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Old 11-06-09, 11:04 AM
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Default Painted my ls400 calipers......

What do you guys think?









Waiting on the goodridge lines to come in before I install them.
Old 11-06-09, 11:44 AM
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pretty nice. i would have painted it a non sparkle color tho but thats me.
looks good. take pics once mounted
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
pretty nice. i would have painted it a non sparkle color tho but thats me.
looks good. take pics once mounted
Thanks, Yea I figured not everyone would like it.. I've seen gold, red, blue and all the other colors so I wanted something a little different. I was gonna polish them but I just dont have time (chrispy's look so dope).. I figure that they probably wont even pop that much behind the wheels.
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itll only sparkle when the sun hits it hahaha not bad tho. is it even high temp paint??

im thinking about painting my RMM/Supra bbk Teal heh
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Originally Posted by vwynn
itll only sparkle when the sun hits it hahaha not bad tho. is it even high temp paint??

im thinking about painting my RMM/Supra bbk Teal heh
Yep, only when some light hits em.. So they will probably never sparkle.. lol

Yea, I looked at another thread and used the same kind of paint he did.. So it will hold up to the high temp.

Heres a pic with no sparkle.. lol

Old 11-09-09, 10:23 AM
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lol at the sparkle....they look fine but make sure u clear coat them btw i did mine red, took my time, clear coated them and now 2 years l8r hated i did it. my sticker is yellow faded, paint is old looking, dust gathers to them. if i EVER do it again i will paint to a flat black
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Originally Posted by sakataj
lol at the sparkle....they look fine but make sure u clear coat them btw i did mine red, took my time, clear coated them and now 2 years l8r hated i did it. my sticker is yellow faded, paint is old looking, dust gathers to them. if i EVER do it again i will paint to a flat black
lol.. Yep, the sparkle is a bit much.. But I think they will look great behind my racing harts. I used this same paint on my stock calipers and its held up for a year now.. So hopefully these will do the same. If anything like that does occur.. I'll be doing flat bacl also.. It's so much easier to care for that way.. ha!
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wow...still gotta do mines...
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Originally Posted by sakataj
lol at the sparkle....they look fine but make sure u clear coat them btw i did mine red, took my time, clear coated them and now 2 years l8r hated i did it. my sticker is yellow faded, paint is old looking, dust gathers to them. if i EVER do it again i will paint to a flat black

Where can this flat black paint be bought? Auto Zone?
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Originally Posted by wbmx1981
Where can this flat black paint be bought? Auto Zone?
this is brand of the kind i used. g2. guess they dont make a flat black but here is a black

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUSTA...item5ad4824e52
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Hey sakataj,

Where did you order rotora rotors from? I looked on vivid racing and they didnt have anything listed for ls400?

Thanks
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Well, Got all my stuff in.. Earls speed bleeders.. ATE super blue.. OEM LS400 pads and brake fit kit... Goodridge lines and centric rotors with exact RCA's






And here is a horrible pic of my car... I'll be putting everything on this weekend

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Post how you like the oem pads once you get them installed. I'm wondering how these compare to the Akebonos - I had these on my ls400 brakes and was not pleased with the stopping power.

I'm now running Carbotech Bobcats and they stop great but they are a bit loud and I'll go with something else when these wear out. I hope the oems give you a good bite. Let us know. thanks!

Scott
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Originally Posted by quickex99
Hey sakataj,

Where did you order rotora rotors from? I looked on vivid racing and they didnt have anything listed for ls400?

Thanks
i think u misread or mistook something i said. i dont have ls400 calipers.
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