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Has anyone got/had these?

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:48 pm
by bunnishiwa
Was walking though a carpark n saw a nice red Lancer with some natty BBS wheels, and what I believe are Brembo caliper 'covers', like these

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RED-Brembo-Look- ... 3cb01b196b

Does anyone have any experience of these, as they looked pretty good, and for the time etc to spend painting them, I'd rather get something like this if they're ok

:)

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:51 pm
by Dire
But then you'll have normal little boring rotors and giant track calipers :?

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:53 pm
by ofey
I think its a bad idea.

Paint your calipers yes *not because i've done it* but don't try and pass off your non brembos for brembos.

You don't need Brembos to stop a NA Lancer.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:00 pm
by bunnishiwa
Appreciate the comments - they did look ok though.

What about covers in general? Like, without Brembo on them?

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:10 pm
by LZY_EYE
From a performance point of view, these covers could stop your calipers breathing.

It is your car though, so your decision :)

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:30 pm
by LaNcE
LOL! i want one of the black ones!!

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:33 pm
by bd-850
another note, i actually have a set sitting in my garage that i was gona put on my old car, i looked at putting them on the Lancer, but you can still see parts of the caliper, so to make it look "good" you would need to paint the caliper, so why not just paint the caliper anyway

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:40 pm
by zeroshift
You will look like a massive tool if you fit them.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:55 pm
by krz
I say, if you think it looks cool go for it! its cheap, if u dont like it, take it off.. :)

Similarly, Ppl put Type R badges on non Type R cars, GTR on Non-GTR cars, RA bages on Non RA cars.

I considered it before. and decided, Nop!
end up painting mine Gold. :)

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:14 pm
by PsyTrix
krz wrote:Similarly, Ppl put Type R badges on non Type R cars, GTR on Non-GTR cars, RA bages on Non RA cars.



"Facepalm".

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:17 pm
by bd-850
Pat you should put ES badges on yours confuse the fruck out of people :P

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:20 pm
by PsyTrix
Haha.. Would be good for a laugh Ben :)

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:41 pm
by lamn8tr
Yep I was stupid enough to pay $50 for these at Auto Salon in Sydney this year. Got them home and had a good look at them and tried to fit them against my calipers. Thy are a poor fit and also decided that they look cheap and tacky and yes...I would look like a massive tool with these on. I'm gonna paint mine instead and look a little less of a tool :)

Happy to sell these to any potentials but will need to follow correct CCJ sales rules to do this.

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:55 am
by silvervrx
not worth the money seing that is not the real article. me, i would rather paint mine. just my 2 cents.