taking off calipers for paint

1. stoney_182 Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 near colchester Posts: 1189 clio 197

   #1 19th May 2007, 12:20

   wanna do my callipers, i wanna\ take em off for a betta finish, is it hard to take em off, also wot tools r required?
2. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #2 19th May 2007, 14:19

   there not that hard to be honest, i just painted mine on the car, wire brushed them and a bit of sanding down then a few coats of paint
   
   if you have a haynes manual it will tell you in there how to take the calipers and pads off
   
   but heres a guide for not having to take them off, just mask the bits up you dont want spraying
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/mods/show...e.php?artid=33
3. al_VTR East Anglia Joined: Sep 2004 Essex Posts: 6513 (broken) mk1 Saxo VTR, MG ZS, BMW 3 Series

   #3 19th May 2007, 14:42

   i did mine while they were still on the car as well. As long as you're careful you'll be ok.
   
   But the guide is very useful if you want to take them apart to do a more thorough job
4. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

   #4 19th May 2007, 14:52

   if yor takin the fronts off you'll need a 19mm socket as theres two bolts at the back.. you'll also need to take the front flexi off which means the brakes will need bleeding again once there refitted.. much easier to do them on the car i think..
5. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #5 19th May 2007, 14:54

   am very sure there allen bolts on mine, but they are MK2 VTR ones
   
   theres actually 3 different kinds of caliper
6. stoney_182 Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 near colchester Posts: 1189 clio 197

   #6 20th May 2007, 00:57

   cheerz guys, i think i'll leave them on! got a black mrk 2 so thinkin red could look hot!
7. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #7 20th May 2007, 00:59

   hmmm not keen on red but should look good
8. PugDan Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Leicestershire Posts: 2391 Seat Leon Cupra

   #8 20th May 2007, 01:07

   Red is the way forward when it comes to calipers.
9. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #9 20th May 2007, 01:11

   well they wouldnt suit my car one bit, i just think its too common of a colour for calipers tbh
10. PugDan Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Leicestershire Posts: 2391 Seat Leon Cupra

    #10 20th May 2007, 01:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Predator_VTR well they wouldnt suit my car one bit, i just think its too common of a colour for calipers tbh

    Common for a reason... They look the best.
11. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #11 20th May 2007, 01:15

    lol i like my porsche dark grey calipers
12. funkmaster-fresh Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Ireland Posts: 290

    #12 20th May 2007, 09:07

    ive a gold vtr, have some touch up paint which i got for it ages ago..
    was thinkin maybe doin the calipers gold.. what do yas think?
    pure hi-jackin the thread here but aww well lol
13. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #13 20th May 2007, 10:04

    funkmaster-fresh - colour coding is the way to go mate
    
    yellow would look better with a black car imo. everyone has got them red. i just used hammer rite on mine and they didnt turn out too bad. you get a better finish if you spray them imo
14. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #14 20th May 2007, 11:17

    anyone done this with a spray paint? tried painting mine on my VTR when i first got it and it came out crap, spent hours doing it, looking to take them right off of my VTS and spray them up, just wondering the best paint/spray to do it is.
    
    preferabvly spray though
15. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #15 20th May 2007, 11:21

    some hight temp paint mate or primer,primer,primer, paint,paint,paint, Laquer,Laquer,Laquer,Laquer,Laquer,Laquer,.....
16. yerdusk Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 selston, notts Posts: 4127 '72 Bug

    #16 20th May 2007, 13:03

    leave them on mate, i took mine off and buggered one of the abs sensors!! So my advice is leave them on! I did mine gold btw.
17. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #17 20th May 2007, 14:41

    you can spray them but there just as good with a brush, if you use caliper paint or hammerite it smooths out itself