bartmanuk

i dont know if anyone can help me but a week or two ago somebody posted some pics of there calipers they had painted red,ive tried searching for it but with no luck...so i was just wondering if anybody remembers could they put up a link to it for me,


thanks in advance

BM

pan93wrx

look on page 2

bartmanuk

cheers mate

i did see that one but it aint the one im after this one was painted like the ones in the bottom pic but without the wheels on...

Ken Ross

This one ?

Or

SG

Ken Is that EBC Disks and Red Stuff Pads. How did you get on with them. I had that combination on and killed them with one day at Knockhill. Found that Mintex 1155,s work a lot better.
BARTMANUK I have done the same with my Calipers. I used Hamerite Smoothrite paint. The dark red they do matches the Deep Red Mica Subaru colour quite well.
Shaun Red Mica MY00

Ken Ross

The same as you 3 laps of Knockhill had them in flames then I found that the Disks warped quite quickly.

Now running Black Diamond disks with 1155 pads.

These are painted with Hammerite Engine Lacquer, the same as I use to touch up the manifold.



[Edited by Ken Ross - 10/10/2003 11:21:31 PM]

bartmanuk

shaun

im after a brighter red than that,do they do a different red in the hammerite,cause thats wot ive been told to use as caliper paint takes 48 hours to dry,so ive been told...


ken

na there not the ones cheers mate,the ones i see had the writing painted white.



BM

TonyNesta

Yes, you can get bright red Hammerite smooth, Halfords do it for about a fiver. When you apply it, put the second coat on after half an hour or so, then leave to dry overnight. Job done, looks great.

T

bartmanuk

cheers tony!!

JV

Did mine today. A couple of coats of red Hamerite from Halfords then Humbrol white enamel on a block of wood pressed onto the lettering.

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subarustuff

alright m8 they look f...ing good i am in a fix what discs and pads to get i was thinking of ebc turbogrove discs and red stuff pads but now i dont no

JV

I had the same problem deciding what to get too. I wanted the Pagid Black (4-2-1) pads and discs but after speaking to various suppliers it seems the Pagids discs are currently poor quality due to company/factory changes. In the end I went for the Pagid pads with Tarox 44 groove discs (pic above).

Give these people a ring - they're all incredibly helpful and will give you sound advice (mention Scoobynet):

AS Performance 0191 4103770
Performance Braking 01600 713117
Grahame Goode Racing 0116 2440080

bartmanuk

nice one jv,they look the nuts mate...didnt manage to get mine done at the w/end,snapped one of the bolts trying to get me wheels off lol so hopefully ill get em done this w/end...

edited for spelling mistake


[Edited by bartmanuk - 10/13/2003 6:45:41 PM]

bartmanuk

oh and i must say you seem very trusting of your jack jv,surely you had some other kind of device holding up your motor whilst you painted!!!

subarustuff

new discs and pads going on saturday at demon tweeks £895.00 cleaning me out black dimond discs and ebc pads any views?

ps hope this works

[Edited by subarustuff - 10/14/2003 8:03:55 PM]

[Edited by subarustuff - 10/14/2003 8:06:36 PM]

[Edited by subarustuff - 10/14/2003 9:20:54 PM]

bartmanuk

nice job subarustuff,
i still aint done mine,but if im lucky maybe i'll get them done this weekend...have to keep me fingers crossed tho have a look here at my nightmare my nightmare

edited to say and they'll look even better with the disc's

[Edited by bartmanuk - 10/14/2003 9:03:08 PM]

[Edited by bartmanuk - 1/5/2004 9:49:52 PM]

JV

Cool colour paint!

What exactly are you getting for £895? That seems f'ing expensive just for discs and pads! You could get a big brake conversion for that!

Now I've had a chance to use the car since the weekend I've noticed a big improvement in bite and stopping power with the Pagid 421 pads. These were £140 and the Tarox discs were £200.

Cheers,
James



[Edited by JV - 10/14/2003 9:13:35 PM]

subarustuff

yeah i know it seems alot but i forgot to say discs and pads back and front plus eibach springs 4 wheel alignment plus fitting plus vat

bartmanuk

after all this time i finally got my calipers painted last weekend,after lots of agro with snapped wheel studs and broken locking wheel nut keys,then today i learnt how to post pics,so here we are at last




BM