MGP Caliper Covers
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MGP Caliper Covers
What's everyones opinion of, or experience with, these brake caliper covers. my calipers have never been painted. I've watched several youtube videos on painting, and honestly, i'm too lazy to do it. If i get the Cray Mantas, do the calipers even show enough to bother with either method?
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Dec 3, 2020, 04:01 PM
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Don't do it. Seriously, people will laugh at you. They look like cardboard.
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Don't do it. Seriously, people will laugh at you. They look like cardboard.
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What's everyones opinion of, or experience with, these brake caliper covers. my calipers have never been painted. I've watched several youtube videos on painting, and honestly, i'm too lazy to do it. If i get the Cray Mantas, do the calipers even show enough to bother with either method?
They're built well. I like them because its different, not a common thing to see which is what I like.
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I painted mine, it is a pain, slightly more than a day of work between scraping cleaning, preparing, painting and waiting. if you do them properly and in place.
my 2 cents
Melting Slicks
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Have you seen them on a car. I would want to see them first. They are not popular on this site. I would not put them on my car. It’s your car, if you like them that’s all that counts.
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It's your car, so it's your choice...However, my opinion is do NOT put caliper covers on your car. Get them powder coated. Powder coating is durable, and will look MUCH better. Again, it is your car. However, you should know that most other Corvette owners WILL laugh at you and judge you for having caliper covers on your car. They look cheap and tacky, and they have no place on a Corvette. They also make you look like a poser who is trying to pretend they have a big brake when they obviously don't. Please understand, I'm not trying to be mean or insulting. However, you asked for an opinion, so I'm just being honest.
Caliper covers make me
Caliper covers make me
Safety Car
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The thing about caliper covers is this:
Those who know they're fake find them laughable. And those who don't know they're fake don't care enough to know what they're supposed to emulate.
Those who know they're fake find them laughable. And those who don't know they're fake don't care enough to know what they're supposed to emulate.
Le Mans Master
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THIS!
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It's your car, so it's your choice...However, my opinion is do NOT put caliper covers on your car. Get them powder coated. Powder coating is durable, and will look MUCH better. Again, it is your car. However, you should know that most other Corvette owners WILL laugh at you and judge you for having caliper covers on your car. They look cheap and tacky, and they have no place on a Corvette. They also make you look like a poser who is trying to pretend they have a big brake when they obviously don't. Please understand, I'm not trying to be mean or insulting. However, you asked for an opinion, so I'm just being honest.
Caliper covers make me
Caliper covers make me
Melting Slicks
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To further question why someone would ever even consider buying these covers, you can damn near buy a set of ACTUAL red calipers for what this company charges you for a few pieces of flat plastic. These things are $270 on their website...
