DIY Caliper

[Spy007]

Ok So on Saturday I had so much fun :excited: replacing the pads and disks, I had to do some thing else.

So on the web I go, :thinker: and research Caliper painting etc. Now Since I do not have a fancy M3 :cursin: etc. I wanted to just do something subtle that does not show off my small studio :clap: ....Ermmm Caliper.

So I took 2 hours today took them off and cleaned them and then added the paint. What do you guys think? Also did a second small Mod for 2010. Could not find Italian Flag so decided to go Local.

I think the change is small but subtle and Nice. Do you agree?

Before

After

Subtle I hope

Before

After

 

[Hellas]

First: ~) on the flag mod. I'm not anti-SA, but not on my car...

OK, re the calipers: You took to good road and did the silver. Either black or silver if fine as it do not stand out, but you know it's there... Looks really good. :thumbsup:

 

[zaleonardz]

Im with Hellas,

Full marks for the Calipers, not so much on the flag

 

[Spy007]

Might do black next time. Want to c how long the silver stays clean. As for the flag. Ba Humbug to you. Where is your 2010 spirit. Bafana might sux but I think it going to be a 6 week holiday feeling. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[zaleonardz]

Julias killed it for me

But good on you man, maybe I will get the spirit a bit later :thumbsup:

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You know what is another awesome mod for you, go get some silver wheel nuts,

I bought 16 of them the other day to go with my new mags, and it cost me like R150 for all of them from the local Tiger wheel... and another 250 for a set of mag wheel lock nuts,

 

[Hellas]

What did you clean them with Spy?

 

[Spy007]

Used steel brush and diesel, and shit load of elbow grease.

Like the idea of silver wheel nuts. MMmm Think it will look so good you will want to touch my Studio....

 

[DonovanPorter]

calipers look good but loose the flags

 

[gazza]

:clap: calipers look smart

i hope you being paid for having the flags on the car?

 

[Hellas]

Look at the flags as some sort of insurance policy in the times we live in... He's 43% less likely to have a hijack/break-in... :mmm:

 

[Laigo]

Get some meguir's gel for those tyres, with minimal elbow grease

 

[Spy007]

Look at the flags as some sort of insurance policy in the times we live in... He's 43% less likely to have a hijack/break-in... :mmm:

:clap::clap::clap: Thinking out of the box

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Get some meguir's gel for those tyres, with minimal elbow grease

Thats the next thing. Want to take them of and do it from the inside, but i avg 200-300km a day so they dont stay clean for long.

 

[gazza]

he aint thinking outside the box, the man is ripping the box up:clap:

 

[MrDeVil_909]

Like the calipers, even approve of the flag. Silver wheel nuts will the teh sh!t.

 

[kabal]

what did you paint them with??

 

[Spy007]

Heat resistant caliper paint from Midas

 

[Gizmo]

Mirrors :facepalm:

Calipers will need karcher cleaning often being silver. Give the back of the pad a coat of silver too as it looks much better being an all silver caliper.:thumbsup:

 

[andrewbuch]

silver caliper looks goooood i just hope you cleaned the greesy marks off the disks before finishing the job.

 

[Spy007]

Might make them all black so wont have to clean them that often.

Yes I cleaned the grease off.

No The Flags stay. fft:

 

[Garfield]

10/10 for the calipers :thumbsup:
8/10 for the flags :mmm:

Calipers looking much better and the flag isn't too bad, Support FTW :thumbsup: