KrazeMatik

iTrader: (11)

Lately my stock sc400 brakes has been really bad so i decided to buy some LS400 brakes from a Clublexus member, received them in the mail yesterday, so i decided to clean them up and paint them!

heres a pictures of the LS400 brakes with them cleaned





i have seen lots of guys on here SPRAY the calipers and i personally done it myself and i do not like them... so i bought me a caliper PAINT kit! the kit comes with a can to clean the calipers a stick mixer, and a brush



here is the first layer of paint.. it dries pretty fast but i waited about 30 min for each coat





some more coats





then i decided to put some lexus stickers i made a few years ago and it lines up pretty good!

KrazeMatik

iTrader: (11)

after a overnite of letting the paint dry i put some clear coats over the calipers



then its time to install the brakes! first remove the old stock brakes, then remove the stock brake shield





then from there it was pretty much straight forward

masagsxr

Very cool... Its been done many times but it's always cool to see another DIY... Great job.

FormosaSC

Did the paint leave brush marks? Or is it auto leveling? What clear coat did you use?

KrazeMatik

iTrader: (11)

the paint does not leave any brush marks its very watery paint but dries fast so when you put a think coat on it levels out as for clear coat i used a high temp for engine CAN spray

Hil

iTrader: (61)

Looking good man! I used that kit before, turned out well for me too

DY3VERSITY

iTrader: (7)

Wanna hook it up with a few of those lexus stickers so i cant put them on my calipers? ill pay postage!

YeA 2jZ

iTrader: (15)

damn that cam out very nice i just bought some caliper spray paint from autoparts but i think i might go back and buy this kit insted Hey could you give me a quick dimension on the "lexus" you used for the calipers

stevechumo

iTrader: (5)

It's not necessary to use hi-temp caliper paint for the LS caliper because it's made of aluminum and doesn't hold the heat like SC iron caliper. So that means the paint option is more out there for the LS caliper. I didn't try that brush Duplicolor caliper paint, but caliper paint usually requires 4-7 days to dry. And if you spray anything on it during that period, it'll run so bad.

roy1928

sorry for reviving an old thread, im having trouble with my 95 ls400 brakes on my 93 sc300. i have the new ls4 caliper bolts, r1 ls400 cross drilled rotors and the oem pads. im working on this install with a lexus tech at my work ( i work at the dealer) the issue we're running into is with the stock SC brake lines, the pin and the bend on the tip of the brake line do not fit correctly into the new caliper. how are you guys that are using stock lines making them fit?? the tech refuses to put those on there saying its gonna be prone to leaking since it doesnt fit perfectly flush in the caliper. or what other lines are people using? any info is much appreciated thank you

EliteICind

iTrader: (3)

so... im about to order these which brake lines do i need ls400 or sc300

SChema

iTrader: (2)

You can retain the factory SC lines.

Braided lines? Order a set for the SC/Supra.

Unless your alignment pin got bent, it should line up properly and sit flush. I did not have any issues with it.

jjffyy

iTrader: (9)

I used my stock lines. They fit perfectly for me.

Psyco

Don't kill me but where did y get those rotors from

good2go

iTrader: (6)

Look, or post a "want to buy" ad in the classifieds here. There's usually always someone with a set available at any given point in time.