DIY: 1LE-look Red Painted Brake Calipers - Page 2 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

AG1LE · 03-06-2014, 10:07 PM

Great job, both with the end product, and how you shared the details!

Jrichards73 · 03-06-2014, 10:20 PM

Looks good, but time to get some new pads and ditch those skates!

ROD_SS · 03-17-2014, 03:25 PM

I'm in the middle of this job right now. I'm done with the front two calipers. Wow! Thanks thkfast!

Jerry7297 · 03-17-2014, 05:04 PM

Looks good man, Adds 10hp

Color looks great. This should be added to the DIY sticky. There is currently not a caliper painting one on there.....

ssfox · 03-18-2014, 04:25 PM

Looks fantastic!
Definitely doing this shortly.

CamaroLS · 03-18-2014, 05:35 PM

Looks great!! I am trying to decide weather to paint mine yellow with VHT or have them powder coated. Thanks for the write up

thkfast · 03-19-2014, 03:21 AM

I'm glad this DIY has helped some people tackle this time consuming, but relatively safe and easy appearance mod. The beauty of it is, you pick the color and what decals (if any) you want to apply. The key was unbolting the brake line mount which is about 16" away from the caliper, this allows you to pull that caliper out into the open, paint both the front/back of the caliper and protect the car from overspray. I do recommend doing 2 calipers at once because it allows you to alternate painting one caliper while the other is drying.

It would be nice if Chevrolet would offer painted brake calipers as an option like they do on the new Corvette. Oh well.

MikeInAZ · 03-19-2014, 09:48 PM

Excellent job, looks amazing!!! ...And a stellar write-up!!!

christianmotox · 04-02-2014, 06:27 PM

Do you remember who did you bought the decals from? i searched ebay and there are plenty for the Brembo decals but only a few will do the correct Chevrolet pattern.

thkfast · 04-03-2014, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christianmotox

Do you remember who did you bought the decals from? i searched ebay and there are plenty for the Brembo decals but only a few will do the correct Chevrolet pattern.

Here ya go. They're kind of hard to spot at first because the photo the seller uses is of a stock SS Brembo caliper, not the STICKERS! You can order any color combo you want. I wanted as close to 1LE look as possible, so I specified White CHEVROLET and black BREMBO (make sure you specify what color you want). If you look real close, you'll notice the font isn't "exactly" the same as the 1LE calipers, they balloon out in the center - meaning the middle letters are phyically larger than the first and last, but it's so close, no one has called me out on it. $16 and he makes the front stickers larger than the rears too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVROLET-BR...r#ht_601wt_916

christianmotox · 04-03-2014, 12:58 AM

Awesome, thanks men.

caverman · 04-03-2014, 11:12 AM

Very Nice!

This needs to be posted over in the DIY section.

Tmick5jr · 05-11-2014, 05:55 PM

is the gray engine enamel primer completely necessary? will it still look the same even if i didn't use it? thank you

CamaroBlue · 05-21-2014, 01:31 PM

Thanks for this DIY. I did it over the weekend and the job came out great. My decals... not so much. Like you said you need to be sure to place them EXACTLY where you want them because they are not coming off. I would suggest trimming down the paper to align them better. Despite my mistake I am very satisfied with the results.

03-06-2014, 10:20 PM	#16
Jrichards73 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Victory Red Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 921	Looks good, but time to get some new pads and ditch those skates! __________________ Updates: BTR Stage 2 VVT Cam Kit w/Smith Brothers Trunnions, Fluidampr, RX catch can, B&M Trans pan mod, Kooks Black Headers, Borla S-tunes, Eibach Multi-Pro-R2 coilovers and Swaybars, BMR Full Bushing kit with Toe and Trailing arms, RB Rotors w/EBC Pads, GForce 1400 Axles (now on order). AVH-X5800BHS in Scosche GM5201AB.

03-17-2014, 03:25 PM	#17
ROD_SS Drives: 2013 1SS Camaro and a truck Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 1,081	I'm in the middle of this job right now. I'm done with the front two calipers. Wow! Thanks thkfast! __________________ ADM tuned (465 rwhp / 442 torque) Mods- CAI, kooks long tube headers, & ADM stage 2 cam

03-18-2014, 04:25 PM	#19
ssfox Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Vert Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oshawa Posts: 235	Looks fantastic! Definitely doing this shortly. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS VERT Moroso Catch Can,K&N CAI,Apex Air Scoop & Washer Relocate,ZL1 Grille,GTO Clutch Rez, Frameless 2013 mirror. Tuned by MGS Performance

03-19-2014, 09:48 PM	#22
MikeInAZ Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS/RS 1LE, AGM Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: AZ Posts: 332 View My Garage	Excellent job, looks amazing!!! ...And a stellar write-up!!! __________________ Roto-Fab CAI, #8 Fuse Pull, 1LE Emblems, misc cosmetic changes, and a mod list that is a mile long.

04-02-2014, 06:27 PM	#23
christianmotox Drives: ( . )( . ) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,827	Do you remember who did you bought the decals from? i searched ebay and there are plenty for the Brembo decals but only a few will do the correct Chevrolet pattern. __________________

03-06-2014, 10:07 PM	#15
AG1LE Drives: '14 1LE Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,435	Great job, both with the end product, and how you shared the details!

03-17-2014, 05:04 PM	#18
Jerry7297 Drives: 2018 2SS/ 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Marcos TX Posts: 710 View My Garage	Looks good man, Adds 10hp Color looks great. This should be added to the DIY sticky. There is currently not a caliper painting one on there.....

03-18-2014, 05:35 PM	#20
CamaroLS Drives: 2014 Blue Ray Met. Camaro 1SS Vert Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,519	Looks great!! I am trying to decide weather to paint mine yellow with VHT or have them powder coated. Thanks for the write up

03-19-2014, 03:21 AM	#21
thkfast Drives: '14 Red 2SS/RS/LS3 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 692	I'm glad this DIY has helped some people tackle this time consuming, but relatively safe and easy appearance mod. The beauty of it is, you pick the color and what decals (if any) you want to apply. The key was unbolting the brake line mount which is about 16" away from the caliper, this allows you to pull that caliper out into the open, paint both the front/back of the caliper and protect the car from overspray. I do recommend doing 2 calipers at once because it allows you to alternate painting one caliper while the other is drying. It would be nice if Chevrolet would offer painted brake calipers as an option like they do on the new Corvette. Oh well.

04-03-2014, 12:58 AM	#25
christianmotox Drives: ( . )( . ) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,827	Awesome, thanks men. __________________

04-03-2014, 11:12 AM	#26
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	Very Nice! This needs to be posted over in the DIY section. __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

05-11-2014, 05:55 PM	#27
Tmick5jr Todd Drives: 2012 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,669 View My Garage	is the gray engine enamel primer completely necessary? will it still look the same even if i didn't use it? thank you

05-21-2014, 01:31 PM	#28
CamaroBlue Drives: IBM 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: TX Posts: 157 View My Garage	Thanks for this DIY. I did it over the weekend and the job came out great. My decals... not so much. Like you said you need to be sure to place them EXACTLY where you want them because they are not coming off. I would suggest trimming down the paper to align them better. Despite my mistake I am very satisfied with the results.