I recently updated my front brakes to factory brembo's. Although I am super happy with the performance of brembo, because I got them from a junk yard they needed to be repainted. The clear coat was coming off and there was a lot of little nicks that bugged me every time I would look at them. Thanks to the great DIY here on Acurazine I got enough courage to try and repaint them myself. I know the color might not be for everyone but it definitely changes the look of the front wheel.

Now on to the pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6342420566/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6342420566/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6342420712/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6342420712/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr

After I finished all the prep work I took a break to drink a cold one and watch a little college football when my dogs started growling at something in the kitchen. To my surprise I found this...

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I took measurements of the ACURA logo on the front and decided that it was a little too small so I had the printing company increase the size by 1/4 inch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673163/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673163/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673411/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673411/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673569/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673569/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr

Finally done and the wheel is back on!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673689/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341673689/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6342421866/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6342421866/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341674567/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341674567/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341674871/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6341674871/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr

I do have to say that I am happy with the results. It was not my best paint job, but I will go back and redo it when I have to replace my pads.

 

looks AWESOME!!
excellent job mate

 

that blue is awesome!

 

Not bad, looks gd

 

SICK !!! the blue looks greatttttttt......well done

 

That's awesome, great color choice.

 

Looks great, at different angles it looks like the spoon caliper color.

 

niiice

 

Love the color. Well done.

 

I'm diggin' the color....Would look sick on a KBP TL-S!

 

whoa!

 

Great job- Great look.


Did you use a clear coat?
Did you use high temp paint, and high temp clear coat.

Really nice job,,,,,

 

Great job, is that regular vinyl or something that will tolerate high heat? I have a clearcoat issue on my driver's Brembo caliper.

 

Very nice. If you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for the brembos from the junkyard?

 

Thanks for the positive comments.

I used a high Temp Primer, paint, and clear coat. All paints can be bought at Oreilly's or Autozone.

All the paints are High temp and the decal is just a regular ebay decal. Since I used a High Temp primer it really shouldn't have any issues beyond the primer.

The calipers were 200 total from the junkyard. I called several in the area and told them what I was looking for and to give me a call if something comes up.

 

Job well done!

 

^Quoting the original post ftl

OP congrats! Those brakes look sexy as fawk

 

FTW!!!


Calipers looks great. Good job! lets see full car shots now

 

Well done Brembo's-nice job.

 

Very nice job!!

 

Cool.

What else did you have to purchase for the conversion?

 

looks great man, little sparkly for my taste but looks good

 

I will try to pull up some pictures of everything together before the install.
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/d-103-tl-s-brembo-swap-parts-list-716463/#post10669446

 

This is everything before it all went together...
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366157903/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366157903/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366158007/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366158007/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366158075/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366158075/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366158173/http://www.flickr.com/photos/68167211@N03/6366158173/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/68167211@N03/, on Flickr

All parts can be found at a local junk yard. It may take you a couple of months to get everything all together. Some junk yards will have sister companies that they can contact for the part you are looking for. The more expensive parts like the calipers and Knuckles were bought from a junk yard. everything else can be purchased from oemacuraparts.com

 

SICK !!!

How much did that setup cost you ?

 

All together about 600. I picked up parts here and there over a year to make the swap.

 

^^^ Not bad at all....i might need to look at junkyards LOL....

 

Man looks good... I gotta get off my ass and get on this project. I have everything sitting in my garage.. just no time. Your thread gives me motivation.

And if I may suggest.. you should clear it.. .because it will prolong the life of that decal or else it might flake or peel away. Get a clear that is decal friendly.

I was going to get mine powder coated the same color. What's the name of the blue you used?

 

I have four coats of clear on them already. The color is Blue metallic from dublicolor.

Thanks for all the positive comments!

 

BTW I got both knuckles together with calipers and cross drilled rotors for $300. I had to drive about 100 miles though and on short notice but I wasn't going to pass that up. The junkyard said that the car was scheduled to be demolished the next day and would be gone if I didn't come pick it up the same day. Whether they were bluffing or not .... who knows.... I wasn't going to take the chance.

And yes this post is a gloat because it probably the best deal I've gotten on a mod!

 

Holy crap, that looks outstanding!!!!

Lol, we get scorpions and centipedes in our house every so often lol

Texas

 

That looks really nice-I like the rotors too.

 

great great job...funny, my brembo is looking like that too...meaning, time for some paint too!

 

I like that blue!

 

Great job. That blue really stands out.

 

I'm going to paint mine too...you convinced me. But I think I'm going with silver with the black brembo decal.

 

Sick job man! That blue is really nice...kinda like the Endless calipers or Spoon like someone else mentioned. Now to upgrade wheels to go along with it...have anything in mind?

 

I am saving up for Varianza T1S. I have thought of other wheels like Forgestar F14, but my heart is set. Just have to get the money or find the right deal.