So I think I got everything I need to do my 06 brake swap. Just picked up some slotted rotors and hawk pads from racingbrake for the front and back. Got 3 bottles of .5l brake fluid, ss lines, front and rear calipers. The question I have is: will the calipers mount right up with the existing caliper bracket bolts or are they different? Also when I'm bleeding the system how will I be able to tell the new fluid has reached the calipers?(since the fluid is the same color)

 

umm im not sure if i would have bought the calipers without knowing if they would mount up first but since you have there is only one way to find out. take your old ones off and put the 06 ones on. i know that when i put 05 coupe brakes on my 03 coupe they mounted up perfectly, and im pretty sure this will be the same in your case as well.

knowing when the fluid has reached will be difficult to tell since its the same color but i would just say bleed it for a while until you are satisfied that you have all the air out of the system. then when you are satisfied just save the unopened bottles you have left for the next time. you do not want to keep around open bottles bcause the brake fluid will absorb the moisture in the air and air and will not work as well.

 

The 05 and 06 two piston calipers are the same. I was thinking of getting the blue racing fluid so that way I would be able to tell but motul is the one I got. I can not wait to get this done and to get rod go the sihtty brakes I got now.

Oh yeah one more thing. The dust shields? Should I take off, trim, or just get new ones.

 

Just trim the dust shields, taking them off is a lot of work and I question the benefit of having them in the first place.