Not bad for a morning's work, took about 4 hours doing a careful job and 3 coats of paint: http://www.zfilms.org/temp/MoCaliperPaint/
Red Calipers on Silver Mo
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I'm not sure when/where it first started, but I recall noticing painted calipers on Vipers, Vettes and 911s about 10 years ago.
I'm not sure how it will look on the MO, but I love the look of red or black painted multiple-piston, smoothly-machined calipers found on those sports cars.
That's just my opinion.
-njjoe
I'm not sure how it will look on the MO, but I love the look of red or black painted multiple-piston, smoothly-machined calipers found on those sports cars.
That's just my opinion.
-njjoe
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painted them really terrific Bright Silver on my 05 which was a much darker Pewter Mo.
Folks said why and I said "to get on the other side."
It's just a thing that some of us "Modders Do"
I painted mine RED on my Silver Mo. ANDMightyMo said:You know, if I have to explain, it's probably a hopeless effort.
painted them really terrific Bright Silver on my 05 which was a much darker Pewter Mo.
Folks said why and I said "to get on the other side."
It's just a thing that some of us "Modders Do"
I just added some pics with the rims on the car, use the same link as above.
Really, if you want to 'show off' the calipers you need some open face aftermarket rims. I'll have to have a friend take a pic on the move on the freeway some time, see if they visually pop out once the rim blurs.
-c
Really, if you want to 'show off' the calipers you need some open face aftermarket rims. I'll have to have a friend take a pic on the move on the freeway some time, see if they visually pop out once the rim blurs.
-c
Mighty FYI the Big Brother software here at work Astaro Internet Security won't let me view pics 837 & 838 and labels them as....
"The item you have requested is infected by a virus. It will not be downloaded."
Notice there file size is larger, but the other 2 came through ok.
"The item you have requested is infected by a virus. It will not be downloaded."
Notice there file size is larger, but the other 2 came through ok.
njjoe said:
That's because these cars have high end 4 or 6 piston calipers that are custom cast for them. They aren't simply painted, they are powdercoated. Some high end calipers are anodized (Brembo makes some like this). In the case of performance calipers on performance vehicles having a different color says "I have high performance brakes." Whether that's of value, is a different debate.
Having stock calipers painted a different color says "I want to have high performance brakes, but in reality, I have off-the-shelf parts bin calipers used accross various model lines. Maybe I'm fooling a few people and that makes my car cool. I'll ignore the fact that the tires spec'd on my car aren't sticky enough for the STOCK brakes much less a higher performance brake setup or the fact that the only people who know the value of a high performance break setup can recognize painted stock calipers from a mile away."
Some even paint their rear DRUMS to match! "Hey, I can't even afford a car with 4 wheel disk brakes, so check out my high performance rear drums!" :2:
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I think what Mighty Mo and LawBroker said is "Your will never Understand" or it's a "Hopeless Effort"
I am sure you will take what follows in the good spirit it is offered. You should ask Why, But the Answer will not give you what you want.
Knowing something and understanding something are not the same.
Steps to Wisdom:
1. FIND out what it is you don't know.
2. SEARCH OUT and locate that information.
3. SECURE and UNDERSTAND the information
4. USE the Information to gain experience.
5. REPEAT the experience to broaden the knowledge base so that it becomes Understanding.
6. AGE the understanding over time (like fine wine) utilizing reflection to finally reach having WISDOM.
So getting the answer to why will only provide you with one of the many answers to the question, It answers thereselves are not simple one liners like "to Keep them clean' or Reduce heat build Up" which may be incorrect anyway, but even if they were would only be a small sampling of the reasons and EVEN IF you got them all, You still will not have understanding of the reason for doing it, but you will be on the road.
Unfortunately trying to transfer the understanding usually brings ridicule from the receiver (not in your case i am sure) as they take the information as an insult to their perceived state of position on the road to being wise. So trying to transfer it is usually a hard task and one that is not undertaken for negabile gain on the part of the giver. It is part of why being a good parent is a very big job. From when they want the training wheels too too soon or want to go to dangerous places at Spring Break"
No one knows how long that road may be for them as you cannot see the end as you travel forward on it and you never get to the end in this lifetime anyway.
Thats why I gave the answer a few posts ago as "To get on the other side" for a better answer you need to become a chicken or in this case a Caliper Painter. Final thought paint your calipers! Live with them a while. See what you think after 3 to 6 months. You can paint them back to "Natural" if you still want to.
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I think what Mighty Mo and LawBroker said is "Your will never Understand" or it's a "Hopeless Effort"
I am sure you will take what follows in the good spirit it is offered. You should ask Why, But the Answer will not give you what you want.
Knowing something and understanding something are not the same.
Steps to Wisdom:
1. FIND out what it is you don't know.
2. SEARCH OUT and locate that information.
3. SECURE and UNDERSTAND the information
4. USE the Information to gain experience.
5. REPEAT the experience to broaden the knowledge base so that it becomes Understanding.
6. AGE the understanding over time (like fine wine) utilizing reflection to finally reach having WISDOM.
So getting the answer to why will only provide you with one of the many answers to the question, It answers thereselves are not simple one liners like "to Keep them clean' or Reduce heat build Up" which may be incorrect anyway, but even if they were would only be a small sampling of the reasons and EVEN IF you got them all, You still will not have understanding of the reason for doing it, but you will be on the road.
Unfortunately trying to transfer the understanding usually brings ridicule from the receiver (not in your case i am sure) as they take the information as an insult to their perceived state of position on the road to being wise. So trying to transfer it is usually a hard task and one that is not undertaken for negabile gain on the part of the giver. It is part of why being a good parent is a very big job. From when they want the training wheels too too soon or want to go to dangerous places at Spring Break"
No one knows how long that road may be for them as you cannot see the end as you travel forward on it and you never get to the end in this lifetime anyway.
Thats why I gave the answer a few posts ago as "To get on the other side" for a better answer you need to become a chicken or in this case a Caliper Painter. Final thought paint your calipers! Live with them a while. See what you think after 3 to 6 months. You can paint them back to "Natural" if you still want to.
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