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Painting Brake Calipers - Red or Yellow

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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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Really depends on the color of the vehicle. Mine is the gold-ish color. Red would look funny, but the Gold would be cool. They came 'silver', so basically match the rotor, so its a waste anyway... just blend in.

Oh, why go to a dealer and pay 500% more ? I see folks buying lots of stuffs there too ? Mmm.
Just get a decent caliper paint (Not spray-on) at any parts store. I've used and works great.


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+1, what does a porsche dealer charge for a caliper repaint? thx
 
Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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I had the dealer paint my brakes and made sure the porsche text was on it and no issues regarding warranty. if you look at the order of magnitude of savings (couple of hundred of dollars) it is worth the dealership taking on the responsibility of removing, painting and then reinstalling them.

Mine were power coated red with white letters for porsche
 
Old Oct 13, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Here is some food/photos for thought:

Also on a side note, painting your calipers won't void your warranty, PC might since it forces them to be baked!

We have done hundreds of calipers (including some for Porsche dealers) and have never heard of anyone losing a warranty due to this mod. Maybe because they are done so well they look even better than factory, and that's a fact.

If your dealership needs decals we have both white and black available, even the larger ones for Turbo calipers.

Let me know if I can help you,

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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 03:38 AM
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Excuse my ignorance, but can you tell the difference between painted calipers from the real ones?
 
Old Oct 19, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by mrdee
Excuse my ignorance, but can you tell the difference between painted calipers from the real ones?
If they are compared to ours you will notice a huge difference in the quality of work put in. Standing side by side you would certainly choose our refinished ones as the better of the two. The originals don't usually have that nice thick clear coat one would imagine they would have....

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