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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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I've very recently came over from owning an 04 Corvette. I sold the Vette for a price I couldn't refused and while looking at Vettes decided that I was more of a S2000 guy then a Vette guy!!!
Anyway one of the first mods the Corvette folks do is paint their brake calipers. I have not seen any painted ones on the S2K's that I have ever seen, is there a reason for this? I think I'm going to paint mine but was just wondering about why others don't?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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A search in the gallery would turn up a lot of threads. Lord knows there are plenty of us that have done it. Also, grinding down the casting marks will give them an even cleaner look.







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Old May 19, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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Old May 19, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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G2 on my calipers.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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painted calipers FTW!
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Old May 19, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rajun asian,May 19 2009, 05:08 PM
A search in the gallery would turn up a lot of threads. Lord knows there are plenty of us that have done it. Also, grinding down the casting marks will give them an even cleaner look.







imo this is the only way to do it. make it nice and smooth before painting so it looks oem.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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Pretty easy to do yourself. Just time consuming. Go to AutoZone and get Some Caliper Paint, clear coat and some 's2000' decals.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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where can i get the black "S2000" decals from?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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my brakes are black with white decals, absolutely beautiful. i think at least half of us have painted our calipers. stickers used to be available here:

http://www.motogfx.com/honda/

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Old May 20, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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