Warning Contact 99160918300 ensures your vehicle’s braking system functions as intended.
Yes, you can order this product online through Europeanautospares, and we offer global shipping for Porsche enthusiasts worldwide. Whether you're based in the UAE or anywhere else, we can deliver this Genuine Porsche Warning Contact 99160918300 directly to your location.
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