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Old 10-22-2010, 08:22 PM
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Smile has anyone ever painted the brakes on a 2002 camaro?

hi,
i would REALLY like to paint the outside of the brakes red just like the corvette.
Does anyone know if this is poosible on a 2002 Camaro v6 and if so what does it take meaning $$ and time.
And could this be done yourself?

Please let me know!
Thanks!
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Old 10-23-2010, 10:10 AM
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Search the Appearance Section... Beeen discussed a few times..
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Old 10-23-2010, 10:36 AM
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Let's move it to the Appearance forum......
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Old 10-23-2010, 09:08 PM
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Duplicolor makes a kit for just this application. I did it on my car and 2 years later they still look great.
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Old 10-23-2010, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Procharged94Lt1
Duplicolor makes a kit for just this application. I did it on my car and 2 years later they still look great.
ok! great I will do to the store tomorow and see if I can get it.
Where did you get it from and how much was it?
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Old 10-24-2010, 09:31 AM
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The Eastwood Company has a complete line of products specifically for painting brakes:

http://www.eastwood.com/

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-ceramic-c...t-kit-red.html
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Old 10-24-2010, 10:30 AM
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the autozone i have in my town has caliper paint in 4 or 5 colors
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buy the stuff in the can, the brush on kit takes 2-3 coats and it will leave brush lines.

1, take wheel off, clean with water and degreasor and wire brush twice, then dry with compressed air or hair dryer

2. mask off most the hub where the wheel meets and most the brake disc, it's doesn't need to be perfect because the pads will burn off the overspary.

3. do 2-3 coats of paint
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Old 10-24-2010, 12:18 PM
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If your V6 Camaro has rear drum brakes, don't paint anything on the rear brakes, you'll thank me for that advice lol.
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Old 10-24-2010, 02:27 PM
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ok great thanks for all the help. I will do that this week... will post the pics after it is all done.
thanks!
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Old 10-24-2010, 02:40 PM
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actually has anyone ever used these???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-x-C...Q5fAccessories
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Old 10-24-2010, 09:22 PM
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I've wondered about those since the '93-'97 cars don't have very attractive calipers, however, people at car shows would HAMMER you with insults for them. If they didn't say Brembo on them, they'd be more acceptable, but pretending you have $3,000+ brakes and not having them is a no no.
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Originally Posted by Brangeta
If your V6 Camaro has rear drum brakes, don't paint anything on the rear brakes, you'll thank me for that advice lol.

98-02 V6 came standard with 4 wheel disc, 96-97 only Y87 and 93-95 none.

and mine are painted red $18 for the kit at AZ.
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Originally Posted by mybadd02camaro
actually has anyone ever used these???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-x-C...Q5fAccessories
I don;t see how they would cover the whole caliper on a camaro, they are univeral fit. You would probably still have to paint your calipers red and even if you do it still will probably be pretty obvisous that they are fake.

I think you'd be better off painting yours and getting some regular Caliper Decals and maybe some drilled rotors.
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Originally Posted by mybadd02camaro
actually has anyone ever used these???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-x-C...Q5fAccessories
Look at picture #8 in the installation section of the ad. To me it already looks very cheesy and clearly something just tacked on to the outside.

You might fool a couple people but anyone who knows what they are looking at is going to know right away that they are fake.

Just paint your calipers and be done- maybe throw on some "Camaro" decals and you will be surprised how much just that changes the look of your car.
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