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Upgraded Brakes to 4-Piston Caliper!

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Old 01-07-11, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
ss lines probably give you more firmer brake feel, but in reality i am not sure if that translate to better stopping power

190 for install, that's pretty good!!!! make sure you get brake fluid too for bleeding the brakes if the guy doesn't have it
Hey thanks all to this I totally forgot to get get replacement brake fluid but yeah he is a good friend so he is helping me out with a bunch of stuff.
Old 01-07-11, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
Hey thanks all to this I totally forgot to get get replacement brake fluid but yeah he is a good friend so he is helping me out with a bunch of stuff.
hehe np. yeah make sure you get a checklist, it would be a bummer if everything done and then you have no brakes

also make sure you break in the brakes correctly as well
Old 01-07-11, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
hehe np. yeah make sure you get a checklist, it would be a bummer if everything done and then you have no brakes

also make sure you break in the brakes correctly as well
yeah thanks I would have forgotten that and been sadly screwing up my car!
Old 01-07-11, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
Yeah, gonna go with that cause checked with dealer a week ago and they told me $456EA for the caliper.



Ok, thats basically what I wanted to know, When I saw the calipers at the dealership, OMG these things are huge i mean there is a huge difference and these things will actually fit, how have your brakes been working, any problems or issue's!
No problems whatsoever and it was the easiest install ever... Everything bolted up with no issues and completely factory... Just do yourself a favor and find the cotter pins in the box before you go running to the parts store thinking Seawell's left them out...
Old 01-09-11, 02:24 PM
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Just purchased these brakes from sewell $830 with ground delivery to NY. Install hopefully in the next 2 weeks if i receive these by then.
Old 01-09-11, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Lex Luga
Just purchased these brakes from sewell $830 with ground delivery to NY. Install hopefully in the next 2 weeks if i receive these by then.
Good keep us posted, where in NY are you located?
Old 01-09-11, 11:03 PM
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Rockland county, near the palisades mall.
I also just bought g2 high gloss blue caliper paint and the lexus white decals from ebay...i think the f sport blue colored calipers go with the flint mica paint aka dark gray.

I need to find a shop to install these for cheap. Every shop around here is expensive for the most part..im willing to drive to queens or bronx..as long as they do quality work. Any recommendations?

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Old 01-09-11, 11:30 PM
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Do it you're self very easy work. Or go to ure regular brake pad, oil change guys they should be able to do it.
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Originally Posted by Lex Luga
Rockland county, near the palisades mall.
I also just bought g2 high gloss blue caliper paint and the lexus white decals from ebay...i think the f sport blue colored calipers go with the flint mica paint aka dark gray.

I need to find a shop to install these for cheap. Every shop around here is expensive for the most part..im willing to drive to queens or bronx..as long as they do quality work. Any recommendations?
hey where did you get the decals, I tried loking for them on Ebay and couldn't find them.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...#ht_2344wt_798

default comes in white. which are the ones i got, unless you specify the color you want
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Those caliper stickers are for is250 caliper, they are slightly tilted and smaller letters then the usual 350 brakes.
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Originally Posted by GS350Lexus
Those caliper stickers are for is250 caliper, they are slightly tilted and smaller letters then the usual 350 brakes.
that's just what I was gonna ask cause it says all years but not sure they give the 2007-11 calipers consideration I don't think those will work.
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Wont work really? Ill try it out, if its smaller it might be good cuz i never see huge fonts on brake calipers anyway. If anything ill jus paint the calipers.. 8.50 isnt much when u spend 830 on a brake kit
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K here is a thread check it out same exact sticker you bought
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...th-decals.html
Here is a thread with bunch of painted caliper's etc etc some 350 caliper's with decals notice how larger the sticker is
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...-calipers.html
Also found the website where I got my decals Its under "IS350 Caliper Decals"
http://www.motogfx.com/lexus/
Also here is another website to get the stickers
http://www.bombgrafx.com/ready

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Old 01-11-11, 11:27 AM
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im not feelin the large font too much..

EDIT: ill have to see both in person and decide, so i bought the larger decals too LOL

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...-calipers.html

lookin at these pix makes me wish I bought slotted rotors, but the blanks still look clean. And that glossly blue will look amazing with the flint mica body color, I cant wait!

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