Acura604

just wanted to get some opinions on this look... decal was available from a source on Ebay.

ttribe

That turned out nice. I did something similar on my '06, only in black instead of GM. Good job.

GrwnUpRcer

looks added on. dont fake the funk, no brembo, no acura logo. if you wanted the calipers to say acura, you should have bought a 6MT.

ttribe

Disagree.

guitarplayer16

iTrader: (8)

Looks great!

It looks like the driver side decal isn't on right, though lol

Acura604

yah..the driver side decal is on fine.. just the way the photo was taken. i'll keep it as is..see how it holds up. definitely cool to have the A-specs spin away with the large gaps between spokes, the 'acura' is really visible.

Project X

fake brembos

GrwnUpRcer

disagree all you want. the fact is youre trying to make the 'base' brakes look like the brembos.

equivalent to a lexus badge on a camry. he asked for opinions. this is mine.

myron

iTrader: (4)

this is not at all like that

geekybiker

Where's the type-S badge?

maharajamd

iTrader: (1)

If he had put a brembo decal on sure, that logic works, because it's a lie. But he didn't, he put an acura logo on his acura (honda) part, which is true.

I'd say it looks off though. There just isn't enough space to make it look right. But the GM was a good choice and it looks like you did a good job. Congrats.

ttribe

Bullcrap. He didn't put "Brembo" stickers (or fake covers for that matter) on them. He put an "Acura" logo on an "Acura".

GrwnUpRcer

And what was his reasoning for doing this? Because the better brakes available for his car have ACURA written on them. If the brembos didnt say ACURA do you think he would have done this little project? Thats the point I'm trying to make.

myron

iTrader: (4)

If stock big brakes had BREMBO written on them and he put BREMBO on these then yea he'd be a poser bitch. But he put "ACURA" on his ACURA car, so what. Not like he's fooling anyone with those small calipers

maharajamd

iTrader: (1)

He doesn't have to make a point for why he did what he did. Your point, however, still doesn't add up. All your point seems to be is to rag on someone in that very same persons thread.

And I'd say he did it for bling. Anyone who looks close enough to see the Acura letters is going to know they aren't brembos. He was just trying to dress it up a bit. And kudos to him for putting forth the effort.

ttribe

This.

GrwnUpRcer

effort shmeffort. It doesnt look OEM so it looks cheesy. he asked for an opinion and i gave him mine, backed up my reasoning and you guys say I'm 'ragging' on him. Take it how you want it, it looks like crap.

ttribe

One does not "back up" their reasoning with faulty premises. That's a recipe for failure. You're 14 posts into your tenure here; learn the culture a bit before you start flailing about with your attitude.

maharajamd

iTrader: (1)

Well then all I can say is GrwnUpRcer...
























you've still got some Grwning up to do.

bforbrian

iTrader: (11)

Wow that looks unbelievably tacky. Why would you want to attract more attention to 1-piston unattractive brake calipers? Why don't you paint them red while you're at it? There's nothing wrong with putting an Acura decal on stock brakes, but whether they look good is a different story.

As they all say: "If you like it, that's all that matters!"

ttribe

Painting them grey doesn't "attract more attention"; leaving them the cheap looking silver with an open wheels design does.

Now, if you want to talk about tacky, should we talk about neon-colored wheels?

Acura604

thanks for all the feedback/opinions fellas... exactly what i wanted to read. i painted the calipers recently and figured why not give this 'decal' mod a try.. in any case, i'll leave it on and see if it grows on me or annoys me... not that hard to remove it.... but the gunmetal paint with its 'gloss' looks great.

bforbrian

iTrader: (11)

The gray is nice; I love the gray, but placing an acura decal on the caliper attracts more attention. Why would you want to? It's not a big brake kit with a stylish caliper.

The orange wheels were loud and outrageous, I agree, but they were made by Volk Racing, right out the factory. I didn't buy a set of $3K wheels to paint them orange. None of their wheels are tacky. Tacky on my car? Some say yes, some say no. I can live with that.
You calling my wheel theme tacky is simply your opinion, lol; the OP was asking for ours.

ttribe

Right, that's all well and good. And when I saw your wheels first on your car guess what I didn't do - act like an ass. Expressing an opinion doesn't require it.

r3devi7

iTrader: (2)

This, let him be. I wouldnt do the decal, but the color looks good.

ttribe

That's just thing, I NEVER did call your wheel theme tacky. I made that statement to make the point that you can disagree without being a jerk.

maharajamd

iTrader: (1)

myvtec

Gunmetal looks great with the wide-open space of the wheels man.

People can say what they want about the ACURA emblem. ......I think it dresses it up a little and draws your attention to the wheel, not necessarily to the fact it's a 1 piston caliper.

RU_JELLY

iTrader: (1)

wow this turned into a bunch of butthurt peoples comments. i think it looks ok, but kind of out of place. on the one pic it looked like the logo was bent or folded thats my only complaint. and you can clearly distinguish that your car does not have brembos either way, the brembo caliper is much longer than yours. i mean if it were my car, i wouldnt have done it but to each his own (plus i have a 6mt with brembos) :p

Ricky Pounds

ACURA604, I think it looks great. These guys criticizing, most likely have no initiative to do anything out of effort or creativity, but still they can always do it better!?! I agree that everyone has a right to post their thought's, but no need to be nasty! Hat's off to you bro, cool job!!

AMUA6

iTrader: (7)

Definitely love the gunmetal, not sure how I feel about the vinyl on the calipers though

DatDereTL

nice calipers.

KieranM37

woah very mixed reactions. I dont care if people think they look like fake brembos, I like it. no different than putting type S wheels on a non- type S TL... actually, much better than that. dont let the haters get to ya. it looks good!

Timstandupguy

yea bro those are nice hands down

maharajamd

iTrader: (1)

ROFL. Just search for bforbrian. Lol

bforbrian

iTrader: (11)

Haha, just curious, what have you done out of creativity that is one-off?

meowevil

iTrader: (1)

the color is good but somehow it does not really "fit"

mrlal8

iTrader: (2)

god damn there about to be a fight in here lollll

KieranM37

just noticed youre from BC.. now i've definitely got your back. us BC boys gotta stick together hahah

P1zzaman

iTrader: (1)

Looks nice! I might do the same, minus the decal.