ttribe

Okay, some may remember I recently installed A-Spec wheels on my car - https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/finally-specs-764597/

Naturally, the suggestion came to paint the calipers, and I had to oblige. Pics below:


Up close:


With logo installed:


Rear:


All done:


Also, I installed a CF engine cover in January (please excuse the dirty engine compartment:



And, just for good measure since I never got around to posting a picture of my license plate LED's:

stock to the bone

hey, i like it, especially with the Acura emblem.

d-townhakuzo

Looks great. I've been meaning to do this for a long time.

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

the brakes look cheesy because they arent brembos...but i like the rest...

ttribe

So, because they aren't Brembo's I shouldn't have painted them? Is that what you're trying to say? It's not like I put a Brembo cover on them (like others have done). I painted them black and put an Acura logo on the front ones. How's that "cheesy"?

ttribe

Thanks. Found them on eBay. Another Azine member put them on his car and that's where I got the idea.

ttribe

Thanks.

AMUA6

iTrader: (7)

Baha I just painted my calipers too! I like the idea of the Acura on them, alot. I think I may go with just the "A" logo itself though. Here's a few pics, can't really tell much about them in these crumby pictures. I did a rattle can job on mine though, was a PIA You should totally paint around your rotors too, where it's a little rusty.


My bumper looks totally a different color in this picture lol

diskinnect

iTrader: (2)

looks fresh dude. where did you get the engine cover from?

ttribe

Actually, the next thing I am doing is replacing the rotors with Rotora drilled and slotted ones.

ttribe

Here you go: eBay Link

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

what, i cant have an opinion....i dont like it...sorry, i think the "acura" looks cheesy on yours....

ttribe

Then you must really love this - https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ht=brake+cover Of course, the difference is I'm not trying to convince anyone I have Brembo's; I'm simply adding the logo of the vehicle manufacturer to my own calipers.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Damn you did a great job! The calipers look much much better behind those A-Specs

ttribe

Thanks. I appreciate the suggestion and the links to the Duplicolor Kit. That was exactly what I used.

KamoteQ

iTrader: (1)

Good job!!!

leedogg

dont pay attention to him. Black looks better than the silver/rusty color and thats all ther is to it. The Brembo snobs will bitch about anything that looks somewhat like brembos but arent, because they think brembos hold the 'patent' on black calipers and nothing else is allowed to be black if it isnt a brembo.

ttribe

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

man you guys cant take any negative feedback whatsoever....just becasue i dont like it doesnt mean i am a brembo snob, or anything else for that matter...i just didnt like it...it wasnt that they were painted black, it was how the acura looked.

it wont be the first time and it wont be the last time that someone doesnt like what you have done...get over it

Kro

i'm all for painting calipers but i think the "acura" looks like it's trying a little too hard. sorry, not trying to be a dick. plus there's no way those white letters will hold up and then it's gonna look even worse. good thought tho. altho i also want to say, if you love acura, dont you feel like you cheapen the brand by putting the "logo" on an inferior part like that? someone who doesnt know any better and thinks acura puts their name on that run-of-the-mill brake caliper? thereby bringing down their opinion of acura, if just a little bit. IMO. IMO.

ttribe

Bring down their opinion of Acura? By putting the logo on a part that Acura put on an Acura? I'm sorry that just doesn't make sense.

By the way, the logo is a hi-temp decal meant to withstand the heat, etc. The moment it starts looking like crap due to wear, it comes off. It's not that hard.

ttribe

Perhaps it was all in the communication. You know, this probably isn't the first time, and won't be the last, that someone bristled at the WAY something was criticized.

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

Nice!

bigmoetl1

looks cool to me

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

its all good....

AMUA6

iTrader: (7)

Good choice on the rotors! and hey man, to heck with what everyone else is saying. As long as you like it then that's all that matters.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

No problem man! It worked great for me so I thought I would spread the word.

I did mine back in early December and the paint is holding up rather well. There are a few very small spots where the paint is starting to chip away, but nothing terrible. Maybe I'm planning to do another coat sometime soon.

juicdawg18

Where did you pick up the decal?

juicdawg18

Do you have a link still for that CF engine cover, old link doesn't work. Couldn't find them on ebay.

ttribe

The vendor changed, but I just found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Brake...Q5fAccessories

ttribe

They seem to be gone as well, but I found these:

http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=794939

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-06...-/260734698005