Subject: Here's some pics of my latest (and cheap) mod..... Author: sealbeach740 : member since January, 2004 : 7374 posts Posted on: 2006-12-29 19:08:04

Painted calipers! First, many thanks to Manith for helping me out during the Holidays & allowing me to borrow his jack & jack stands.

First pic is the unpainted caliper, with the prep work done (outside pad taken off so no paint gets on the brake pad), rotor masked off to keep stray brush strokes away from the surface:



Next, here's the caliper with the first coat of the G2 caliper paint (Brembo Red, as I like to call it):



Here's the caliper with the 4 coats of paint & the arched "BMW" white lettering applied:



Here's a look at the wheel and caliper together:



Finally, here's a bit of a further back shot to show the color of the car, wheel & painted caliper:



I like the new look. The darker red calipers show a bit of color inside the wheel well area, but it's not really a bright red - it's a bit darker & muted. I'll have to wait & see how the decal letters hold up under wear & tear & washing. Technically, this was a pretty simple DIY thing to do, but working in the garage, painting the calipers 4 times and working on your back (to get the underside of the calipers), knees & side, it gets a bit tiring.....or am I just getting old? Naw........(grin)

Steptronic Sealbeach740
2000 740iS, oxford green/tan 56k - Nav, 16x9, MKIV, Basslink, clear corners, TV, TFT LCD screen in back, reversed steptronic +/- shift mode,
backup camera, gauge rings, chrome MPars, AIC hi-beams, Hoen fogs, quad brake lights, 6 disc DVD changer,
CDC/DVD switch relay(for stereo DVD audio inputs), ///M pedals & DDEs controled by a Euro fog light switch.
1995 525i, also oxford green/tan 143k - stock, except for upgraded headlights (much needed!)
2001 RX300 - very stock, very comfortable, very dependable, very boring.....

• Here's some pics of my latest (and cheap) mod..... (pic) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 19:08:04 (1503 views)
  • Very Classy! - manta69 2007-01-02 12:28:35 (79 views)
  • I Have got to do this when I replace my rotors and pads! - Blue740i 2006-12-30 15:55:12 (93 views)
    • Well, it would be a lot easier to clean & paint the calipers - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 16:09:12 (111 views)
  • Was one G2 paint kit enough to allow 4 coats for each caliper? (nt) - beechy 2006-12-30 14:43:53 (125 views)
    • Yep, there's enough for 4 coats. (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 15:04:19 (94 views)
  • They look GREAT....can't wait 'till spring! - Magnum 2006-12-30 12:33:11 (89 views)
    • Thanks, Magnum. I knew you were interested in painting yours. (url) - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 15:15:02 (184 views)
      • thanks for the reply! I'm really interested in painting - Magnum 2006-12-30 16:07:01 (72 views)
        • No, I didn't re-do or add any more anti-squeal. Not sure if I should - sealbeach740 2006-12-31 00:14:28 (137 views)
  • Looks really good. Methinks there's going to be a lot of caliper painting across - beechy 2006-12-30 09:20:15 (109 views)
    • Thanks, beechy. I'm definately not the first to do this, I just think - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 15:17:10 (62 views)
  • Beautiful! (nt) - Ultymte 2006-12-30 00:17:44 (56 views)
    • Thanks, Chris. Appreciate your comment! (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 00:36:15 (93 views)
  • Wow... (nt) - J A M E S. 2006-12-29 23:55:47 (97 views)
    • Hey JAMES. Happy Holidays!! Erik pointed out that my - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 00:35:04 (91 views)
      • And to you as well. Excellent work my friend! (nt) - J A M E S. 2006-12-30 00:59:44 (113 views)
  • I like it! (nt) - DavidC 2006-12-29 23:41:02 (113 views)
    • Thanks, David. I used your writeup on e38.org on painting (url) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 23:49:33 (98 views)
  • Re: Here's some pics of my latest (and cheap) mod..... - paprmkr 2006-12-29 21:18:30 (120 views)
    • I got the BMW letter decals from xenonmods.com - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:22:12 (428 views)
  • Sweet! I like the color combo! - JL 2006-12-29 20:42:02 (113 views)
    • Hmm. UUC BBK? Now, that's a caliper!! I think they're big - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:18:38 (95 views)
      • I will take Zebra pattern, except lets use glow in the dark kind of paint :-b (nt) - JL 2006-12-29 23:55:07 (95 views)
        • LOL... That would go great with those neon LEDs that light up - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 00:31:22 (90 views)
  • I have caliper envy... - panalu 2006-12-29 20:35:06 (128 views)
    • Here's are some links... (url) - sdmike1 2006-12-29 21:53:19 (136 views)
    • The G2 kit can be found all over the internet. It includes cleaner, paint... - sdmike1 2006-12-29 21:47:19 (55 views)
      • Re: The G2 kit can be found all over the internet. It includes cleaner, paint... - panalu 2006-12-29 22:13:47 (87 views)
  • Great mod for M-pars. (nt) - bmw635 2006-12-29 20:25:07 (86 views)
    • I agree - the MPars show the calipers quite a bit. (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:25:52 (77 views)
  • As the kids say, oh Snap!, That is the snizzelizti! - Blue740i 2006-12-29 20:18:50 (90 views)
    • Ummmm, is that a good thing? (grin) (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:24:39 (76 views)
      • 4 chizel?, LOL! (nt) - Blue740i 2006-12-30 15:55:53 (67 views)
  • Looks great! - M.Wong 2006-12-29 20:05:19 (97 views)
    • LOL! It sure does for me, anyways... Thanks for the info on the - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:14:31 (92 views)
  • Beautiful! I used that same kit and color on my other car. I like the results! - sdmike1 2006-12-29 20:00:10 (96 views)
    • Hey Mike - thanks. The decal kit was from xenonmods.com - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:13:30 (119 views)
      • I wonder if spraying a little 'clear' on them will make them hold up longer... - sdmike1 2006-12-29 21:42:49 (70 views)
        • That's exactly what the seller of the decals suggested. - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:16:55 (73 views)
          • I used the same paint kit and the same decals without (pic) - giff 2006-12-29 22:35:52 (226 views)
            • Hmm. Thanks! I like how you spaced your letters out to - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 23:00:01 (83 views)
              • No problems at all so far. I painted the calipers and - giff 2006-12-29 23:14:50 (85 views)
      • I've had the same on Darth for over 2 years - not 40 tho ,maybe 4 K mies! (nt) - txdarth 2006-12-29 21:03:12 (95 views)
  • man that looks nice on that color (nt) - tigerbaumone 2006-12-29 19:57:05 (97 views)
    • I got the idea from Sean & Manith - Manith's black 7 looks - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:16:20 (129 views)
  • I just noticed you dont have a sig pic. Post one of your car plz. - rogue7 2006-12-29 19:48:19 (101 views)
    • Here's a pic from the archives... (pic) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:09:41 (279 views)
  • Wow... looks great! and your Chrome M-Pars and Zaino shine helps too. - apwe38/Allan 2006-12-29 19:47:44 (76 views)
    • Thanks, Allan. I just basically used some brake cleaner - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:07:37 (108 views)
  • lookin good dude! (nt) - ED 2006-12-29 19:45:07 (43 views)
    • Thanks! (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:15:23 (97 views)
  • That is frikkin HAWT.... - rogue7 2006-12-29 19:27:13 (95 views)
    • Thanks, rogue7. That red adds a bit of color back there. - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 19:38:09 (40 views)
  • Sharp Very Sharp looking. - BJames38 2006-12-29 19:14:34 (109 views)
    • Thanks. Heh, heh. This getting old thing...... oh well. Could be worse! (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 19:38:58 (85 views)