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Old 07-10-23, 11:49 AM
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Are there brake calipers that come in other colors from Lexus? Looking at a parts list and see that our calipers can be purchased in orange.

Also, are the stock calipers made by Brembo?
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Originally Posted by SPACADT
Are there brake calipers that come in other colors from Lexus? Looking at a parts list and see that our calipers can be purchased in orange.

Also, are the stock calipers made by Brembo?
You can get stock black, gray, or orange brakes in the factory size. If you look at the fsport caliper upgrade you can get them in blue, and if you do the full on f upgrade you can get the massive brembos in orange, blue, black
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Originally Posted by Pittsy
You can get stock black, gray, or orange brakes in the factory size. If you look at the fsport caliper upgrade you can get them in blue, and if you do the full on f upgrade you can get the massive brembos in orange, blue, black
do you have part numbers for the F-sport upgrade? The RCF brakes are dope but more than I’d like to spend on it. They’re direct fit?
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Originally Posted by SPACADT
do you have part numbers for the F-sport upgrade? The RCF brakes are dope but more than I’d like to spend on it. They’re direct fit?
The fsport upgrade will cost you the same as the f upgrade.
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Why not just paint the ones you have in Orange or the color you want. I did mine in VHT Flameproof Orange.



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Originally Posted by Pittsy
The fsport upgrade will cost you the same as the f upgrade.
good to know thanks

Originally Posted by TarmacSL3
Why not just paint the ones you have in Orange or the color you want. I did mine in VHT Flameproof Orange.
I decided to go this route, which was my original plan. The F upgrade is nice and I’ll probably do it in the future.

Thanks everyone!

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Painting, wrapping or powder coating calipers in the color of your choice is pretty common.
I had the calipers on my infrared RC powder coated in gold, and then applied a very inexpensive red Lexus decal.


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Originally Posted by tfischer
Painting, wrapping or powder coating calipers in the color of your choice is pretty common.
I had the calipers on my infrared RC powder coated in gold, and then applied a very inexpensive red Lexus decal.
yup I looked into wrapping them yesterday, but sticking with painting them myself with Por-15 and a bunch of foam brushes. What grits did you use to sand them down?
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I did not sand anything down on my car.
The wheel specialist who powder coated the calipers and replaced the brake pads did all the prep work, and all the other work, too.
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Originally Posted by SPACADT
Are there brake calipers that come in other colors from Lexus? Looking at a parts list and see that our calipers can be purchased in orange.

Also, are the stock calipers made by Brembo?
The stock calipers for both F-sport and non-F-sport models are made by Advics (brand created by Aisin). Brembo's are stock for the F models.
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Originally Posted by CLightning
The stock calipers for both F-sport and non-F-sport models are made by Advics (brand created by Aisin). Brembo's are stock for the F models.
Thank you!!
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Mine came with Orange Calipers.


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Originally Posted by cremaley
Mine came with Orange Calipers.

Clean af man. Look great behind those wheels.
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Thanks. I really like the color contrast.
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