we worked for quite a few hours cleaning and painting the brake calipers, then we made a mesh grille and included the nissan emblem on it, check the link and tell us what you think
pics here

 

i like the grill alot goes nice with the clears....and the calipers look nice with the rims....good job...

 

looks good- how about the bumper insert? - they look pretty good also

 

What wheels are those 5 spokes? I like them.

 

the wheels are off a lexus, cant remember which model, he will tell you, also we considered doing the bottom pieces, but arent sure yet if we like the look

 

did a good job. i especialy like the emblem on your grill... i have basicly the same grill and i like it alot more the way you have it. But good job overall.

 

 

that is SICKENING... i want mines like that porsche color... you guys are badass, hahaha..

 

well if you are ever in austin we can help you

 

very nice!!

 

bumping so you people who dont come on here on the weekends could take a look

 

How much space from the caliper to the spokes of the wheel? More or less than before? Same? Can you arrange to take a pic of how close the spokes get to the calipers? Thanks

 

not sure if you mean before the wheels or before the painting, painting same distance obviously bc paint isnt too thick, we are having a meet the coming weekend and id be able to get some pics then, btw the lexus wheels have to be cut to fit the lug pattern, not a straight bolt on, ken could tell you more

 

I know well what's required to fit any Toyota wheel. Thanks for info though. But I was referring to the clearance between the inside of the wheel and the outside of the brake caliper. It really has nothing to do with the painting thanks. ie.. dist between the inside of the wheel to the brake caliper. More or less than with stock maxima wheels and how much more. Thanks.

 

You guys did a good job..Gotta give props where there due...
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oh yea, very nice. teh rims and grill go hand and hand.
well keep up the good work

 

hey that thing looks so sweet. i have to hand it to you guys. id like to know how you got the emblem off and how you got it to stay on the mesh grille. what is required to do that to the grille? im thinkin of doing the same thing but was waiting for someone to do the emblem on the outside before i tried it and screwed it all up. please let me know so i can start on my grille asap. thanks.

 

We removed the grill first, to avoid damaging the paint, then applied heat to the emblem via a simple hairdryer and removed it. Afterwards, just align the emblem thru mesh grill, into the factory openings. Finally we placed super glue to secure the emblem.

Ken

 

Looks good Ken. I'm assuming you guys left the calipers on the car when cleaning/painting them. It's a lot easier to clean/pain with the fronts removed, but the back are more work. I just repainted mine last night and it's amazing how much paint fades in only a year.
-hype

 

can you say screwdriver? well the heat did help, i was n the wheelwell while they pulled it off so im not sure, i cut the mesh, they secured it to the grille with zipties, made sure to leave the original openings and just put it right back, matt we did the entire painting by hand, so removing it wasnt really necessary, what type of paint did you use? and what color?

 

The first time I painted my calipes I removed them because I was working on my brakes as well. Cleaning/painting was easy, and I was able to get more than by working in the wheel well. After a year of abuse the paint was very faded so I redid them by hand. My calipers are black so I use barbeque grill paint that's good up to 1200 degrees
-hype

 

is there any purpose for painting them black? like can you even see them?

 

I didn't paint my calipers to be seen. I just think they look better than the unpainted calipers which tend to pick up brake dust and such. You can see the painted calipers, but you wouldn't notice them like you would if they were red or yellow (I bet you didn't even know my calipers were painted before). You can see them when I come back down.
-hype

 

you are right indeed, i had no clue yours were painted bc its not very obvious, i dont think i will do mine bc you can hardly see them through the wheels, but if i get bored some day...