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| + | |S1 MMC||AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers | ||
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| + | |S1 non-MMC||AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers | ||
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| + | |S2 K Series||AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers | ||
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| + | |S2 Toyota||AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers | ||
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| + | === Front === | ||
* AP Racing Caliper | * AP Racing Caliper | ||
| − | * http://www.apracing.com/ | + | * http://www.apracing.com/info/products.asp?product=22S0_446_186 - Right Hand |
| − | * http://www. | + | * http://www.apracing.com/info/products.asp?product=23S0_447_186 - Left Hand |
| + | * http://www.eliseparts.com/products/category/20/brake-calipers/ | ||
| − | == Rear == | + | === Rear === |
* Brembo Caliper | * Brembo Caliper | ||
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| + | === Painting === | ||
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| + | Many people paint their calipers so that they look less 'tatty', its a very easy job to do. | ||
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| + | Various paints and colours can be used, from just plain Hammerite paint to specialist brake painting kits. | ||
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| + | A few tips though: | ||
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| + | Avoid rushing this job as it can look bad very easily, make sure you clean the calipers very well first. I used some brake cleaner, then some warm soapy water with a hard toothbrush and finally a soft cloth and my finger. (but my brakes were painted yellow before so I had to apply some paint remover and gently remove all the old paint first). | ||
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| + | I used just a standard paint but made sure I used a base coat, main coat and finally a few coats of clear lacquer to fend off the brake dust. | ||
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[[Category:Brakes]] | [[Category:Brakes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 25 July 2011
Work in progress!
Chris i moved this from brake pads, better placed here
| S1 MMC | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
| S1 non-MMC | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
| S2 K Series | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
| S2 Toyota | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
Front
- AP Racing Caliper
- http://www.apracing.com/info/products.asp?product=22S0_446_186 - Right Hand
- http://www.apracing.com/info/products.asp?product=23S0_447_186 - Left Hand
- http://www.eliseparts.com/products/category/20/brake-calipers/
Rear
- Brembo Caliper
Painting
Many people paint their calipers so that they look less 'tatty', its a very easy job to do.
Various paints and colours can be used, from just plain Hammerite paint to specialist brake painting kits.
A few tips though:
Avoid rushing this job as it can look bad very easily, make sure you clean the calipers very well first. I used some brake cleaner, then some warm soapy water with a hard toothbrush and finally a soft cloth and my finger. (but my brakes were painted yellow before so I had to apply some paint remover and gently remove all the old paint first).
I used just a standard paint but made sure I used a base coat, main coat and finally a few coats of clear lacquer to fend off the brake dust.
