Brake Calipers?

smiley · 05-03-2010, 09:40 PM

I know this might sound naff as but does anyone know how easy it is to replace the brake calipers to red ones? Is it expensive and do you have to get genuine ones from a mazda dealer?

70NYD · 06-03-2010, 01:09 AM

u would generaly paint a caliper red

get some highheat spray paint (ie exhaust,engine or brake paint) and fire away after masking everything else up.

so fresh · 06-03-2010, 01:55 AM

get someone to help you (a guy thats mechanically minded) to takem off
and dont do what these guys did...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mhq_BrnU0
if you want it done , do it right lol

Joeee · 06-03-2010, 04:05 PM

Pretty sure there are also some 'Brembo' plastic covers available off ebay, if you wanted to take that route...

outbakoz · 06-03-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Joeee

Pretty sure there are also some 'Brembo' plastic covers available off ebay, if you wanted to take that route...

noooooo, don't do it

so fresh · 06-03-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by outbakoz

noooooo, don't do it

why?whats wrong with them? just asking thats all

Brisbane_boy · 07-03-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by so fresh

get someone to help you (a guy thats mechanically minded) to takem off
and dont do what these guys did...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mhq_BrnU0
if you want it done , do it right lol

thats the way i did mine,
I dont actully know to many people who take them off to paint em.
nothing wrong with doing it that way

Joeee · 07-03-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by so fresh

why?whats wrong with them? just asking thats all

Nothing wrong with them in particular, just a little distasteful, sortof like putting a cannon on a hyundai excel..

so fresh · 07-03-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brisbane_boy

thats the way i did mine,
I dont actully know to many people who take them off to paint em.
nothing wrong with doing it that way

oh well...

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Originally Posted by Joeee

Nothing wrong with them in particular, just a little distasteful, sortof like putting a cannon on a hyundai excel..

they do look abit odd

phildough · 08-03-2010, 08:09 PM

I have never seen red calipers that you can buy for a Mazda Astina.

There is nothing wrong with the way Might Car Mods did theirs, its the same way I have done it to all my previous cars and they looked fine. And im sure its the same way everyone else here has done it.

But if you really want to buy a set of red calipers I can go to the wreckers and buy a set of them off a similar car to yours and clean them and paint them and sell them to you at a nice profit if you like.

so fresh · 09-03-2010, 12:14 AM

i really like the ones on the fd rx7's look smicken nice!

smiley · 10-03-2010, 10:03 PM

Thanx guys!!!!! Making me chuckle at you're comments on the way to do it and the plastic covers! I did actually see them on Ebay but turned my nose up at them... I guess people who know what to look for would tell straight away they were plastic clip ons...
Hmmmm well it's given me food for thought anyway... i guess all depends on what new mags i get as i've gotta turf the mashed chromies...
Which reminds me, must take some happy snaps of the new wheels this weekend.

RustyKaos · 11-03-2010, 06:07 AM

I have done my front brakes but did this while upgrading my brakes as I had the calipers off already so painted them. Rears are a bit trickier as the are a two piece setup but will be taking them off when I get chance and paint them off the car.

05-03-2010, 09:40 PM	#1
smiley Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazda SP20 BJ-II J48 Posts: 9	Brake Calipers? I know this might sound naff as but does anyone know how easy it is to replace the brake calipers to red ones? Is it expensive and do you have to get genuine ones from a mazda dealer?

06-03-2010, 01:09 AM	#2
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	u would generaly paint a caliper red get some highheat spray paint (ie exhaust,engine or brake paint) and fire away after masking everything else up. __________________

06-03-2010, 01:55 AM	#3
so fresh Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: tullamarine,melbourne Car: 92 astina 323 bg & 01 SP20 Posts: 660 View Photos By: so fresh	get someone to help you (a guy thats mechanically minded) to takem off and dont do what these guys did... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mhq_BrnU0 if you want it done , do it right lol __________________ oh you hit my spot!

09-03-2010, 12:14 AM	#11
so fresh Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: tullamarine,melbourne Car: 92 astina 323 bg & 01 SP20 Posts: 660 View Photos By: so fresh	i really like the ones on the fd rx7's look smicken nice! __________________ oh you hit my spot!

11-03-2010, 06:07 AM	#13
RustyKaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Side Brisbane Car: 1998 BA 323 Astina Hardtop Posts: 1,414 View Photos By: RustyKaos	I have done my front brakes but did this while upgrading my brakes as I had the calipers off already so painted them. Rears are a bit trickier as the are a two piece setup but will be taking them off when I get chance and paint them off the car. __________________ Everytime an idiot dies, 20 more are born. Come challenge me. I dare ya.

06-03-2010, 04:05 PM	#4
Joeee Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ulverstone, TAS Car: 1995 BA Astina Posts: 70	Pretty sure there are also some 'Brembo' plastic covers available off ebay, if you wanted to take that route...

08-03-2010, 08:09 PM	#10
phildough Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisneyland, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina Posts: 2,868 View Photos By: phildough	I have never seen red calipers that you can buy for a Mazda Astina. There is nothing wrong with the way Might Car Mods did theirs, its the same way I have done it to all my previous cars and they looked fine. And im sure its the same way everyone else here has done it. But if you really want to buy a set of red calipers I can go to the wreckers and buy a set of them off a similar car to yours and clean them and paint them and sell them to you at a nice profit if you like.

10-03-2010, 10:03 PM	#12
smiley Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Adelaide Car: Mazda SP20 BJ-II J48 Posts: 9	Thanx guys!!!!! Making me chuckle at you're comments on the way to do it and the plastic covers! I did actually see them on Ebay but turned my nose up at them... I guess people who know what to look for would tell straight away they were plastic clip ons... Hmmmm well it's given me food for thought anyway... i guess all depends on what new mags i get as i've gotta turf the mashed chromies... Which reminds me, must take some happy snaps of the new wheels this weekend.