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Old Mar 21, 2017 | 07:05 AM
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Has anyone tried brake caliper covers? They look pretty cool and easy to install. I'm thinking of putting them on my '07' S Type. Any suggestions?

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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 04:14 AM
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its a bit like breast enhancements , for your car .
pointless but looks pretty .
 
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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 12:20 PM
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https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-covers-61126/
 
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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 06:08 PM
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Thanks, I'm thinking I'll just paint them BRG to match the car.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 07:52 PM
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Rustoleum makes a caliper paint in a can. The best one is a 900 degree paint and really works. Been on my car for 3 years and shows no signs of fading, peeling, or chipping. The auto parts store only had 500 degree and I ran across the good stuff at Walmart.


 
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Old Mar 23, 2017 | 06:59 AM
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Very cool thanks for the tip. I'm on off to Walmart. I also found some heat resistant decals on ebay.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2017 | 07:01 AM
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Beast enhancements pointless?! I always liked breast enhancements!
 
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Old Mar 23, 2017 | 08:27 PM
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I used silver Rust-oleum just plain ole silver brush on for Joyces Jag calipers. I used to pull wheels off regularly to clean inside of rims. Every now and then I would hit the calipers with a bit of touch up from the silver quart and a small modelers paintbrush and call it a day. The paint is still visible and looks pretty good even long after I stopped painting them and cleaning the inside of the wheels....

I always liked beer enhancements!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2017 | 03:56 AM
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Just finished G2 paint w/ high temp lettering after replacing pads, rotors and fuel filter. Takes longer to dry than spray paint but G2 seems durable. Btw, I second the beer enhancements!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2017 | 06:42 AM
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Ok now I'm really confused! I get that painting the calipers is the way to go. But is it breast enhancements or beer? I'm guessing if I start with beer than any breast enhanced will do? ;-)
 
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Old Mar 24, 2017 | 06:14 PM
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+1 on paint for ease, cost, time, look. I painted my calipers red like David's 9 years ago and still very happy with the look and durability.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2017 | 07:49 PM
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you dont need high temp paint . i painted my opel gsi brakes 19 years ago with metalic Lacquer paint and clear coat to match the cars colour . same with my datsun 22 years ago , both still look like new .
the opel has done some hard driving across 150000km for me with this paint , no problems so dont waist your money on overkill paint for calipers. they dont reach the temp required for high temp paints.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 07:24 AM
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Had an Opel years ago. A 1970 red wagon. Great little car.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2017 | 10:10 AM
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Has anyone tried vinyl wrapping the calipers with high temp vinyl wrap like from the below web site?

https://www.metrorestyling.com/Red-B...3m-ref-red.htm

What was the outcome for you?
 
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