The Rig

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The 4 pots were getting a bit tired, i painted them blue but over thw inte ri noticed the rearside of the calipers were rusting thru again so i had them bead blasted and re-painted them and had new redstuff pads with new pins fitted, all ordered from online and im chuffed i did it.

ryan33hks

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Nice colour. Looks 10 times better.

Wilky_Boy

Mate you have just inspired me to tackle mine. Was never sure how good they would look but after seeing yours my mind is made up. Nice one !!!!

DaveD

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I'm just about to start refurbishing my brakes too. Where did you get your new parts from, and roughly how much did you pay?

jiffthejiffmanjaffa

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That my thinking, if you're going to do it do it properly. No point paint over corrison like a Nova boyracer. Top Job.

jiffthejiffmanjaffa

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Are you going to leave the subaru logo the same colour or highlight it? Wonder what that will look like?

The Rig

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cheers guys.

the parts i got from good old ebay, the pads were listed as nissan 200sx s14,save yourselft £15 that way !! and the pins were from Bigred.

pads (redstuff)were £81 delivered and pins were £25 delivered

i was going to do the subaru lettering but i dont think i could do it accurate enough to make it look good,probably spoil them cause the lines would be wobbly.

C8 DHC 04WRX

iTrader: (13)

I was just thinking this too.

I recon a red logo would look good as it will compliment the red of the pad.

I re-painted the lettering on mine and it isn't too hard to do as the lettering is raised which makes it a bit easier to stick to the lines.

Godspeed Brakes

iTrader: (259)

When I recondition calipers we completely strip them , removing the pistons and seals , you need to make sure there is no grit from the bead blaster inside the calipers , and it will get in from the fluid holes , bleed nipple and inlet pipe holes , and the grit will damage your pistons and seals , my advise would be to remove the pistons and seal and make sure they are perfectly clean inside them.

Anyone who wants to do there own calipers , I can supply seal kits for £17.50 each , and stainless steel pistons that will never rust for £15 each

Cheers Ian

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

yeah,removed all the bead with an airline so thats cool.

thing is, id like new pistons but at £120 for the complete number plus the seal kit your looking at a total of like £200 to refurb them,plus the £200 odd paid for them in the 1st place it works out alot of £££ for a proper refurb.

if i had the £ id do it tho

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

On a side note, is the disc on the right way round,for the grooves, the pic is taken of the drivers side

cheers

jiffthejiffmanjaffa

iTrader: (10)

Now you mention it, shouldn't the grooves being going the same way as the tyre treat??? I'd say they're on the wrong way round, but I'm no expect.

Godspeed Brakes

iTrader: (259)

If you only put an airline through the holes to clean them out , there will be grit left in there , you really need to remove the pistons to clean them out , I dont want to see the brakes fail on you , which they will if some grit gets between the pistons and seals , as it wont hold the pressure.
Cheers Ian

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

If you want to see how well reconditioned Ian does some calipers and how good they can look once you take some time over the lettering, I give you an idea from 'steady hand' swiss

The Rig

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cheers for the input guys.

stil trying to work out if they discs are on the wrong way round?

ive looked at the passenger side disc and im sure reversing it would put it the same as the drivers currently is anyway,hmmm

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

scrap that,im talking rubbish,they doo differ

so,are they the wrong way round as me/jjmj think ?

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

bit of lump missing from the caliper face in the 4th pic. Was that due to corrosion?

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

could be

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

Can't really notice it now. Looks like hamertite blue. I done mine like that, with gold lettering. I used a small decorating roller, sponge one, and rollered over the lettering. Came out ok.

The Rig

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****,they are the wrong way round,grr !!

deep_st24

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The roller idea sounds quite clever as the lettering is raised.

Also I found on ebay you can by decal kits in lots of colours to save you having to paint the lettering, my only concern would be how well they would last once your calliper got hot???

KK3960

iTrader: (21)

What paint is used ?

tanyatriangles

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Hammerite or Smooth hammerite is the best/cheapest paint to use, sticks and covers well, available to touch up should it get a knock, lasts well.

As regards painting, there are a few tricks for painting raised lettering: a mini roller as stated, or thickly paint a wooden block and press it LIGHTLY against the letters, or use a bit of an old sponge, dab it into the paint, then LIGHTLY onto the letters.