Brake caliper covers
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Jun 19, 2023, 12:00 PM
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You are cheapening your GS by adding caliper covers, in other words they look like crap. You got a great deal, so have a little $ to spend, right?
You basically have three options, and I list them in order by my preference:
Purchase new red GM calipers.
Remove your calipers and have them powder coated, install new decals.
Purchase one of the caliper paint kits that are on the market and paint them yourself. Some have have good results, other have not.
Good luck!
You basically have three options, and I list them in order by my preference:
Purchase new red GM calipers.
Remove your calipers and have them powder coated, install new decals.
Purchase one of the caliper paint kits that are on the market and paint them yourself. Some have have good results, other have not.
Good luck!
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Most Corvettes have beautiful brakes already and have no need of clip on covers
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You are cheapening your GS by adding caliper covers, in other words they look like crap. You got a great deal, so have a little $ to spend, right?
You basically have three options, and I list them in order by my preference:
Purchase new red GM calipers.
Remove your calipers and have them powder coated, install new decals.
Purchase one of the caliper paint kits that are on the market and paint them yourself. Some have have good results, other have not.
Good luck!
You basically have three options, and I list them in order by my preference:
Purchase new red GM calipers.
Remove your calipers and have them powder coated, install new decals.
Purchase one of the caliper paint kits that are on the market and paint them yourself. Some have have good results, other have not.
Good luck!
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TPS Motorsports has a caliper exchange program. Contact them for details - the real calipers are so much better on the car than caliper covers.
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I agree with 5he others. I tried them on my previous GS and as soon as I put them on I took them off. I went the route of swapping them out via TPS Motorsport s. They do very nice work.
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The problem with caliper covers is, they look like caliper covers. You drive a Corvette, why cheapen the look with covers? If you can jack up your car and remove the wheels, then you can buy a pint of caliper paint and paint them yourself. You can even buy the caliper decals on eBay to apply afterwords.
