Well since the weather has finally cleared and warmed up I decided to re Paint the Brake Calipers with an added twist. I put Nissan on them, Can't afford the big brake upgrade so well its the next best thing. So what does everyone think?

 

Not a big fan of the red, but the Nissan def makes it look better... nice work...

 

Looks nice, IMO a darker red would definitely be better. I"m planning to do the same thing on mine when it's not all raining and such, how did you get the 'nissan' words on there?

 

thats cool, if I get my "nissan" stickers by this weekend I will do it also.... but gray caliper and red nissan...

 

A friends shop that does alot of the work on my car also has the machine to make the stickers!!!

 

that looks good..hmm looks like you have the drilled rotors, i heard that the OEM calipers wont fit over the drilled/vented rotors?

 

The rotor looks nice i'm planning on doing mines soon and roll$life what type of Rims you got?

 

I did mine silver a couple of months ago... but the red and the nissan logo looks great

 

Those are the OEM Calipers and they fit just fine over the X Drilled Rotors.

 

What brand are the rotors..for future reference?

 

I got them from the Brake Pros at stillen.com

 

looks nice

 

Dude that looks extremely sick. Where did you pick up those emblems or did you cut it out and then spray over it??

 

yeah i want to know the same thing. do you have some type of write up?

 

I think that it looks good. I've got mine done silver. I like the idea of the logo. Not all of us have the $1900 to drop on a big brake kit. I hear ya man.

 

ooooooooo

 

wow that's kool. i personally like gold with red text

 

same here

 

looks nice. Can you tell me how you painted the "NISSAN" on it ?

 

its a sticker

 

I like the sticker idea, but how long will the sticker last on the caliber since it is going to get heat from the brakes, get wet, etc?

Pedro

 

Very nice... a write up would be nice too. Painted mine black abut seriously thinking about going to silver. The NISSAN in black on the silver would look sharp.

 

Well, very easy!! My friends shop has a vinyl machine that can make any kind of sticker with all different types of colors and also thickness. So after painting the calipers we decided to try the vinyl sticker thing to see if it works. I know the heat of the brakes and calipers is intense. But if it works then I am happy, if not what I have planned is to paint the calipers gold, take the outline of the nissan sticker and paint that red. So either way would be fine for me. This is just a test case which i am hoping works. We will surely see. Thanks everyone for the shout outs. I'll keep everyone informed on how the stickers handle the brake heat!!

 

thats tight.. Now its on my list of mods

 

thats tight, now i plan to do the silver with black letters on mine

 

you have to clear coat it.... put a couple of coats of clear anamel 500 degree for calipers..... at your local auto zone or pep boys..



clean caliper, paint it, put decals on it, clear coat it, let it sit for a few hours before use..

 

http://www.xenonmods.com/newallcaliperdecals.htm

 

thats pretty slick..i might get a pack of those decals. not sure on which though..either straight or arched..both look really good

 

this is arched

 

That ish is tight, looks real clean.

 

yea that looks nice..since the 5th gen caliper is pretty small the arched flows really nicely

 

looks nice but wont the sticker fall off?

 

I'll have to get some high temp clear coat and spray it on today and see how that works!!

 

Where can you order the arched "NISSAN" from?

 

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not a big red caliper fan but it looks alright. the lettering makes the difference

 

looks good... Just trying to get up to 15 posts

 

Well, just finished the back brakes!! I clear Coated all the Calipers with about 4 coats of High Temp Clear Coat. Weill see how long they last!!!

 

sorry !!!not my taste

 

I just painted my calipers too with Zero Rust paint. I love this paint. You don't even have to remove the rust if you don't want to and it can handle about 400 degrees. Not bad. I bought several cans in black since I live in NY and sprayed everything under my car that had any surface rust. The paint bonds to rust and neutralizes it but I still wired the rust off as much as I could. I read of people painting rusted horseshoes and after 2 years being left outside the rust didn't come back. I bought one can in gray to do my calipers. I like the final result. My daughter suggested yellow and I almost did red but then decided I wanted something that blended more.