Red Calipers

[Phuture]

Where can i get some nice red calipers for my FR?

Dont really just want to paint them myself, would rather have them properly coated.

Cheers peeps

 

[Nath.]

waste of money in my view, just do a good job painting them and you will get very good results

 

[Guinness]

mine look fooking beautiful al take a pic when its nice

 

[rashcupra]

take them off and get them powder coated i used to work in powder coating and done afew car and bike bits and pices and they never weather and look smoth and solid colour not brush marks if you look up close doesnt cost alot neither

 

[Feel]

Wouldn't you have to strip the calipers down to powder coat them?

 

[rashcupra]

yes but will be a propper job! and colour would last longer and still look better but it is more inconvenience so hell just get all the wheels done too

 

[kris_tdi]

just paint them with hammerite, you can only see a small amount when the wheel is on anyway. Did my fronts yesterday, 2 coats was sufficient.

And when hammerite dries the brush marks disapper.

 

[Nath.]

Wouldn't you have to strip the calipers down to powder coat them?

I would have to agree there, the baking prosess may damage the rubber seals

I think the cupra ones are coated and then assembled

 

[Phuture]

Would the cupra ones fit on an FR? Can you even buy them on there own?

 

[rashcupra]

ud needto uprate the hubs for them to fit and buy the wheels as caliper clearance would be an issue with the big seat sport cupra brakes the TT 312mm is a popular choice tho a search should give you all the info

and yes as i stated before the brakes will need completely stripping down and reassembling

 

[Mikey_H]

Hi,

I did mine with hamerite think they came out pretty good i just clean/polish them every 2 weeks and they look fine here's the pics


http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=117134