New Brake Look - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

ddb · 08-15-2005, 04:26 PM

Hi All,

I decided to brighten my brakes to contrast with my dark wheels. I think I achieved my goal with painted calipers and cross-drilled rotors.

ddb

WoBoxster · 08-15-2005, 06:36 PM

I have always wanted to paint my callipers Red. Was it pretty easy to take them off and have them painted? About how much did i cost you to have them painted?

Brucelee · 08-15-2005, 07:02 PM

Sweet, very sweet!

Nice job!

deliriousga · 08-15-2005, 07:10 PM

Looks fantastic! I like the contrast you were looking for. Way to go!

joeker · 08-15-2005, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WoBoxster

I have always wanted to paint my callipers Red. Was it pretty easy to take them off and have them painted? About how much did i cost you to have them painted?

It was pretty easy as a diy. I used Foliatec, which was German made. Instructions are fairly easy to follow. Took me around 4 hours, I had to let each caliper dry for about 30 mins before I can replace each tire and let it sit for 24 hours and you're set. Then I bought a heat treated vinyl stickers and presto your set. Stay away from the spray type you can buy at Pep Boys.

jpcolin · 08-15-2005, 10:08 PM

@ddb what car do you have a S or not?
if not wich rotors did you buy?
they look very good!

Perfectlap · 08-16-2005, 07:32 AM

great job, buying the S/911 brakes would have been much more expensive.
Try getting some shiny chrome lug nuts. I think it will bring out the black of the wheels a bit more.

ddb · 08-16-2005, 01:49 PM

Thanks all for the compliments.

WoBoxster:

I used a Duplicolor Caliper Paint kit purchased from Autozone for $15. It came with the paint, mixing stick, paint brush, tape, and aerosol brake cleaner. It is really designed to be used with the calipers on the car. I wanted to clean the calipers thoroughly before painting so I removed them from the car for prep and paint. The calipers are held on with 2 bolts and are very easy to remove. You have to disconnect the brake line and remove the pads and hardware and you are ready to go. This also gave me a perfect opportunity to flush and replace the brake fluid.

jpcolin: My car is a standard 2000 Boxster. The rotors are Zimmerman purchased off of EBAY.

Perfectlap: I've seen some chrome lugs on EBAY and have thought about buying a set. I will probably pull the trigger at some point and see how they look. The problem with the painted black lugs is keeping the paint on while tightening. I have a soft socket (that I broke while torquing them yesterday) that helps, but doesn't totally prevent damaging the paint.

ddb