Red brake calipers....
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10-28-2012 | 11:57 PM
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Red brake calipers....
Probably a rookie question, but I'm looking to get red brake calipers for my 997...where's the best place I can purchase some and also what should I be looking at in terms of having them put on? (I'm completely non mechanic)
Thanx in advance!
Thanx in advance!
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10-29-2012 | 12:54 AM
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Just have them painted red....do you have base C2?
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-calipers.html
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-calipers.html
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10-29-2012 | 05:52 AM
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If you're none-mechanical its a job for somebody else.
yet easy enough to cut your teeth on then take the car to a specialist to check your work.
I do this anyway everytime I do any brakework .....
The easiest solution is painting and restickering as mentioned above.
yet easy enough to cut your teeth on then take the car to a specialist to check your work.
I do this anyway everytime I do any brakework .....
The easiest solution is painting and restickering as mentioned above.
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10-29-2012 | 08:43 AM
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Ok cool, sounds like this isn't an expensive process then. I've attached a photo of what it looks like currently. How does the condition of the caliper look in terms of painting over it and placing the porsche sticker on it?
Just asking cause it appears a bit rough to me. Is this something that can be smoothed out or something somehow?
Sorry for the newb questions...
Just asking cause it appears a bit rough to me. Is this something that can be smoothed out or something somehow?
Sorry for the newb questions...
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10-29-2012 | 09:44 AM
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The actual painting isn't difficult, but if you don't have the tools to get to that point then you may want to just pay someone to do it. Specifically, you're going to need a jack, at least one jackstand, a torque wrench, at least one aluminum wheel hanger, and a socket for the lug bolts. If you plan to do any other modifications or detailing those are good tools to have anyway, but if not you could use the money you would spend on those things and have someone else do it. My friend had it done at at Porsche dealership.
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10-29-2012 | 09:50 AM
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Hey joelpirela your thread looks awesome man, very detailed. I will take a further look at it and see if it's something I want to take on! Thanks man I bookmarked it!
Good points, several things I didn't consider - any idea how your much your friend paid?
The actual painting isn't difficult, but if you don't have the tools to get to that point then you may want to just pay someone to do it. Specifically, you're going to need a jack, at least one jackstand, a torque wrench, at least one aluminum wheel hanger, and a socket for the lug bolts. If you plan to do any other modifications or detailing those are good tools to have anyway, but if not you could use the money you would spend on those things and have someone else do it. My friend had it done at at Porsche dealership.
Good points, several things I didn't consider - any idea how your much your friend paid?
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10-30-2012 | 03:02 AM
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The actual painting isn't difficult, but if you don't have the tools to get to that point then you may want to just pay someone to do it. Specifically, you're going to need a jack, at least one jackstand, a torque wrench, at least one aluminum wheel hanger, and a socket for the lug bolts. If you plan to do any other modifications or detailing those are good tools to have anyway, but if not you could use the money you would spend on those things and have someone else do it. My friend had it done at at Porsche dealership.
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10-31-2012 | 11:05 AM
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The dealership referred me to a collision shop they use that paints the calipers and the guy said it'd be $800 for the 911....they have a different price for the Cayenne but I didn't ask.
Based on everyone who has done it here on this forum this doesn't sound like an $800 job (well maybe for a shop who has to pay employees and overhead I guess).
Based on everyone who has done it here on this forum this doesn't sound like an $800 job (well maybe for a shop who has to pay employees and overhead I guess).
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10-31-2012 | 11:51 AM
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WOW! That shop is making some good profit at $800! They will probably have some $15.00 per hour kid do the job and it will take him at most a day for all 4 calipers assuming he drags his butt.
This really can be a DIY job - don't get crazy with it, just do one side of the car per weekend or day. Buy all of the supplies and then put the car on jack stands and remove the wheels and take your time. You will be surprised how satisfied you feel when you have finished. BTW, as a cautionary advisement, anytime you are spraying any type of paint around your car, it is worth it to go to a paint store and buy their cheap throw-away thin plastic car covers and cover the entire car and then tape it up tightly so it does not flap/blow around and allow overspray to get under the cover as you paint the calipers. The last thing you want is to get the calipers done and see you have a fine layer of overspray on the paint that you now need to clay-bar off the car.
This really can be a DIY job - don't get crazy with it, just do one side of the car per weekend or day. Buy all of the supplies and then put the car on jack stands and remove the wheels and take your time. You will be surprised how satisfied you feel when you have finished. BTW, as a cautionary advisement, anytime you are spraying any type of paint around your car, it is worth it to go to a paint store and buy their cheap throw-away thin plastic car covers and cover the entire car and then tape it up tightly so it does not flap/blow around and allow overspray to get under the cover as you paint the calipers. The last thing you want is to get the calipers done and see you have a fine layer of overspray on the paint that you now need to clay-bar off the car.
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10-31-2012 | 03:07 PM
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Thanks Franky, financial rape is well said ..everytime a German car comes in that's an auto 30% mark up on services sadly.
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10-31-2012 | 03:08 PM
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WOW! That shop is making some good profit at $800! They will probably have some $15.00 per hour kid do the job and it will take him at most a day for all 4 calipers assuming he drags his butt.
This really can be a DIY job - don't get crazy with it, just do one side of the car per weekend or day. Buy all of the supplies and then put the car on jack stands and remove the wheels and take your time. You will be surprised how satisfied you feel when you have finished. BTW, as a cautionary advisement, anytime you are spraying any type of paint around your car, it is worth it to go to a paint store and buy their cheap throw-away thin plastic car covers and cover the entire car and then tape it up tightly so it does not flap/blow around and allow overspray to get under the cover as you paint the calipers. The last thing you want is to get the calipers done and see you have a fine layer of overspray on the paint that you now need to clay-bar off the car.
This really can be a DIY job - don't get crazy with it, just do one side of the car per weekend or day. Buy all of the supplies and then put the car on jack stands and remove the wheels and take your time. You will be surprised how satisfied you feel when you have finished. BTW, as a cautionary advisement, anytime you are spraying any type of paint around your car, it is worth it to go to a paint store and buy their cheap throw-away thin plastic car covers and cover the entire car and then tape it up tightly so it does not flap/blow around and allow overspray to get under the cover as you paint the calipers. The last thing you want is to get the calipers done and see you have a fine layer of overspray on the paint that you now need to clay-bar off the car.
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11-01-2012 | 07:29 AM
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$800 a ripoff? I'm not so sure. To do it right, you should unbolt the calipers from the hangers. Prep them for paint. Use the RIGHT paint. Make it perfect. Clear coat the stickers. This job isn't taking a couple of hours. If it does, your paint will last a couple of months, like all the ricer red calipers you see out there...