nike1charger23

So I have a 2.0 Base, without brembo brakes, but I'd like to get rid of the stock silver calipers and get something cooler looking, preferably red orange or yellow..could have them painted a different color, or can I easily buy and replace them with some flashier ones? Thanks

chris_2.0_rspec

stupid idea COLORED BRAKE PADS!!??











lol. u mean calipers

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nike1charger23

Yeah, calipers* my bad I get terms mixed up, I'm a noob

snipaz24

you can paint the calipers yourself. i've used G2 paint on one of my previous cars and it held up pretty good.

G2 Brake Caliper Paint Systems: G2 Brake Caliper Paint System Set

nike1charger23

Thanks! Will I need to take them off ?

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krautastic

Y'know... painting calipers isn't easy to do. You can really hose it up and make it look bad. There is a company in california that does "caliper covers". In fact, here they are:

2009-2012 Hyundai Genesis 2.0 Turbo (V6 only) - MGP Caliper Covers

though their descriptions really suck, so if you went that route I'd definitely find out which ones are the right ones. I met the owner at SEMA, really nice guy.

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RedBullPL

^ FYI on "Covers" they also choke the calipers from air then is necessary to cool them. More heat less stopping power, and more warping rotors.

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giaolong

Dupli-Color :: Caliper Paint

Dupli-color works well for me for my past couple cars. (Brembo on the Genesis so i dont have to worry).

I pretty use a wires brush, hooked into a drill, sand the crap out of it, cover up the areas (Suspension parts, fenders) with papers, pre it with cleaner, then primer, then paint and let it sit for an hour.
Then again, paint isnt easy, so if u had no idea, practice outside first and look at videos and stuff.

Here what i done last summer (do it only when it atleast 80F outside)

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snipaz24

nope i left my calipers on when i did it on my rx8. the g2 kit i got comes with the wire brush and caliper cleaner to prep before paint. i just taped off hoses and such so that no paint/cleaner would get on it. and if i remember correctly the g2 uses a brush and not spray so you won't have to worry about overspraying onto the fenders. both g2 or duplicolor are good though so it's up to you which one you want to go with

giaolong

^ My brother used the G2 for his car, it lasted for only a year before chipping off.

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Red Raspberry

I've painted mine before. Black is the only color to consider otherwise trying to clean them will become tedious. And brake parts cleaner will dissolve most paints.

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cjd82187

2.0t turbo v6 only, which model was that one??? Can you get fake brembo stickers on them too?

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One of them special 2L V6 turbos I see.

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krautastic

Well he's got a couple options

1) Pay 200 for covers
2) paint them himself and have it turn out like picasso took a **** in his fender well
3) paint them himself and actually do a good job but have it flake off in a year anyway
4) use his time and money on bigger and better things

The base brakes aren't exactly attractive. I wouldn't want to bring attention to the fact they are ordinary disk brakes like a camry or any other modern car would have (except the jetta. lulz for drum brakes).

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krautastic

Yes you can. They look really great behind a set of varrstoen's with BBS center caps

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nike1charger23

Did the paint stay on yours, or chip or anything..?

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snipaz24

Ooh damn maybe I got lucky then

ArmyHooah

those covers won't effect your brakes at all DD, it doesn't cover the whole brake if you would take time to look at it on the website you would know this

nike1charger23

Sorry to revive but on the caliper covers website it says the covers for the gen only work on v6 models..but aren't the base 3.8 brakes the same as the base 2.0's? Does anybody have caliper covers on their 2.0? Thanks

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