Caliper Covers
Mar 30, 2009, 03:59 PM
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Caliper Covers
I thought about painting my calipers, but I thought that these may be a better option...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gold-...1%7C240%3A1318
has anyone every tried em?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gold-...1%7C240%3A1318
has anyone every tried em?
Mar 30, 2009, 04:08 PM
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Ya that's what i was thinking. although i've painted my calipers before and it gets kinda crappy looking after a bit. If these actually stay stuck on very well, would there be any issues changing the breaks?
Mar 31, 2009, 10:01 AM
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Ya i would probably never install these out of fear that they would come off and ruin my wheels. just wondering if anyone had in the past and had any experiences
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Well you can buy ones that dont have Brembo plastered all over them. I did some research and some of them are kind of plain, although they don't look too good. I dont even really care about going all that flashy. Just looking for a way to keep the calipers from getting rusty and ugly
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Just don't do it. The idea of these was brought up at a recent sales meeting at my work. Let me just give you some of the reasons not to do it that were brought up.
*Color fading and looking crappy anyway
*Flying off and damaging/hurting your wheels, car, other people's car, other people
*Limits wheel options (may hit wheels, whereas your calipers painted would not)
*They look tacky (matter of personal opinion)
Those were the main 4 that can be applied to your situation. I'd say powdercoat the calipers locally. Sure it costs a bit more and the car is down depending on how long it takes your coater to do them, but it will look better and IMO be better in the long run.
*Color fading and looking crappy anyway
*Flying off and damaging/hurting your wheels, car, other people's car, other people
*Limits wheel options (may hit wheels, whereas your calipers painted would not)
*They look tacky (matter of personal opinion)
Those were the main 4 that can be applied to your situation. I'd say powdercoat the calipers locally. Sure it costs a bit more and the car is down depending on how long it takes your coater to do them, but it will look better and IMO be better in the long run.
