More painted calipers...
May 19, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Racer
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From: Raleigh NC
More painted calipers...
...with newly installed brakes from the WDP purchase:
Front :
Rear :
Red calipers look great on most cars, but my C5 is Bowling Green, and I just couldn't see a green car with red calipers - I didn't want it to end up looking like a Christmas Corvette....
My thanks to everyone else who has posted threads with their results of painted calipers & brake installations. Those bracket bolts are on DAMN tight - even my impact gun wouldn't break them loose. Nothing a cheater bar couldn't loosen though!
May 19, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Looks great!! BTW - the bracket bolts should be at 125 lb ft. torque.
May 19, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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Beautiful car and the perfect color choice for the calipers!
May 19, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Looks great. BG is such a cool color. Good work
May 19, 2006 | 10:21 AM
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From: Bonita Springs, Florida
Great job and and color choice
Perfect with DBGM
May 19, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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From: Lake Havasu City, AZ
Great look, but I must have missed the jackstands!
May 19, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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You did a nice job!
May 19, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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Racer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
Looks great!! BTW - the bracket bolts should be at 125 lb ft. torque.
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May 19, 2006 | 10:53 AM
Le Mans Master
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Lookin good! FWIW, you should have painted the rotor hats green too!
May 19, 2006 | 11:24 AM
Melting Slicks
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Love those black calipers.
May 19, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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May 19, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Looks great.
Did you paint the letter white or did you polish them?
May 19, 2006 | 03:30 PM
Melting Slicks
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Very nice
May 19, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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Racer
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From: Raleigh NC
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cozmo
Looks great.
Did you paint the letter white or did you polish them?
Just lightly sanded. I've always thought the lettering on other painted calipers looked white as well, I guess it's just the contrast against the black.
May 19, 2006 | 03:47 PM
Instructor
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From: Houston Texas
Where did you buy the rotors? I really like them
May 19, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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From: Newington CT
May 19, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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Racer
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From: Raleigh NC
Quote:
Originally Posted by 02canavette
Where did you buy the rotors? I really like them
These were from the recent "WDP" purchase (
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1554557894 ) I was one of the lucky ones, ordered Feb28, received them a few weeks later.
May 19, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barrynk
I have the same rotors. I also got lucky. I was going to paint my calipers when I installed the rotors but like you had a heck of a time getting the rears bolts off. I went over to a friends house for help. I didn't want to paint the calipers in his driveway.
May 19, 2006 | 05:33 PM
Drifting
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From: Kersey PA
Looks awesome!! I like your color choice!!
May 19, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Black is the new Red.