Painted Calipers Pics
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The calipers on the IS350 are really good. 4 pot front and dual distribution rears... BMW M5 uses a similar system " Naturally, BMW's most advanced braking system graces the M5. Behind the 19-inch wheels are huge 14.7-inch front and 14.6-inch rear two-piece rotors bringing the big sedan to a stop. Surprisingly, there are no four-piston calipers hiding in the front wheels. Instead, BMW chose a far less sexy dual-piston sliding-caliper design. " (edmunds)
IS350 front calipers are more advanced than the M5's front setup...Performance is in the pads and weight of the rotor. Caliper with multi pistons distribute equal braking force along the pads...The lexus is350 fronts have 4 and that is plenty. The rear brakes don't do nearly as much work as the front so they do not need large pads thus the small calipers.
I can buy brembo calipers but they won't make me stop shorter. I can buy better pads that will help me stop better. Making the rotors lighter will help me stop shorter too.
IS350 front calipers are more advanced than the M5's front setup...Performance is in the pads and weight of the rotor. Caliper with multi pistons distribute equal braking force along the pads...The lexus is350 fronts have 4 and that is plenty. The rear brakes don't do nearly as much work as the front so they do not need large pads thus the small calipers.
I can buy brembo calipers but they won't make me stop shorter. I can buy better pads that will help me stop better. Making the rotors lighter will help me stop shorter too.
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Originally Posted by genearch
Bottom line, it's your car do what makes you happy.
IMHO, Painting calipers red is an extremely rice move. I just told a guy that was considering powder coating his red on a M6 board the same thing.
Who gives a flock about BMW's braking system, if they didn't come red, they don't belong red.
IMHO, Painting calipers red is an extremely rice move. I just told a guy that was considering powder coating his red on a M6 board the same thing.
Who gives a flock about BMW's braking system, if they didn't come red, they don't belong red.
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They kinda make you just focus on the calipers and distract you from the rest of the
car.. I personally like the other guy's that had those silver Lexus decals put on them
car.. I personally like the other guy's that had those silver Lexus decals put on them
Last edited by Tony1; Jun 21, 2006 at 08:58 AM.
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Originally Posted by conekiller
You did nice work, although red wouldn't have been my choice for this car. I'm probably going to go with a silver caliper paint kit...it'll match my car and I've always liked the silver calipers MB uses on their AMG sedans.
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