Painting LS460 calipers and new rotors
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A couple weeks back I painted the calipers on another CL members LS460. He also got new slotted and drilled rotors we got some paint on as well.
Heres what he started with
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b4-1.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b5.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b6.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b7.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b9.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b8.jpg~original)
Heres the new rotors
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b1-1.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b3-1.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b2-1.jpg~original)
So because the calipers on LS460's can be a little temperamental when trying to bleed the air out of the lines, I just decided to paint them on the car.
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b11.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b10.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b12.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b13.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b14.jpg~original)
Heres what he started with
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b4-1.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b5.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b6.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b7.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b9.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b8.jpg~original)
Heres the new rotors
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b1-1.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b3-1.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b2-1.jpg~original)
So because the calipers on LS460's can be a little temperamental when trying to bleed the air out of the lines, I just decided to paint them on the car.
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b11.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b10.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b12.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b13.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b14.jpg~original)
![](http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n611/xxdgrxx/b17.jpg~original)
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Impressive.
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The calipers have to be Un bolted with 2 bolts to replace the rotors. You don't have to take off the caliper completely and remove the brake line. I know how to bleed brakes but being that my lexus tech wouldn't even take the calipers off for me cuz he knows how hard it is to bleed LS460 brakes, I figured I might as well leave em on. Plus they use a special machine to bleed the brakes on the LS460s at Lexus and they still get air in the lines.
#9
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The calipers have to be Un bolted with 2 bolts to replace the rotors. You don't have to take off the caliper completely and remove the brake line. I know how to bleed brakes but being that my lexus tech wouldn't even take the calipers off for me cuz he knows how hard it is to bleed LS460 brakes, I figured I might as well leave em on. Plus they use a special machine to bleed the brakes on the LS460s at Lexus and they still get air in the lines.
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I replaced my brakes with full bbk and didn't need a special tool to bleed the brakes. There isn't anything special about it. The tool they probably used was a pressurized bleeder. Just allows one person to bleed brakes. But yeah nothing special at all and my lines air free with a solid pedal feel.
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http://myvenza.ru/tech/pdf/Brake_Fluid_Replacement.pdf
For less than a hundred bucks to do correctly, why half-*** something as important as the brakes?
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#11
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![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
http://myvenza.ru/tech/pdf/Brake_Fluid_Replacement.pdf
For less than a hundred bucks to do correctly, why half-*** something as important as the brakes?
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Last edited by lbintab; 09-11-14 at 09:05 PM.
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