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Old 04-26-09 | 11:20 PM
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Old 04-26-09 | 11:52 PM
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if i do that i'd put on white brembo stickers. i mean, they are brembo to begin with
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LOL.. I was actually going to have them edge my name on the brakes
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thats a joke btw
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i think it would look pretty good
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Originally Posted by rominl
if i do that i'd put on white brembo stickers. i mean, they are brembo to begin with
i just ordered them on ebay
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I wanted to paint my calipers red too on my F and the 600, But I thought having the original lexus on them would be more original. But go for it for sure.
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If you do post up some pics afterwards.
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Red would look great! It will flow well with the Tail Lights
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I wouldn't do it, looks too cheap IMO. At least have them powdercoated or something.
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Originally Posted by btwanky
i just ordered them on ebay
just in case my post came out the wrong way, i was not joking or being sarcastic. i think if you paint them red, put on the white brembo stickers, and then clear coated the whole thing, that'd look very cool. the brakes are brembo to begin with so nothing wrong doing this

when i was thinking about getting the is-f brakes for my gs, i was pretty much set to paint them different color and put on brembo stickers

definitely post pics when done!
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I wouldn't do it, looks too cheap IMO. At least have them powdercoated or something.
I've never done this, but I wanted to pass along a bit of advice that the engineers at Brembo gave me. The advised me to NEVER powdercoat a Brembo caliper (they themselves don't powdercoat their calipers, they paint them). Brembo calipers are not designed to be rebuilt, and the extreme heat that the powdercoating process requires could damage the components of the caliper, negatively affecting both its functionality and durability. Just an FYI for you guys considering this...

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Originally Posted by javyLSU
I've never done this, but I wanted to pass along a bit of advice that the engineers at Brembo gave me. The advised me to NEVER powdercoat a Brembo caliper (they themselves don't powdercoat their calipers, they paint them). Brembo calipers are not designed to be rebuilt, and the extreme heat that the powdercoating process requires could damage the components of the caliper, negatively affecting both its functionality and durability. Just an FYI for you guys considering this...

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^ I trust the Brembo Master!
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Originally Posted by rominl
just in case my post came out the wrong way, i was not joking or being sarcastic. i think if you paint them red, put on the white brembo stickers, and then clear coated the whole thing, that'd look very cool. the brakes are brembo to begin with so nothing wrong doing this

when i was thinking about getting the is-f brakes for my gs, i was pretty much set to paint them different color and put on brembo stickers

definitely post pics when done!
lol.. no i ment.. i ordered brembo high temp stickers on ebay... that will fit the IS-F brakes... They are also white...
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Originally Posted by javyLSU
I've never done this, but I wanted to pass along a bit of advice that the engineers at Brembo gave me. The advised me to NEVER powdercoat a Brembo caliper (they themselves don't powdercoat their calipers, they paint them). Brembo calipers are not designed to be rebuilt, and the extreme heat that the powdercoating process requires could damage the components of the caliper, negatively affecting both its functionality and durability. Just an FYI for you guys considering this...

Javier
agree. brembo calipers are painted to begin with from factory. as long as done right, nothing cheap about it



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