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What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!!

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 10:10 am
by polaris1000
Well this week decided to paint my caliper. I cleaned them real well with sandpaper and soapy water.Then painted them with 3 coats of High Temp Primer. Then I put on 3 coats of Red High Temp paint. Then I had ordered a set of Pontiac decals that go on the caliper itself. Stuck them on and then put 2 coats of a clearcoat. Think they look great and can not wait to see them with a set of Mille Miglia EV-R 18's. The Pontiac decals really make the caliper look very Porsche like!!!! DCIM100MSDCFDSC00079.JPG

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Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 10:12 am
by polaris1000
Here is the caliper with the wheel off!!!!!!!!

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Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 10:13 am
by AKLGT
ya, i am hoping to get some custom decals from grafxwerks when i actually have time to measure the calipers... but the calipers look great!

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (trdvibe)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 10:22 am
by russ257
my my that looks nice wish i had discs all the way around i would think about something like this

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (trdvibe)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 10:30 am
by polaris1000
I got my from XexonMods.com. The guys name is Rich and he is a really nice guy that really seems to take pride in his work and will stand by his product. You can order them in many diffrent colors and I believe you can have them made to say what ever you want. I thought about having my say Vibe GT and then thought that it saying Pontiac would look more factory like.If any one is interested his email is rjcalnan@xenonmods.com. I payed $11.99 for 6 decals with shipping. I think it is a great deal and it really adds detail to the caliper

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 9:17 pm
by Triton
That looks really good. I just ordered a set for me this morning. I don't think I will be able to get a decal on the rear calipers though. That's alright, the are small and you can't see them as much as the fronts.

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 9:33 pm
by JustinVGT
Looks great! I plan to paint mine red soon as well. I really like that decal idea.Later,

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 10:14 pm
by Merzbow
did you just paint the front calipers? I was wondering how it would look with just the front painted sinse the rear are drum.

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (Merzbow)

Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 11:53 pm
by polaris1000
I painted both the fronts and the rears calipers.On the GT's its 4 disc brakes all around. I had a black 1997 Z24 Cavailier that had drums in the rear and it looked great with the drums painted red too. With your Vibe being black I think the red calipers make it look MEAN .

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:15 am
by drunkenmaxx
thats pretty damn spiffy man, nice job!

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 1:03 pm
by Merzbow
You guys and your GTs lol. I think I'll paint mine also and my drums Yours looks really good!

Re: What do you think of my brake calipers !!!!!! (polaris1000)

Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 7:09 am
by ycart1201
Very nice!Nathanycart1201

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:26 am
by knuckles
i saw your posting at 12 this afternoon then at 1 pm i satarted doin it and by 730 i was done with three coats of red heat temp paint and two clearcoats

Re: (knuckles)

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:50 am
by polaris1000
Sounds good!!!!!! It is so easy to do and make the car really look sharp!!!! Lets see some pics!!!!!!!