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HIxArsenaL 01-25-2014 01:49 PM

Brake caliper help!!
 
I wanted to color my calipers but im to lazy to take it off so i was gonna buy covers....do you guys think this will fit??


Some brembo covers haha

04 SS/SC 01-25-2014 01:51 PM

Many stores online sell covers to fit exact. Try car I'd, zzperformance, wbody store, or 3800performance. They sell tons of stuff

HIxArsenaL 01-25-2014 01:55 PM

The thing is the price for this deal, i know carid has some for like 180 + shipping to hawaii, that would kill my wallet...thanks tho imma go search some more

04 SS/SC 01-25-2014 01:59 PM

Ya they are very expensive for wat they are but it would suck to waste money if those others don't fit. I would just tape everything off clean it real good and buy some paint that's made for that use. Little more time consuming but wayyy cheaper. There are some threads where people took pics and showed how they did there's I would check that out

HIxArsenaL 01-25-2014 02:02 PM

yeah painting it is pretty cheap, damn got me another car project to do haha. thank you for the help

04 SS/SC 01-25-2014 02:09 PM

Haha yeah no problem. I'm going to be undertaking the same project when the weather gets better let me know how it turns out

The_Maniac 01-25-2014 04:12 PM

I personally wouldn't cover them. There are multiple ways to paint them. You can paint them with them still on the car, you can take them off and strip them down, paint/powder coat and rebuild. I powder coated mine.

A couple of guys in Australia used those fake Brembo covers on a "joke car". In the end, not worth the effort.

If you don't want to take the calipers off, look into cleaning them and painting them in place.

ohara 01-25-2014 06:32 PM


Originally Posted by The_Maniac (Post 592963)
I personally wouldn't cover them. There are multiple ways to paint them. You can paint them with them still on the car, you can take them off and strip them down, paint/powder coat and rebuild. I powder coated mine.

A couple of guys in Australia used those fake Brembo covers on a "joke car". In the end, not worth the effort.

If you don't want to take the calipers off, look into cleaning them and painting them in place.

+1 I painted mine and they look great, well not this time of year with the snow and salt and road grime, but you get the idea. Some newspaper and a can of paint and about an hours worth of your time, because if you are going to take the rims off you may as well give them a good cleaning etc. etc.

zjerry 01-25-2014 06:41 PM


Originally Posted by HIxArsenaL (Post 592935)
yeah painting it is pretty cheap, damn got me another car project to do haha. thank you for the help



Yeah go ahead an paint them it's not hard to do. Here's a pic of mine..




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AwesomeSS 01-25-2014 08:10 PM

You just need to remove your wheels. You can paint them right on the car, and get the G2 kit - the best kit out there and it will last. You can buy the kit on Amazon & ebay - the company is local (to me) made in Mundelein, IL


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