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Old 07-26-2007, 01:45 AM
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Brake Calipers Painted

For those of you in the Los Angeles Area (San Fernando Valley) who are interested in getting your calipers painted, there is a great shop I went to that does an excellent job for an affordable price. If you dont have $2,000-$4,000 to spend on a new brake system but want a similar look, this is definitely a great alternative. The place is called Kenny's Tires and is on Sherman Way, just west of Reseda. It is on the south side of the street. If anyone is seriously interested, post a reply and I will post the phone number and exact address. Just call and ask for Sara, she will give you pricing, just tell her Brian with the Black G35 sent you. I believe its about $100, and for that you get all your calipers painted, along with a complete rotor and pad cleaning. They can do whatever color you want, apparently some girl wanted her H2's calipers hot pink, and they did. They also do wheels, tires, lowering kits, powder coating etc. In fact they also sent out Rob Dyrdrek's "Murdered Out" Tahoe to get painted in Flat Black. Anyways, here is a picture of my painted stock calipers for reference.
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:56 AM
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sorry..nay
 
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give me their info...i'm thinking about murdering my wheels
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 04:47 AM
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ive always wanted to paint my brakes a different color just for the hell of it, but dont know how to do it properly myself. if only there was a place like that in the bay area.
 
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They painted the brake pads?
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
They painted the brake pads?
no not the actual pads, the calipers that hold the pads.
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 11:30 AM
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no not the actual pads, the calipers that hold the pads.
Obviously you don't know how how the pad sits in the caliper. Look at your pic, it clearly shows the brake pads were painted as well
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tinman143
give me their info...i'm thinking about murdering my wheels
Kenny's Tire Shop
18720 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335
(818)345-5961

*ask for Sarah, she will take care of you
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:18 PM
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Yep looks like the pads are painted. I have always thought about if pads could be painted since I have Project Mu NS pads and those are icky teal colored. I was hoping enough dirt would cover up the color.
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:22 PM
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good idea for those who don't wanna spend big bucks, but i would never want to intentionally show off or bring more attention to the tiny stock (non-brembo) calipers. if i painted them, i'd paint them black..
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:34 PM
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Nothing wrong with painting the pads, mistake or not. It's not going to affect their performance.
 
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Originally Posted by aHero4Eternity
if i painted them, i'd paint them black..
took the words outta my mouth
 
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Old 07-26-2007, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackHammer
Kenny's Tire Shop
18720 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335
(818)345-5961

*ask for Sarah, she will take care of you
thx hammer
 
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i wonder how they would look painted greyish-silver (the OEM color)

just to freshen them up
 
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how do you think blue calipers would look on a black sedan?
 


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