painted brake calipers

[jareddustin]

found something i thought was cool and wanted to share. i wanted to paint the brake calipers on my car. good paint was not cheap and it looked like alot of work i didnt really want to do and i dont have experience doing that was not sure how it would come out. i came across an ad for a company called leprecon+ that made covers. $300 for all four. i finally got them and put them on and i really like them, i think they look good, look to be well made. very easy to put on 2 clamps and hex screws per piece. i like they way them make the rear calipers that are normally much smaller look closer to the front. and if i want to change the color later on, they are easy to get powder coated, or paint myself. only thing i need to fix is the center caps on the wheels, drives me nuts they dont align with the logo on the caliper. so far my only complaint is the time it took, they said 2 week lead time, it ended up being almost 6 weeks. https://leprecon.plus/

 

[D_knotts]

What do you mean the center caps don't align with the caliper? I don't understand.

 

[Kraut_n_Rice]

What do you mean the center caps don't align with the caliper? I don't understand.

In 1.jpg (the third one). They aren't parallel.

 

[Chingon619]

In 1.jpg (the third one). They aren't parallel.

Too bad you can't just roll the car forward 3 inches

 

[D_knotts]

In 1.jpg (the third one). They aren't parallel.

I agree, that would bother me but I have ocd. If you pull the wheel off those center caps just pop off if you push them from the back, you can align it and put the wheel back on.

 

[networkalignment]

The wheels on the audi go round and roung

 

[jareddustin]

What do you mean the center caps don't align with the caliper? I don't understand.

the audi logos dont align, the logo is basically an audi sticker put over the center cap of the wheel. im looking for all black center caps since the logo is larger on the caliper covers, two logos that close is over kill.

 

[Crusty]

the audi logos dont align, the logo is basically an audi sticker put over the center cap of the wheel. im looking for all black center caps since the logo is larger on the caliper covers, two logos that close is over kill.

Balancing: "Balancing" the logos suggests creating a visually pleasing arrangement where each logo plays its intended role in the composition, considering their size differences.

 

[jareddustin]

Too bad you can't just roll the car forward 3 inches

while true, there is only one spot in the rotation of the wheel they will line up, 99% of the time they will be off. most likely put black center caps on with no logo. i know its nothing big and i doubt someone would ever say anything but when i look at it that is what i notice.

 

[D_knotts]

I have seen wheels with a spinning logo in the middle. It's weighted so it stays level when in motion. Maybe you can do that and just put the logo sticker at a angle so it will stay at that angle when the wheel is moving.

 

[SLIM]

Just did a full Brembo Brake upgrade on my Civic