Powder coat brake calipers brake seal ????

[ETCH]

[FONT=&quot]Im having my calipers powder coated and the guy taking the brakes apart told me i needed to get a brake seal set. i cant find a seal kit any where. i went to ford and they wanted to sell me new calipers.

any one have their brakes powder coated, what did you do for seals?

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[Built4Speed]

In for discussion.

I'm planning on powder coating mine down the road too.

 

[gtorpedo]

Girodisc sells them for the PP cars. You'll need 36mm for all six pistons. I used them to rebuild my Brembo calipers and they work great.

 

[S550_Matt]

Sub'd, wanted to paint brembo's as well.

 

[stealthfrc]

you can only get front seals. they do not have a rear kit that i know of.

he must of ripped one taking them apart. they are reusable.

 

[ETCH]

He hasn't done the work yet. I just wanted new sets just in case so im not sitting around for a week waiting for parts to come in...

bummer about the rears.

thanks

you can only get front seals. they do not have a rear kit that i know of.

he must of ripped one taking them apart. they are reusable.

 

[ETCH]

Girodisc sells them for the PP cars. You'll need 36mm for all six pistons. I used them to rebuild my Brembo calipers and they work great.

thank you so much. nothing for the rears?

 

[Jmeo]

I've had 2 sets done in last year (1 for current cat and 1 for new car to arrive in next few weeks) and all seals were reused without issue. I know a dozen people who have done the same, you should be good to go using your existing seals.

 

[vernonator]

Just curious as to the cost of this. Was planning on painting mine but powder coat would be so much more durable if cost not outrageous.

 

[stealthfrc]

Just curious as to the cost of this. Was planning on painting mine but powder coat would be so much more durable if cost not outrageous.

its expensive, but well worth it in my opinion. you can always tell the difference between a powder coated caliper and painted.

 

[ETCH]

well, im a little lucky on this one. I knew I guy.... a buddy of mine is going to do it in trade for private lessons in Jiu Jitsu.... he works at a bug shop that does truck loads of powder coating each day.

 

[vernonator]

its expensive, but well worth it in my opinion. you can always tell the difference between a powder coated caliper and painted.

Whats expensive $100, $200, $500?

 

[stealthfrc]

Whats expensive $100, $200, $500?

For the 6p brembos it was $180 for just the coating.
For the 4p calipers it was $240 for just the coating.

Both of those prices included rear calipers and the rear caliper brackets. That does not include labor of disassembly. It takes a good 3-4hrs total for a set of calipers. The 6p brembos are much less time consuming then the 4p.

Obviously you may get a variance in pricing depending where you are etc but the coater I use does a great job and stands by their work.

 

[Dkar26]

Had mine done this week. Mechanic took them completely apart, and reassembled them back together after they got done. PC of the calipers was with a metallic color that was more expensive and required a clear coated layer too. Rotors were just glossy black.
PC total cost was $589 total.
Mechanics work cost me $225....grand total of $814.
Beautiful job.

 

[stealthfrc]

they look great. way better then paint

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