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painted my calipers today .........


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........ seen as it was a nice day, decided to paint my rather dull looking calipers. also fitted my fog lamp covers and gave the car a wash.

just waiting to collect my sti8 scoop & p1 front splitter from DR Motorsport this weekend ( hopefully friday ) !!!face-icon-small-happy.gifface-icon-small-wink.gifface-icon-small-happy.gif

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Looks nice man! face-icon-small-smile.gif

Got a P1 style splitter on my scoob really brings out the front end, bet it will complete your RB5 a real treat!

Was wondering what paint you used to paint your calipers, mine are looking very dull and could do with a similar treatment.

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<< Looks nice man! face-icon-small-smile.gif

Got a P1 style splitter on my scoob really brings out the front end, bet it will complete your RB5 a real treat!

Was wondering what paint you used to paint your calipers, mine are looking very dull and could do with a similar treatment. >>

still had a tin of halFRAUDS red brake caliper paint left from my last scoob...... used that for the lettering.

used gold hammerite paint for the rest ....... much better selection of colours with the hammerite.

who fitted your splitter???

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<< who fitted your splitter??? ........ don't mind doing the scoop myself but don't fancy trying to fit the splitter.... my mate was gonna do it, but he's on holiday and i'm an impatient git !!! >>

Got mine sorted by a guy called Lawrence at LCI Autobody in Loanhead, postcode is EH20 9LZ if you need direction from Multimap! face-icon-small-wink.gif. Lawrence actually used to work for Nobles in Penicuk and loves his scoobies, made me feel better about letting him do some work on the car face-icon-small-smile.gif

When i got my splitter it was origonally broken during postage and so Lawrence actually fixed the spillter aswell as painting and fitting.

The splitter itself if pretty easy to fit and if it is anything like the one i got it should just pop right into place. Then it is a case of bonding down the splitter to the bumper also extra support screws can be placed into the overlapping section of the splitter with the bumper at the wheel arches (if that makes sense!). When i first put mine on it held fine with just the support screws and no extra bonding, leaving it unbonded leaves you the option of removing it seperately from the bumper if it were to get damaged (but easy to be stolen!!)

Hope that some of use for you man!! Post some pics when you get it put on face-icon-small-wink.gif

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cheers iqy,

may have to give him a callface-icon-small-blush.gif will post up pics when i ge them on.face-icon-small-wink.gif

thanks, Ally.

p.s. -- you going to AWD this saturday ??

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They look really nice mate, good choice of colour too.

Did you take your calipers off to paint them and did you use an aerosol or brush ?

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I want to know this too! My back ones look fine, but the front look corroded and yucky. I promise not to do them in gold and red if you tell face-icon-small-smile.gif

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Painted mine the other day, have now picked out the writing on the calipers as well (took ages ) - if anyone would be kind enough to host the pictures for me, I can get them up on the forum........

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<< I like the "extra car security" in the last picture face-icon-small-wink.gif >>

lol was looking every where on the car for this extra sceurity , then clicked about the dug!! lol face-icon-small-happy.gif

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