Just painted my calipers

[Phochem]

hi, are those aftermarket calipers, or stock calipers with cover, or just painted stock caliper with decal?

 

i'm actually thinking of getting brembo caliper cover then repaint and paste decal then fix on

Its stock GS 4pot calipers, manufacturer is Advics. The wordings should be stickers bah.

[Sealtan]

Yes you are right. You have answered for me. Here's an updated photo of the caliper but with the Rotora brake discs installed.

[Uplinkhack]

oic...cool man to have such brakes from factory

[Zoomprotege]

Bro, u mean stock calipers already painted in black?

[Phochem]

Bro, my X is fitted with the same BBK but am looking for a 2piece rotor from some reputable brand. Heard Project MU and Endless have some options. What pads u r on??

[Phochem]

Yup and the pistons are much bigger than those brembos fitted onto some wrx. I was quite surprise to see that when i fitted mine. tads also the reason u see the housing are much bigger n chunky.

[Phochem]

Not really full black but you'll still see slight tint of grey. AND the stock pads are super dusty!

[Atx2]

MAy i know the repair shop address pls.? Any ideal do they repair aluminum rims? Thanks

[Sealtan]

I have tried getting those 2-piece rotors but they have to be installed as a full brake system (i.e. calipers, brake hose, rotors, brake pads, etc) for them to work effectively. I have tried putting up a 332mm 2-piece rotor (that's the size of my stock rotor) but because of the 2-piece fittment, the brake caliper is obstructed. Tried a large diameter rotor (355mm) but still didn't clear the caliper. It was fortunate that it didn't fit otherwise I would have bought them. Was later told that our stock caliper will only work effectively with similar size rotor and not larger due to the need for our brake pad to have the correct contact area.

Those Rotoras are one-piece and are specific only to the Lexus GS, hence they fitted well (front and rear). For brake pads I have changed to TOMS (available from Team Sportivo). Very little dust (almost couldn't find any) and noiseless. Performance? Well they are much better than stock otherwise they wouldn't be TOMS. Cost? About $400 plus (inclusive of GST) for the front pair.

[Sealtan]

Bro, my stock calipers are greyish in colour and I have them painted in high temp black (2 coats), put on the LEXUS sticker, and then finished with a clear coat. I have them done at a workshop in Sin Ming and because of the high temp paint, the workshop even oven-baked the calipers to ensure a quicker drying process. I have forgotten how much it cost me as these were done 2 years ago.

[Gary84]

bro, Alcon also has got two piece rotors. Get the proj mu 999 pads, selling abt 260/pair...gd sia...

[Gary84]

Yew Lip can do spray painting on calipers as well...For a pair of calipers, less than 100 only...

Edited November 26, 2007 by Gary84

[Phochem]

Have yet to approach the distributor. The grooves on the rotor sui arh...

 

Will be trying a few brands along with some buddies and give a feedback.

[Phochem]

Okie, thanks for the info.

[Spikedoll]

wah! nicely done!! my gold calipers already turned blackish gold

[Crusader75]

I clean my car diligently weekly...

[Reno]

nice job done

[Blackbullet]

here is mine diy...