Durability of painted calipers? Also think it looks 'cheap'? - Page 3

areukhmer · 08-25-09, 10:02 AM

I painted mine metallic orange and i love it!!!!

Lexasaurus · 08-25-09, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by trixxx519

anyone know where to buy some caliper covers that fits the is 250

Nooooooooooooo, do not buy the Brembo ones!! PLEASE!!!

dylan20 · 08-25-09, 08:43 AM

^... ya check out bombgrafx on ebay..thats the place to go!

iSuxeL · 08-25-09, 10:23 AM

No go for me.

trixxx519 · 08-27-09, 05:55 PM

should i just paint them then? and then put a decal on

XprincoX · 08-27-09, 06:24 PM

yes of course u want to paint them before applying the decals... once you apply the decals you can apply a couple coats of clear coat to protect the decal too.

mdgrwl · 11-07-09, 08:40 PM

bump! more thoughts on this topic!

ExclusivIS · 11-07-09, 10:19 PM

^ Personally on your ride, I wouldn't paint them any other color then black. I see you are about the "clean" look, don't ruin it with a bright stand out color on OEM calipers.

mdgrwl · 11-08-09, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ExclusivIS

^ Personally on your ride, I wouldn't paint them any other color then black. I see you are about the "clean" look, don't ruin it with a bright stand out color on OEM calipers.

Yeah, I was thinking black and only black if I did it... that with a silver decal. I think if it is done right it can look extremely clean and OEM... prolly gonna do it soon.

TommySC · 11-08-09, 11:17 AM

Anyone got pics of blue calipers on a Tungsten Pearl IS?
If anything, I'm thinking blue to kinda go w/ the whole F-Sport theme.

xuningshen · 11-08-09, 11:18 AM

i've posted these pics up before, but not in this thread, so here it is again. i didn't take the caliper off completely. would've been cleaner but oh well haha but u can't see the not painted part with the wheel on, its impossible only with the wheel off. hopefully will get some slotted rotors once i need to replace my brakes. durability has been great too. no chips or nothing, painted, put the sticker on, no clear coat, still as good as day one! its been 2 months or so now of daily driving 40 miles to work.

IStrip50 · 11-08-09, 12:52 PM

I got the G2 caliper paint stuff for like 40 bucks on ebay and painted mine black about a month ago and I think they look fantastic. They do get a little dirty from time to time, but you can just wipe them off and they are still as glossy as they were the first day I painted them.

I don't think you will regret it if you do it.

ExclusivIS · 11-08-09, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mdgrwl

Yeah, I was thinking black and only black if I did it... that with a silver decal. I think if it is done right it can look extremely clean and OEM... prolly gonna do it soon.

Want clean and OEM? Check out my old IS350 brake setup I flaunted on my IS250awd....

^I say you go for something like that dude....

lexboi250 · 11-08-09, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ExclusivIS

Want clean and OEM? Check out my old IS350 brake setup I flaunted on my IS250awd....

^I say you go for something like that dude....

wow, did you do that yourself or was it done by a shop? looks so good

mdgrwl · 11-09-09, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ExclusivIS

Want clean and OEM? Check out my old IS350 brake setup I flaunted on my IS250awd....

^I say you go for something like that dude....

Nice... what paint/brand did you use? Duplicolor? Brush or spray, ect... ?
Oh yeah, and what color is that? Silver?