Painted Calipers

[Mr. Poopypants]

I decided to paint the calipers while I was changing the brakes, I got the $15usd paint-on deal from Advance Auto, I was kicking around the idea of matching the Lava color, but then I decided that, with no real visible mods and the 2 tone, it would look a little ricey. So I went with the black. It looks AMAZING and it was very easy to do. It is a ton easier to do while changing the brakes. But anyway. I recommend it for an easy appearance mod. I will post pics when my new digicam comes in next week.

[Mr. Poopypants]

Here is the front caliper. Don't mind the dirt. It looks better when clean.

[Mr. Poopypants]

Here's the rear drum.

[AKLGT]

poopy, your pics are enormous! any way you can size them down a little? having a tough time loading them and i'm on dsl at work!

[Mr. Poopypants]

OOPS!!! Give me a minute. My new camera is 5mp so the pics tend to be big.

[savedbyzero]

Just ordered my "Pontiac" stickers today for my calipers. I'm gonna paint them while in Indiana. Looks good man! Good work!

[Mr. Poopypants]

OK, it will be a pain to redo all the pics. For future reference, I will do them in a lower resolution.

[AKLGT]

no prob. just will make it easier for viewing and replying.

[damronjr]

Let me get this straight, you apparently have a base model Vibe, and you painted the front caliper and the whole rear drum brake assembly? I was wondering if you could do that as I was going to paint mine as well, and since the Gt is the only 1 with front and rear disc brakes, I didn't know if doing the back brakes was even possible. Also, been looking, but is there a thread on removing and painting the calipers? I don't have a tech or service manual or extensive knowledge on doing this, but I know I can if I have the steps. I was going to get some caliper paint at Autozone or something and just do it myself. Thanks and looks good!