maharajamd

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I think I remember justn answering this but do they just stick on with double sided tape?

swoosh

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if they are bigger than the front.....

but yeah can wait for the final product....i was gonna do this mod but wasnt sure about putting some plastic stuff with epoxy on my brake calipers

truonghthe

kinda surprise me that bridge can hold up that much weight . Silly people.

SharksBreath

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nah i have to go to home depot after work today and pick up some high temp silcone glue. the glue goes on your OEM rear calipers and this just sticks right on.

haha they're not bigger than the fronts, a tad smaller.

i'll let you know how it goes this weekend, i'm heading to kings dominion on saturday so i won't be able to do this until sunday.

i know haha. at one point they had 6-7 cars on it at the same time.

i just shook my head and thought "better you than me"

TWiSDiT

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lets hope officials dont see that video lol

FCVadi

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dont forgot it will add like 10lbs to your car!!!

rockstar143

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I'm looking forward to the outcome with those calipers...

dwb993

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The mad scientist at SharksBreath Labs is hard at work!!

DC2many

aww cute dog

and your car makes me a little moist

it has a good flow and circulation of chi

SharksBreath

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true!

thanks, J. i hope my replacement CF brembo decals get here by the weekend. i had to get them custom sized for these covers.

you know it dave! i can't keep still for too long...

giggidy.

here is a video from the meet last weekend. brady and the TL make an appearance at 2:37

dwb993

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Brady had a nice cameo shot!

rockstar143

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Well, you really are a pioneer, my friend...your car looks great and you are always pioneering new ways to make the car that much nicer. Awesome!

TWiSDiT

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haha @ Brady. Chill dog, it was good meeting him

TLtrigirl

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don't let the cameo go to brady's head...maybe that was why he was such a drama queen!

Trunk Monkey

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That'll be a free bump for your thread too....since it was all the way at the bottom.....

truonghthe

nice video.

SharksBreath

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thanks dave! i thought so too!

thanks, J. there is always SOMETHING to do to it...appreciate the kind words.

he is def chill...that's about all he does all day.

no kidding. i'll be sure not to tell him he's a movie star now.

hope you got those switches figured out!



alright over the weekend i did the rear brembo brake caliper covers.

they arrived in a CF finish, so i grabbed my supplies and got to work.

sand paper, scotchbrite pads, marine grade adhesive/sealant, CF brembo decals cut to size.



started sanding away...was surprised to see the finish was blue on one cover and white on another.





after they were sanded down, i hung them from the brembo tree and laid down the first ground coat of lexus starphire pearl.





finished up the top coat of pearl and let them dry, then took them inside to put the CF decals on. i cut out each individual letter, bc the brembo section on the covers was "raised" and not flat.







put on 2 coats of clear spray.



jacked it up.



ugly rear calipers.



now here is where it got tricky. these are def not one size fits all covers. there was very little contact point between the cover and the caliper so i had a hell of a time getting this to stay glued in place. marine grade sealant didn't do shit...then i tried JB weld...didn't do shit. then i just about gave up on the project, until i found a tube of emblem adhesive. third time was the charm because it stuck on perfectly. no movement at all. hell, maybe it was a combination of all 3 products! i dunno

used some tape to temporarily hold for an hour or so just to be on the safe side.







now the fronts and rears match!

ebelp

Okay, it doesn't look that bad...quite nice actually. I would definitely get a chrome paint sharpie and go over the rivets and the "lines" though.

FCVadi

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dude, the white looks really good but they are going to get dirty real quick

CLtotheTL32

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I never thought I would like caliper covers but yours turned out great

Sorry it was such a pain in the ass though. Nothing is easy nowadays.

RaviNJCLs

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Something tells me that dirt is not his primary concern.

swoosh

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sharky !!! they look awesome....

i can foresee the sales of caliper covers going up !!!

TLtrigirl

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hmmm...nice! we still need to get my projects going...not sure when...might be at the bro's this weekend for bike tune ups. whatcha up to?

maharajamd

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Looks great buddy. Good job.

SharksBreath

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that's a good idea. it'll help give it more depth and realism.

thanks man. actually i haven't cleaned my front calipers since i painted them and they are still clean as can be. these brake pads don't create a lot of dust, thankfully.

yeah it's okay tho...i like challenges!

why's that?

thanks! i'm happy with the outcome!

thanks. amber and i went to kings dominion with them this past weekend...got rained out 1/2 way through.

thanks d00d.

Undying Dreams

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It looks awesome!! Are you on the brake pads by Brakemotive? I know J switched his out for the Auto Zone ones.

civicdrivr

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Not bad. I wouldve painted the brake line thing and the bleeder valve copper though, just for a little bit more realism.

Also, you have them on the wrong side

SharksBreath

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yup brakemotive.

yeah i might go back over those areas and create some seperation.

what do you mean i have them on the wrong side?

civicdrivr

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The bleeders are supposed to be on the top. I know they arent real and that 95% of the people wont notice it, but still

swoosh

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^^^



just noticed that.....Morgiii you got a keen eye.....i want em

MattB07TL

Those look sick! where did you order the covers from? I want some

rockstar143

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WOW, they came out AWESOME, man, AWESOME!
I agree with John with adding some chrome back into it. I think I'd think about doing this if I could find some that are a LITTLE smaller, even if I had to grind it down.
I would even think about grinding the brembo letters flat, to make it easier to apply.

My other question is, can you still access all the bolts/nuts to do pad swaps?!?
And actually, I am on the brakemotive pads now...once I saw that I wasn't going to be able to sell them for much, I figured I might as well rock em!


Aaron, amazing job.

maharajamd

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Do your wheels clear those brembos alright?

swoosh

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for the rears everyone has to remove the caliper.....so he will have to pop off the cover and then access all the bolts (am guessing here)....

rockstar143

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Hmmm...but the nuts are on the back, so I'm thinking you glue this to the slide part of the caliper and might not have to remove it.

swoosh

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^^^ well from the images on ebay that i saw, i think its a cover as in both sides....but as i said i could be wrong or i might have seen a different product....

maharajamd

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^I concur with this assessment.

SharksBreath

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oh i see what you're saying. yeah this was the only way i could install them tho. oh well...

eBay.

hey thanks, J.

i wouldn't go any smaller than these if it were me. but these are in fact smaller than the front real brembos...so it looks nice. yes i can still access the nuts/bolts to swap pads. this is mounted on the slide bar in front.

exactly...

swoosh

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thats even better.....

so when you remove your caliper for pads change, this cover would come out with it ??? AWESOME !!!

SharksBreath

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yes sir. it's kind'of a double edged sword tho. it's good for pad changes but bad for install purposes. i really wish the backside of the covers was shaped differently so that there was more contact point with the caliper itself. i don't think these will fall off or anything, they're glued on something fierce...but i would prefer them to be more secure. maybe i'll figure something out i dunno