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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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Caliper covers vs paint?

Since my calipers look like crap... is it better to just paint them with high temp paint or to buy these plastic caliper covers which you glue on with high temperature silicone glue?

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My Maxima is Titanium Edition I'm leading to coloring it either silver or light blue...
Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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paint them silver or black anything else is

and light blue?

Originally Posted by MillionBlades
Since my calipers look like crap... is it better to just paint them with high temp paint or to buy these plastic caliper covers which you glue on with high temperature silicone glue?

Plastic Caliper Covers Link

My Maxima is Titanium Edition I'm leading to coloring it either silver or light blue...
Old Aug 28, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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light blue though... trust me, it wont look the way u are picturing it in ur head
Old Aug 28, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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paint them black. painting them any other color just says "look at my gay, tiny brakes" lol
Old Aug 28, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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lol those belong on a riced out civic lol, come on now what were you thinking?
Old Aug 28, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by whiteSE
paint them black. painting them any other color just says "look at my gay, tiny brakes" lol

Old Aug 29, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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paint them black. painting them any other color just says "look at my gay, tiny brakes" lol
For your color, I would say silver or even a gold if you wanted them to stand out. Black to me just seems too plain...

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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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Or you could just take that 100+ dollars those cheap covers cost and do the 6th gen BBK conversion with stainless brake lines, and actually make it look worth-while.

Oh yeah, and actually perform better, too...
Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnyd2k2
lol those belong on a riced out civic lol, come on now what were you thinking?
these caliper covers shouldnt be on anything!

i'd go silver or black for a stock clean look. alot of new cars come in silver now.
Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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As bad as having a GT-R or SE-R badge on a Maxima. Fake.

Paint the stock calipers a reasonable color or upgrade them to a BBK (big brake kit).
Old Aug 30, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Those covers are hilarious
Old Aug 30, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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how is PLASTIC supposed to take the heat associated with brakes in general? Those covers are pretty funny though...making it look like you have brembo brakes when you dont is an epic fail
Old Aug 30, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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inventor of those covers should be shot
Old Aug 31, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by M1RAG3
how is PLASTIC supposed to take the heat associated with brakes in general? Those covers are pretty funny though...making it look like you have brembo brakes when you dont is an epic fail


I read that somewhere that they might melt LOL...

I figured to ask just for the hell of it... but I wanna paint them silver... I'll try just using the Duplicolor 12 oz. Silver High Performance Caliper Paint $7.29 instead of the kits wich cost 3x to 5x more
Old Aug 31, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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i dont think hot brake components and plastic covers is a good combo, even though you add high-temp silicone.
Old Aug 31, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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how do you change you pads after you glue these stupid things on???

* I agree on 6th gen bbk if ur going to drop $100+
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