Subject: Looks really good. Methinks there's going to be a lot of caliper painting across Author: beechy : 7534 posts Posted on: 2006-12-30 09:20:15

the country soon. Nice job man.....;0)

beechy - Arizona


98 740iL - Aspen Silver - Tints and Shades - Quad Brake Lights - P38 Projector Headlights with Angel eyes - Alloy guage rings - Schnitzer 'knock off' pedals and a BB Badge.

• Here's some pics of my latest (and cheap) mod..... (pic) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 19:08:04 (1549 views)
  • Very Classy! - manta69 2007-01-02 12:28:35 (86 views)
  • I Have got to do this when I replace my rotors and pads! - Blue740i 2006-12-30 15:55:12 (99 views)
    • Well, it would be a lot easier to clean & paint the calipers - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 16:09:12 (116 views)
  • Was one G2 paint kit enough to allow 4 coats for each caliper? (nt) - beechy 2006-12-30 14:43:53 (132 views)
    • Yep, there's enough for 4 coats. (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 15:04:19 (99 views)
  • They look GREAT....can't wait 'till spring! - Magnum 2006-12-30 12:33:11 (94 views)
    • Thanks, Magnum. I knew you were interested in painting yours. (url) - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 15:15:02 (190 views)
      • thanks for the reply! I'm really interested in painting - Magnum 2006-12-30 16:07:01 (77 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 (141 views)
  • Looks really good. Methinks there's going to be a lot of caliper painting across - beechy 2006-12-30 09:20:15 (116 views)
    • Thanks, beechy. I'm definately not the first to do this, I just think - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 15:17:10 (65 views)
  • Beautiful! (nt) - Ultymte 2006-12-30 00:17:44 (62 views)
    • Thanks, Chris. Appreciate your comment! (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 00:36:15 (98 views)
  • Wow... (nt) - J A M E S. 2006-12-29 23:55:47 (101 views)
    • Hey JAMES. Happy Holidays!! Erik pointed out that my - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 00:35:04 (97 views)
      • And to you as well. Excellent work my friend! (nt) - J A M E S. 2006-12-30 00:59:44 (121 views)
  • I like it! (nt) - DavidC 2006-12-29 23:41:02 (119 views)
    • Thanks, David. I used your writeup on e38.org on painting (url) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 23:49:33 (102 views)
  • Re: Here's some pics of my latest (and cheap) mod..... - paprmkr 2006-12-29 21:18:30 (127 views)
    • I got the BMW letter decals from xenonmods.com - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:22:12 (462 views)
  • Sweet! I like the color combo! - JL 2006-12-29 20:42:02 (118 views)
    • Hmm. UUC BBK? Now, that's a caliper!! I think they're big - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:18:38 (98 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 (99 views)
        • LOL... That would go great with those neon LEDs that light up - sealbeach740 2006-12-30 00:31:22 (95 views)
  • I have caliper envy... - panalu 2006-12-29 20:35:06 (133 views)
    • Here's are some links... (url) - sdmike1 2006-12-29 21:53:19 (143 views)
    • The G2 kit can be found all over the internet. It includes cleaner, paint... - sdmike1 2006-12-29 21:47:19 (59 views)
      • Re: The G2 kit can be found all over the internet. It includes cleaner, paint... - panalu 2006-12-29 22:13:47 (92 views)
  • Great mod for M-pars. (nt) - bmw635 2006-12-29 20:25:07 (90 views)
    • I agree - the MPars show the calipers quite a bit. (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:25:52 (83 views)
  • As the kids say, oh Snap!, That is the snizzelizti! - Blue740i 2006-12-29 20:18:50 (94 views)
    • Ummmm, is that a good thing? (grin) (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:24:39 (79 views)
      • 4 chizel?, LOL! (nt) - Blue740i 2006-12-30 15:55:53 (71 views)
  • Looks great! - M.Wong 2006-12-29 20:05:19 (100 views)
    • LOL! It sure does for me, anyways... Thanks for the info on the - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:14:31 (95 views)
  • Beautiful! I used that same kit and color on my other car. I like the results! - sdmike1 2006-12-29 20:00:10 (100 views)
    • Hey Mike - thanks. The decal kit was from xenonmods.com - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:13:30 (122 views)
      • I wonder if spraying a little 'clear' on them will make them hold up longer... - sdmike1 2006-12-29 21:42:49 (73 views)
        • That's exactly what the seller of the decals suggested. - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 22:16:55 (76 views)
          • I used the same paint kit and the same decals without (pic) - giff 2006-12-29 22:35:52 (231 views)
            • Hmm. Thanks! I like how you spaced your letters out to - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 23:00:01 (86 views)
              • No problems at all so far. I painted the calipers and - giff 2006-12-29 23:14:50 (88 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 (98 views)
  • man that looks nice on that color (nt) - tigerbaumone 2006-12-29 19:57:05 (102 views)
    • I got the idea from Sean & Manith - Manith's black 7 looks - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:16:20 (132 views)
  • I just noticed you dont have a sig pic. Post one of your car plz. - rogue7 2006-12-29 19:48:19 (104 views)
    • Here's a pic from the archives... (pic) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:09:41 (288 views)
  • Wow... looks great! and your Chrome M-Pars and Zaino shine helps too. - apwe38/Allan 2006-12-29 19:47:44 (79 views)
    • Thanks, Allan. I just basically used some brake cleaner - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:07:37 (112 views)
  • lookin good dude! (nt) - ED 2006-12-29 19:45:07 (48 views)
    • Thanks! (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 20:15:23 (100 views)
  • That is frikkin HAWT.... - rogue7 2006-12-29 19:27:13 (99 views)
    • Thanks, rogue7. That red adds a bit of color back there. - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 19:38:09 (44 views)
  • Sharp Very Sharp looking. - BJames38 2006-12-29 19:14:34 (113 views)
    • Thanks. Heh, heh. This getting old thing...... oh well. Could be worse! (nt) - sealbeach740 2006-12-29 19:38:58 (88 views)