LaCostaRacer

^ I see your point pohljm.

I nevertheless succumbed to the polished look of those caliper covers. They are stock so I see this mod equivalent to putting different exhaust tips on- for looks only. I'll only be adding a couple of ounces to each wheel so all is fine.

I bought the covers to add once I replace the front rotors/pads. I wouldn't pull the wheels just to only install the covers no matter how good they look.

JayVee

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Un-spurng weight? ...who's on a diet?

sauceja

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Thanks PJ for answering my questions. Will be back for future parts needs.

JayVee

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I still have not got around to this mod...I suck!

nttstt444

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Just ordered mine today, cant wait!

THEReeM718

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Did this mod earlier this week. Was definitely worth it.

ZombieStar

This might be s dumb question, but these will fit both front and rear right? Or are they only for the front?

dontTL'em'nothing

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will fit both front and rears

swoosh

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bump for mah man Tim over here....

These are amazingly simple to install and look very sharp....


sorry the car is dirty

DSC_1735 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr

Jriddle8

How easy? im tired at looking at my ugly rears. Are these just like stickers? would i have to take off the rear brakes?

swoosh

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its a PIECE of CAKE !!

all you need is some JB Weld....I put some JB Weld on the caliper and held the cover in place for like 2 minutes....it set up well....

I didnt drive until the next morning though....

This is where you apply the JB Weld...took the pic from some other thread:

Jriddle8

Oh really? So looks like theres no need to take the caliper off.

swoosh

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yup...no need to take the caliper off...

also you might not need to take the covers off when you are changing your rear brakes as well

wilztlxs

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correct, no need to remove them when changing brake pads.

jjordan420

will these fit all 4 calipers on a 08 tl base

96SC4

Yes

JLPTL

are these still in stock?

PJ-Delray Acura

I do have them in stock, part# 45218-TX4-A00. Orders can be placed at www.AcuraOEMParts.com. Type 'ACURAZINE' in the comment section of the shopping cart and we will deduct an extra 5% off of the parts sub-total before we process your credit card.

JLPTL

and i would need 2 of the part # for the rdx correct and not rlx?

PJ-Delray Acura

They fit both the RDX and the RLX but have to be modified to use on the TL. And yes, you need to order 2.

JLPTL

so for my 05 tl (NON Brembo) i would need to order 4 then? 2 for front and 2 for back or is that priced by the pair?

rockstar143

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I think they're sold individually...that's how most things are sold for our cars.

PJ-Delray Acura

If you want to cover all 4 then you need to order 4. They are sold 'each'.

JLPTL

thank you

JLPTL

Copy I'm ordering as we speak and just confirming with a little moddification it will fit front and rear Tl?

Nick216

I wouldnt call the front a perfect fit. Youll have to paint the calliper so it blends.

PJ-Delray Acura

I would recommend that you read some of the posts/threads regarding this modification. I have seen it done by one of our techs to his TL, but only on the rears. Looks great.

JLPTL

thanks just placed my order!
can't wait to slap these bad boys on!

JLPTL

thanks for the heads up!!

rockstar143

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It's super easy to do...I had them. The ebay wanna be brembos were a lot hard to get to sit while the RTV dried. These RDX covers can be bent and hold on to where they need to be even without the silicone.

TacoBello

Just curious- I have an '06 TL 6MT, with the stock Brembos up front, however, the paint is starting to peel on one of my calipers and just looks awful. Do these covers fit the Brembo calipers?

Regardless of whether these fit or not over the Brembos, Is there any other solution for me, other then having to replace the entire caliper (assuming I didn't want to go this route, that is).

Thanks!!!

rockstar143

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they don't fit and even if they did, you aren't covering your actual BBK fronts with a cover.

There is an easy solution...sand em and reclear. Or change colors...there are multiple threads on it.
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/d-097-brembo-caliper-color-combos-not-56k-829109/

TacoBello

The problem is that I want my calipers to still say "Acura" on them, and not "Brembo". Is it possible to buy just the decal? If so, I'd definitely go that route of refinishing them.

I've seen aftermarket "Acura" decals on ebay, but they look crappy in my opinion. They all seem to be curved which doesn't look as good, at least in my mind.

rockstar143

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Well, I never saw a problem with having brembo on an actual brembo.

If you don't want to lose the Acura and black...then just take off your wheel, sand lightly with nothing lower than like 800/1000 grit but don't sand hard enough to remove ACURA or any BLACK and then hit it with high temp clear. In theory, it should look good as new.

TacoBello

I'm clearly a noob at this, lol. Not sure what's funny about my post but I'm guessing I'm clearly missing something.

I was under the impression the 04-06 6MT TL had Brembo calipers on the front. Am I wrong on this?

Second, I was under the impression these covers, with a bit of modification, slip over the top of existing TL calipers, no? And if so, why wouldn't I want to do that with my, what I perceive to be Brembos? If they don't fit, so be it.

It's not just the clearcoat that's peeling on one of my calipers, but it's the entire paint coating, right down to the bare metal. Right now my passenger caliper says "URA", lol. I'm guessing by your statement that the Brembo calipers are too big to fit these RDX calipers anyway.

swoosh

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same part fits the front and the rear of the TL....

its a very very simple install....all you need is some high temp jb weld...

here is the front
DSC_1824 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr


same caliper cover on the rear

DSC_1816 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr

rockstar143

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What was funny was that people would kill to have the Big Brake Brembo caliper that came standard on your 6MT TL and would likely kill you for sticking this thing on top of it.

You're right in your interpretation, it is way too big to fit over it anyway.

I also find it funny that you'd be okay with having a tiny cover on your caliper and NOT okay with finding a decal that suits your liking on ebay to then recondition the paint/clear on your caliper.

There's a guy that was a vendor on ebay that can make custom decals...he can likely make you one that is the exact ACURA font as the OEM one.

swoosh

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1st I completely agree, on the 6MT deal...and if you have a big caliper which looks good, why would you need a cover for it?

EDIT: :phew:


I would do what Jeremy recommended and just sand/paint the caliper and put some fresh decal on it

TacoBello

I'm guessing the RDX cover just makes the regular TL calipers look bigger then, yes? The only reason I wanted it was not to make the caliper necessarily look any different, but rather just to have the fresh Acura logo on it. Rather then spending a lot of Dough on a new caliper with fresh paint that will undoubtedly chip off over time, I figured a plastic cover doing essentially the same thing would work well. Seeing as this is not the case, this mod definitely is not for me. However, for the rears, it's sounding like a different story

I think I may have found a vendor to help me with my sticker issue. Hopefully it all pans out. Anyway, enough thread jacking. I was asked just the other day by someone as to why I "riced" out my front calipers with the acura logo, lol. I told them it was stock. Then they were confused why only the fronts had the logo. I think I'll definitely be getting this mod for the rear brakes

swoosh

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I think you are on the wrong track here buddy...

the RDX covers are not to make the caliper look big but to make for a cleaner look....

before:
DSC_0043 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr


after:
DSC_0818 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr



so instead of having a big chunk of metal, you have a big chunk of metal in a flashy cover...



THAT IS FOR BASE MODELS !!!



for Type S Models and 6MT models, Acura already put a 'cover' on the big chunk of metal....I would just recommend, sanding, painting, decal...

if you live in a place where you see snow/ICE/salt, I would recommend the G2 caliper paint kit...its thicker and hence does not peel off or chip off....I will be doing this myself later this year....tried it on the wifey's Lexus and its on there, on there !!

best part, the whole deal wont cost you more than 30 bucks....