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caliper stickers are out, laser engraved is IN :D

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Old 05-17-10, 12:24 AM
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I want this, PERIOD!!!!
Old 05-17-10, 01:26 AM
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Wow looks pretty awesome! Too bad I didn't pack my break calipers into my suitcase... :/
(Still need to find some IS parts here in Taiwan, too haha...)
Old 05-17-10, 01:50 AM
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Do want. Wonder if anyone in the US could do this...

PS - AS~IS, you're in Taiwan? How's your summer break?
Old 05-17-10, 02:03 AM
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Yeah, seriously, this is pretty awesome. I want more information on this!
Old 05-17-10, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by uz07lex
Thats hot but probaly $$$$.
$800 NTD is roughly $24 USD, that's how much he charges in Taiwan; original post = HERE.
Old 05-17-10, 09:14 AM
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So who wants to visit Taiwan and bring like 200 calipers along?
Old 05-17-10, 09:22 AM
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A friend of mine used to own a laser engraving company (quit the busniess, but kept the $35k engraving machine), I will shoot him an e-mail to see if he can do this.

I'll post back here if he can!
Old 05-17-10, 03:44 PM
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I bet the cost of the process is under $100 for both calipers in Taiwan. Or, try $300 (maybe) if you can find a machine shop willing to do it for cheap in usa.
Old 05-17-10, 04:20 PM
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I used a laser engraver at work (in the Air Force). Its not hard to do at all, but if any of you have any experience with laser engraved metal you will know that once engraved the metal is 100x more prone to rust.

That being said it looks cool until you are using a wire brush on it every other day to keep it from being brown
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^ Good point. Caliper sticker FTW!
Old 05-17-10, 04:29 PM
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wow... wth... thats tight.. must be expensive tho haha
Old 05-17-10, 04:38 PM
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Do the laser engraving and while it's off clear coat it and maybe it will prevent rust...
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Originally Posted by MYIS18
I used a laser engraver at work (in the Air Force). Its not hard to do at all, but if any of you have any experience with laser engraved metal you will know that once engraved the metal is 100x more prone to rust.

That being said it looks cool until you are using a wire brush on it every other day to keep it from being brown
Originally Posted by Shoganai
Do the laser engraving and while it's off clear coat it and maybe it will prevent rust...
I would imagine with all the moisture that gets on them, there has to be something that gets applied to prevent rust such as clearcoat.
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Originally Posted by IS300eR
$800 NTD is roughly $24 USD, that's how much he charges in Taiwan; original post = HERE.
just to make it clear, the person in charge, his name is Alan, and (*edit link URL)THIS is his company in Taiwan, and he's using one of the lazer machine there (they're not an automotive company) to do the lazer work mostly as a "favor" for the IS250Post Club members in Taiwan.

btw, he actually just lowered the charge from $800 NTD (about $24 USD) to $500 NTD (about $16 USD), and that's for BOTH calipers; for those that complaint about rust, you can clear-coat it yourself afterwards if you worry so much, but if you can ask your Mandarin speaking friend to translate the conversation in the video clip on the first page you would understand it won't rust the caliper, it's explained there.

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Old 05-18-10, 12:12 AM
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I actually know a guy in socal who does laser engraving into anything you want.


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