I'm not ordering these. I just thought they could be useful in wrenching on brakes for less than the price of a beer at the ball game!

 

Same here. Perfect solution, and there is always one hanging somewhere in the shop.

 

zip ties for me.
paint can hangers
bent up coat hangers.
"hey come here and hold this for me for a minute honey."
what ever works at the time.

 

I use a bungee cord.

 

I have two DIY pairs I made a bazillion years ago. From metal tubing. Solid metal ones are nice, as they don't droop or slip. Move around and cause kinks in the brake lines. Esp if you leave the calipers hanging for awhile.

There are some cheaper ones on EBay. Maybe, if you are buying other things...

OTC 2 Caliper Hanger Set Disc Brake Calipers Pad Replace Service Tool Steel | eBay

 

Just another product that provides a solution in search of a problem.

 

I switch pads and rotors for track days so that means I take the calipers off more than 20 times a year. I initially tried coat hanger wire and even doubled it, but it just wouldn't hold the weight of a caliper without bending. Maybe my cleaner uses eco-friendly hangers? In any event, for me, the convenience is worth $10 - a small drop in the bucket that is the cost of tracking a car.

For the occasional change of worn out brakes, I agree that there are plenty of other ways to improvise.

 

Makes sense to me.

 

I heard you could get by and save money by using some wire, a butter knife as a screwdriver and a coffee mug for hammering on stuff. And some pliers ...

 

The old time guy I used to work on cars with, during summer, called these folks "hammer mechanics." Fixing "fixed cars" was a bigtime part of the summer.