Just wondering if anybody could recommend a good place to get my calipers painted in the GTA and the cost (they are starting to rust!).
thanks
Just wondering if anybody could recommend a good place to get my calipers painted in the GTA and the cost (they are starting to rust!).
thanks
I think alot of people do it on their own, but let me know when you have decided where you are getting it done, because I want to do it as well. Maybe if there is a garage that will lend us the equipment anyone who wants to paint their calipers can bring it in. I also need to pick up the decals from RedRaptor to put them on the calipers. Keep me updated, I will be really interested in this. :p
Sunlight Silver Mazda 3 GT - GFX, Raised Spoiler, Appearance Package, 30%-20% tints, Side Markers, Side Sills and Stubby!!
I went over to MajesticBlueN\'s place this long weekend and 5 hours later, I have black calipers. It is a lot more work than I expected but I got help from Neil which made it better. We used Duplicolour Brake Caliper Paint and that stuff really dries fast. I put on about 1.5 coats on stressing the areas where the \"Mazda\" sticker goes. If your calipers are black, I would suggest the silver sticker. It doesn\'t stand out as much compared to white but it goes really well with the finish on the stock rims.
2004 Mazda3 Sport GT|Winning Blue| OG 2.3L @ 450,000 km & counting
Hey RedRaptor;
Would you happen to have a pic of the black calipers? im sitting on the fence between red or black
Thanks
2004 Mazda3 GT { BLACK MICA / 5MT / GFX pkg / BLACK, RED & GOLD BEEBS }
i say do black.. more of a sleeper/stock look to it (especially for your black sedan).. i was going to do them in red but changed my mind after seeing neil\'s
second post here
I\'ll get some pics of them up for you this week, MK Then you can decide for yourself which colour you want.Originally posted by MAZDA Kitten
Hey RedRaptor;
Would you happen to have a pic of the black calipers? im sitting on the fence between red or black
Thanks
around how much will it be?
2005 Mazda 3 Sport, ......................
for?Originally posted by eman124
around how much will it be?
from the major stuff..
paint: $4-$20 (depending on what type of paint and if it\'s a kit)
decals: $7
your time: priceless
I had my calipers painted when I brought my car to the bodyshop to fix my wife\'s accident. They were going to charge me $150 to paint the calipers & the rotors(?) I\'m not sure, they said something else also rusts. But when I went back, they said the other parts was so new it would be stupid to sand it to paint. It ended up costing me $100 for the calipers. They painted the whole thing though, calipers & brake pads. But I was too lazy to do it myself so it\'s fine.
05 GT/GFX Leather AT Velocity Red
30% Tint / Stubby Antenna / door sills / side marker / dead pedal / H.I.D
What colour would look good on Sunlight Silver, I was thinking about the obvious (Silver) but wondering if Black would look good, or I could go extreme and paint it Red!!arc :p
150 is way to much, guy. you got ripped. and at that price they should have removed the pads to just paint the calipers, solely; It looks much cleaner. As far as rotors, they prolly painted the centres of the rotors(outter) ... for some reason these OE mazda rotors look 1 million years old when it rains, cause of all the momentary rust. If they painted the braking surface of the rotor ... DONT EVER GO BACK THERE, AGAIN arcOriginally posted by Candyman I had my calipers painted when I brought my car to the bodyshop to fix my wife\'s accident. They were going to charge me $150 to paint the calipers & the rotors(?) I\'m not sure, they said something else also rusts. But when I went back, they said the other parts was so new it would be stupid to sand it to paint. It ended up costing me $100 for the calipers. They painted the whole thing though, calipers & brake pads. But I was too lazy to do it myself so it\'s fine.
about being lazy: it\'s OK to be lazy, as long as you got the cash to throw away..
If anyone is interested, i just finished doing my calipers/decals. This is how it looks ...
i still need to take a picture of the final product (with rims on) . The whole process took me about 4 hours (for only the front). Even though im in mech eng, this was the first time tinkering with my car ... so im still newb. I see no need to pay someone 150$ to paint them . Try doing them yourself, its ez !!!! :p
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2011 BMW M3
2015 VW Golf TDI
2013 Chev Silverado
It only cost me $100 cause they didn\'t paint the rotors. It may seem a bit expensive, but factor in they gave me an awesome price on fixing my car. $700 to take out the dents on my driver side back fender, fill the scratches on my bumper & skirt. Then painted all 3 parts. Plus they did all this in 10 hours so that I didn\'t have to rent a car while waiting. They clean the rotors & detailed the car for me. I didn\'t mind paying the $100 for the calipers.
MK,Originally posted by MAZDA Kitten
Hey RedRaptor;
Would you happen to have a pic of the black calipers? im sitting on the fence between red or black
Thanks
Here you go, regular plain black calipers.
black calipers with silver \"Mazda\" sticker.
ohhh sexy.. what to do!!
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Personally I think it could look good, but search around, I\'m sure someone has posted a pic of that exact combo.Originally posted by TheBiz
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I think it looks good. Here is a pic of Andrew\'s (MazdaTree) car.Originally posted by PSIVIC
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