AyeVic

horseshoez

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There are any number of companies which can make yours red and the Brembo decals can be had from E-Bay and other sources.

90foxnotch

Prep and paint the calipers, put a brembo sticker on the caliper, and clear over the sticker and paint. It will make for a fun side project look up some youtube videos on painting calipers.

justnspace

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Acura painted the Brembo's black and applied an "Acura" decal...

you would need to strip the paint and paint yours red and apply the "Brembo" Decal then apply a clear coat over it

90foxnotch

^Beat ya to it!!

justnspace

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hahaa a co-worker stepped into the office and we chatted for like 10 mins...got back to my computer and was like...what was I doing again ?

90foxnotch

It happens haha Im on my 3rd cup of coffee so Im ready to go, OP good luck with your calipers don't waste your money just paint these yourself- Good luck

TacoBello

These guys speak the truth. If you want to be thorough, remove the calipers, drain the brake fluid, sand every nook and cranny on the calipers, tape off anything you have to, and spray paint. Do plenty of thin coats to avoid paint runs. Let dry. Apply decal (I ordered some brembo decals off ebay for a couple bucks... just be sure what size you want), then spray on the clear coat and let that cure. Once done, install the calipers back, bleed the brake system, and voila.

Alternatively, the less thorough but quicker method is to paint the calipers in place. Tape EVERYTHING off that you don't want getting painted, including the fender of the car. Then paint. The only difference doing it this way is that you wont necessarily do a complete paint job, especially on the back side of the caliper. But... no one really looks in there, unless the car is maybe on a hoist, so it's up to you on how much effort you want to put in.

The other nice thing is... you can choose whatever color you want. Gold? Silver? Bronze? Red? Blue? Yellow? Copper? White? They've all been done on AZ for our cars!

horseshoez

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I suppose another approach would be to buy a new set of naked calipers from RockAuto and have them prepped before you get the wheels off; in this way the job will be much quicker.

TacoBello

Doing it yourself will cost you about $20.

You can alternatively have them powder coated... much more expensive, but still cost effective and will likely net you the best looking results. You'll have to remove the calipers though. Powder coating depends on what region your in- prices can vary. I'd imagine for 2 calipers it could be $100-150 to powder coat.

Or... you can spend $3000 and buy a brembo big brake kit.

The choice is yours

TacoBello

Yes, this is true also. I have no idea what rebuilt calipers form RA go for though. It is definitely an option. Problem is, you might be left with an extra pair of calipers afterwards.. not sure how often people buy them on the used market.

horseshoez

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There was a thread here maybe six months ago which highlighted a sale Rock Auto was having on these calipers; if I recall correctly, remanufactured, but otherwise raw metal, calipers were only about $60 per side.

TacoBello

oh wow, that's not bad at all. At that price, it might be worth looking into... though I'm always wary of aftermarket parts when it comes to Honda/Acura. In my experience, the OEM parts seem to pretty much always be better than anything aftermarket. Yes, they are extremely pricey, but it seems you get what you pay for.

That being said, a rebuild kit for the calipers is rather cheap also. Personally, I'd scoop the rebuilt calipers for 60 each... and then I'd rebuild them again myself using oem seals and what not

AyeVic

Euro-R_Spec_TSX

Even easier and cheaper is to vinyl wrap them and then apply a "Brembo" decal. 3M makes some nice high temp wrap specifically for doing calipers:

https://www.metrorestyling.com/Calip...l-s/301575.htm

Euro-R_Spec_TSX

I ran across a place that does a very nice job of servicing TL calipers and will powder coat them any color and add the Brembo decal, and I thought of this thread...

https://visionautoworks.com/collecti...bo-caliper-kit

sockr1

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Euro-R_Spec_TSX

Actually, it's not when you consider that the kit comes with calipers. The modification service IS expensive at $650,
however I think this might include hardware to mount the calipers to different knuckles. Might be worth contacting
them to see how much they want to just refurbish the calipers.

horseshoez

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I checked, the $650 "modification service" is where you send them your calipers, they powercoat them, and send them back; nothing else is included. I call that pretty darn expensive.

From my perspective, two, maybe three-hundred dollars is what I'd spend to have my calipers powercoated; twice that is a non-starter.

Euro-R_Spec_TSX

Agreed. But the very name being "modification service" suggests that they still modify the caliper so that it can be bolted onto different knuckles.
I would still contact them and ask if they do just a refurbish service.

Here is a pic from their gallery that looks quite nice:

http://s177147743.onlinehome.us/disp...s/b9d2b893.jpg

Euro-R_Spec_TSX

I emailed Vision Autoworks and was quoted $250 to rebuild the calipers and re-coat them Brembo Red with the Brembo decal.
I'll probably do this for the calipers on my TSX.