Random Pics of my LS 430
You said you had to weld them on through?
10-03-08, 08:47 AM
#32
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The installer felt they were not secure enough for his liking, so he reccomended weiding them on instead. Once i saw the tips on the car, i knew they were never coming off!
10-04-08, 09:55 PM
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Lexizm and I painted our brake calipers today, they turned out great!
Before
Front
Rear
After
The above were done with my crappy cell phone cam, here are some hi rez with the wheels back on.
Before
Front
Rear
After
The above were done with my crappy cell phone cam, here are some hi rez with the wheels back on.
Last edited by Tee; 10-07-08 at 07:30 AM.
10-05-08, 08:58 AM
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It was very easy to do, we put both cars on jack stands and we sanded down the calipers with 100 & 200 paper. Then use the Dupli-Color paint kit....
1. Blue taped around the rotors (like this pic)
2. Use the caliper cleaner and then dry it off with a clean towel.
3. Stir the paint for about a 1min then start painting the calipers with the enclosed paint brush. The paint is very runny so paint in short strokes to avoid run away drips, you may have to put on more than one coat allow 10-15 min between coats. I put on two coats for all calipers, also the paint is a high gloss finish not flat.
4. After the paint drys (give a hour) then add stickers and park in the sun so it will help the paint cure faster.
5. Put your wheels back on and take pics to show your fellow CL members.
Easy as 1-2-3 fellas!
1. Blue taped around the rotors (like this pic)
2. Use the caliper cleaner and then dry it off with a clean towel.
3. Stir the paint for about a 1min then start painting the calipers with the enclosed paint brush. The paint is very runny so paint in short strokes to avoid run away drips, you may have to put on more than one coat allow 10-15 min between coats. I put on two coats for all calipers, also the paint is a high gloss finish not flat.
4. After the paint drys (give a hour) then add stickers and park in the sun so it will help the paint cure faster.
5. Put your wheels back on and take pics to show your fellow CL members.
Easy as 1-2-3 fellas!
10-05-08, 01:45 PM
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Any auto parts store should have it, I got mine at Advanced Auto Parts or you can buy it online.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...=next&start=10
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http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...=next&start=10
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