Brembo caliper covers... any good?
10-04-2006, 11:42 AM
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Brembo caliper covers... any good?
Hey guys,
I finally purchased ninetysevencl's rims and spring/suspension kit.
Since the rims are 5 spoke 18's, the brake calipers are going to be extremely visible. Since the ones on my 99 2.3CL are kind of ugly and rusty, and that my funds are running dangerously low, I am looking for a cheap alternative:
I found on ebay Brembo fiber caliper covers (that would look nice on my red car): the set of 4 is $50
check it out here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-B...spagenameZWDVW
First of all, would they fit or stick with high temperature silicone?
Is there any other cheap alternative?
What about "painting" my calipers? Anyone have specific brand names/products? How much would that cost?
Thanks.
I finally purchased ninetysevencl's rims and spring/suspension kit.
Since the rims are 5 spoke 18's, the brake calipers are going to be extremely visible. Since the ones on my 99 2.3CL are kind of ugly and rusty, and that my funds are running dangerously low, I am looking for a cheap alternative:
I found on ebay Brembo fiber caliper covers (that would look nice on my red car): the set of 4 is $50
check it out here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-B...spagenameZWDVW
First of all, would they fit or stick with high temperature silicone?
Is there any other cheap alternative?
What about "painting" my calipers? Anyone have specific brand names/products? How much would that cost?
Thanks.
10-04-2006, 12:27 PM
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yeah i know what you mean....but look at mine...
I used G2 BRAKE Caliper Paint Kit....best caliper paint i found so far. I used gold on mine. Dont get that gay ass cover shit. And yes Brembo brakes are cool, but tying to make it look like Brembo is just sad if its not really Brembo.
I used G2 BRAKE Caliper Paint Kit....best caliper paint i found so far. I used gold on mine. Dont get that gay ass cover shit. And yes Brembo brakes are cool, but tying to make it look like Brembo is just sad if its not really Brembo.
10-04-2006, 12:29 PM
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If they're not real brembo calipers, than it's rice. They're "covers" not calipers 
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Originally Posted by hybridnrg
yeah i know what you mean....but look at mine...
I used G2 BRAKE Caliper Paint Kit....best caliper paint i found so far. I used gold on mine. Dont get that gay ass cover shit. And yes Brembo brakes are cool, but tying to make it look like Brembo is just sad if its not really Brembo.
I used G2 BRAKE Caliper Paint Kit....best caliper paint i found so far. I used gold on mine. Dont get that gay ass cover shit. And yes Brembo brakes are cool, but tying to make it look like Brembo is just sad if its not really Brembo.
To all,
first, I know they are fake, and two, I do also know that they are only caliper covers. But I really thought it would look nice for very cheap.
Did you paint your calipers yourself? Is the paint simply applied on it, or did you have to go through a whole lot of other things before??
Thanks for the advice.
10-04-2006, 01:58 PM
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To all,
first, I know they are fake, and two, I do also know that they are only caliper covers. But I really thought it would look nice for very cheap.
Did you paint your calipers yourself? Is the paint simply applied on it, or did you have to go through a whole lot of other things before??
Thanks for the advice.
first, I know they are fake, and two, I do also know that they are only caliper covers. But I really thought it would look nice for very cheap.
Did you paint your calipers yourself? Is the paint simply applied on it, or did you have to go through a whole lot of other things before??
Thanks for the advice.
yeah i did paint it my self. First i used brake cleaner, and some sand paper to make the calipers ruff, so that the paint will stick better. then I taped everything off that i didnt want paint to get onto...like the rotors. Do light coats first, so that it doesnt drip. Its really easy. I put about 4 coats, and still had a lot of paint left over. but i sugguest lifting the whole car up, so the paint doesnt waste....because it dires very fast.
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Originally Posted by strawb3rri3
i vote for paint ur damn calipers.
The brembo covers are like slapping a ferrari badge on a pinto
10-04-2006, 03:24 PM
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The brembo covers are like slapping a ferrari badge on a pinto
10-04-2006, 03:51 PM
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its jdm yo....def go with painting them, if you wanna get creative, make a stencil of a word or something and spray it 2 colors.....like acura or cl or whatever...just not brembo, wilwood, or baer...thats what i did for the alero...it was all powdercoated blue so i opted out and did the letters silver
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please dont get those. it'll look rediculous with your stock sized rotors.
i also used the g2 pain system on mine. painted mine black to go with my incognito look.
i also used the g2 pain system on mine. painted mine black to go with my incognito look.
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Originally Posted by slamed_cl_on_18z
sick! for the gold calipers and klepto's. should i paint my calipers white? black or silver i have white cl on chromies?
Daniel, you'd wanna sand that rust off em definitely
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my calipers are completely rusted though, I think it will be very labor intensive to get all the labor off and even then if I didn't do a perfect job it would cause the paint to not stick that well. How much would it cost to get new calipers?
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Originally Posted by hybridnrg
yeah i know what you mean....but look at mine...
I used G2 BRAKE Caliper Paint Kit....best caliper paint i found so far. I used gold on mine. Dont get that gay ass cover shit. And yes Brembo brakes are cool, but tying to make it look like Brembo is just sad if its not really Brembo.
I used G2 BRAKE Caliper Paint Kit....best caliper paint i found so far. I used gold on mine. Dont get that gay ass cover shit. And yes Brembo brakes are cool, but tying to make it look like Brembo is just sad if its not really Brembo.
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Oh and like Platano said with painting it, on ebay there are stickers for calipers, my friend has INFINITI on his front and the infiniti logo on the rear on his g35 sedan w/ red calipers, looks nice you can read the infiniti on the calipers when he is on the freeway
10-06-2006, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by h2o-pr00f
Oh and like Platano said with painting it, on ebay there are stickers for calipers, my friend has INFINITI on his front and the infiniti logo on the rear on his g35 sedan w/ red calipers, looks nice you can read the infiniti on the calipers when he is on the freeway
10-06-2006, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
nice..i want some Acura ones
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
you know you want em too..
i saw a TL with "ACURA" on his calipers and it looked mint
i saw a TL with "ACURA" on his calipers and it looked mint
And I swear if you don't stop saying mint about every other thing, I'm driving to canadia and back handing you
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
when do i say mint?
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caliper covers
Originally Posted by Salemgh
Hey guys,
I finally purchased ninetysevencl's rims and spring/suspension kit.
Since the rims are 5 spoke 18's, the brake calipers are going to be extremely visible. Since the ones on my 99 2.3CL are kind of ugly and rusty, and that my funds are running dangerously low, I am looking for a cheap alternative:
I found on ebay Brembo fiber caliper covers (that would look nice on my red car): the set of 4 is $50
check it out here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-B...spagenameZWDVW
First of all, would they fit or stick with high temperature silicone?
Is there any other cheap alternative?
What about "painting" my calipers? Anyone have specific brand names/products? How much would that cost?
Thanks.
I finally purchased ninetysevencl's rims and spring/suspension kit.
Since the rims are 5 spoke 18's, the brake calipers are going to be extremely visible. Since the ones on my 99 2.3CL are kind of ugly and rusty, and that my funds are running dangerously low, I am looking for a cheap alternative:
I found on ebay Brembo fiber caliper covers (that would look nice on my red car): the set of 4 is $50
check it out here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-B...spagenameZWDVW
First of all, would they fit or stick with high temperature silicone?
Is there any other cheap alternative?
What about "painting" my calipers? Anyone have specific brand names/products? How much would that cost?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Every freakin post that you're talking about a car in, this looked mint, I'll make it look mint, it looked so mint, I think you even said a chick looked mint once
04-13-2007, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by h2o-pr00f
LOL he still says mint all the time!
oh n i put red high-temp on mine 2 go along w/ the color theme of the engine bay...
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Originally Posted by h2o-pr00f
LOL he still says mint all the time!
and there's nothing wrong with mint, silver was just saying it like 5 times a day at that point