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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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The covers look pretty good, I think........How hard were they to put on....You said "had them installed".....you had them done somplace??? Im not sure if its the angle of the camera or what, but it looks like your car is kind of high off the wheels??? Is this something you wanted??? I might consider lowering it.
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Damn.
Not only did he put the rotors on the wrong side, he forgot to put tires on the rims.




Old Jan 28, 2012 | 09:35 AM
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It's your car and if you like them great, BUT to me, they look like what they are: FAKE.
I painted mine.
Gold on the Ruby and red on the ZR1
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BSenzina
The covers look pretty good, I think........How hard were they to put on....You said "had them installed".....you had them done somplace??? Im not sure if its the angle of the camera or what, but it looks like your car is kind of high off the wheels??? Is this something you wanted??? I might consider lowering it.
I had them done by a friend of the Family works strictly on Chevy's he also builds race cars, it took all of 20 minutes if that. He took the tires off I put the covers on he put tires on after i put cover, I also had them rotated while they was off.

As for the car looking high here is a Similar angle..i'm not sure what made it look that way, possibly sitting on the jacks.
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by carguy604
Ok - so how about tellling us how you did it exactly?! First, did you do them on or off the car? Second, how did you clean them up before painting? Third, what kind of paint did you use? Fourth, how's it standing up? Fifth, what would you do differently next time? (They look very good, by the way.)
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by oldalaskaman
not scared, I cleaned it up, I'm not intersted in this kind of 5 year old girl b.s..you may live in texas, but this b.s is making my skin crawl
Nobody's begging you to stay.

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It's your car and if you like them great, BUT to me, they look like what they are: FAKE.
That about sums it up.

AGAIN..... OP asked for opinions. He's getting them.
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by carguy604
Ok - so how about tellling us how you did it exactly?! First, did you do them on or off the car? Second, how did you clean them up before painting? Third, what kind of paint did you use? Fourth, how's it standing up? Fifth, what would you do differently next time? (They look very good, by the way.)
ok first to clear everything up, they are not on backwards! haha the stickers that were put on were backwards, the drilled holes are supposed to be slotted forward the way i have them. not sure why the stickers were on the wrong side.
as for the painting, its really an easy process. i did it on the car with the lines still attached. i removed the caliper from the rotor. now my calipers were pretty old and cruddy so i took a little wire brush attatchment on my dremel and cleaned them up really well. i then sprayed the whole caliper really well with brake cleaner an allowed it to dry off. i then took duplicolors brake caliper spray paint, and applied 3-4 coats roughly 15 minutes in between each coat. iv had them on since earlier this spring and they are holding up great. everytime i was the car i scrub the calipers while im cleaning the wheels and i havnt had any paint chipping or fading. total cost- 2 cans of spray paint $14, 1 can brake caliper cleaner (also duplicolor, youll find it right next to the caliper paint in your local auto parts store) $6 maybe? dremel wirebrush attatchment (can also be used with a regular drill if you dont own a dremel) $4. took maybe a few hours with half of that being just waiting 15 minutes between coats. i did fronts first, then back but to speed things up you could just get the whole car off the ground and do them all together
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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im 21 now, but did these earlier in the spring when i was 20 working full times overnights and going to school full time, trust me it doesnt take too long! just cause i love showing the car off, here it is with rubber attached to the rims!
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Originally Posted by littlesk8cracker
iv had them on since earlier this spring and they are holding up great. everytime i was the car i scrub the calipers while im cleaning the wheels and i havnt had any paint chipping or fading. total cost- 2 cans of spray paint $14, 1 can brake caliper cleaner (also duplicolor, youll find it right next to the caliper paint in your local auto parts store) $6 maybe? dremel wirebrush attatchment (can also be used with a regular drill if you dont own a dremel) $4. took maybe a few hours with half of that being just waiting 15 minutes between coats. i did fronts first, then back but to speed things up you could just get the whole car off the ground and do them all together
And the result is quite nice. Glad you cleared up that rotor on the wrong side thing....

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BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER;Opinions are like a%$holes: everybody has one
So in essence, what you're saying is that the OP asked for a%$holes?? Looks like he snagged a couple.
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mtnmanut
BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER;Opinions are like a%$holes: everybody has one
And they ALL stink...
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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All the more reason not to ask for opinions. Approval seeking behavior fail.
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by frizlefrak
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So in essence, what you're saying is that the op asked for a%$holes?? Looks like he snagged a couple.
hahahaha!!!!
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Frizlefrak
All the more reason not to ask for opinions. Approval seeking behavior fail.


If you are going to ask for an opinion and then cry about it.. Dont ask.

IMO putting those on your car is like putting a pretty bag over an ugly girls face.. I Doesn't make her pretty.
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We actually agree on this



So in essence, what you're saying is that the OP asked for a%$holes?? Looks like he snagged a couple. [/QUOTE]
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Frizlefrak is right, I asked for opinions and I knew some people wouldn't like them and some would, no one here is being an a%$hole to me, their just giving Honest opinions, it's what i asked for

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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Touchton94LT1
Frizlefrak is right, I asked for opinions and I knew some people wouldn't like them and some would, no one here is being an a%$hole to me, their just giving Honest opinions, it's what i asked for
You can always take them off and paint them. .
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Originally Posted by ch@0s
You can always take them off and paint them. .
I could, or take them off to go back to Original, But I bought them because I liked them.

Old Jan 28, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by littlesk8cracker
sorry but those looks cheesy and really fake. i spent 20 bucks and a couple hours to do my stock calipers in red, i think they look way better. just my opinion!

Very nice job on your calipers I shot mine black



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