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06-16-2009, 09:35 AM
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Yellow Calipers
I removed the calipers and brackets off my new X5 and painted them yellow, also replaced the brake pads with ceramic ones and now have only one third the brake dust.
Have done 700klms and if anything the brakes are better!
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 X5 M50d White | 20" Rims | Adaptive Drive, Self-Lvl Susp | Act/Steer | HUD | Xenon, Adapt Lights | H-Beam Ast | Rear/Side Camera | Panorama S/roof | Auto Tailgate | Comfort, Active, Ventilated, Heating, Lumbar, Navada Perforated Leather Seats | Comfort Access | M-Steer Wheel w Pdle Shift |Sports 8-Speed | Active Crus Stop/Go | Proff Nav + TV, DAB | 16 Spk Ind Audio | USB |Internet-eMail-SMS-Apps | 4 Zone Air | Speed D/play | Towbar | 20% Tint | 5mm Castor Bushes | Yellow Calipers, Ceramic Pads | 
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06-16-2009, 01:01 PM
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What kind of paint? They look great and those wheels are awesome...
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06-17-2009, 04:52 AM
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The trick is to completely remove all grease & grim, then a light sand and a clean down with thinners. It;s best done by removing the caliper & brackets completely off the car. Took me 2 days.
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X5 M50d White | 20" Rims | Adaptive Drive, Self-Lvl Susp | Act/Steer | HUD | Xenon, Adapt Lights | H-Beam Ast | Rear/Side Camera | Panorama S/roof | Auto Tailgate | Comfort, Active, Ventilated, Heating, Lumbar, Navada Perforated Leather Seats | Comfort Access | M-Steer Wheel w Pdle Shift |Sports 8-Speed | Active Crus Stop/Go | Proff Nav + TV, DAB | 16 Spk Ind Audio | USB |Internet-eMail-SMS-Apps | 4 Zone Air | Speed D/play | Towbar | 20% Tint | 5mm Castor Bushes | Yellow Calipers, Ceramic Pads |
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06-18-2009, 03:17 AM
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Very nice! It looks like you added a little ///M graphic too. More about that for inquiring minds.
 A friend recently did his Porsche calipers with the G2 caliper paint kit with great results. Cleaning was a pain but the results are bright and glossy.
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06-18-2009, 09:16 AM
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Yeh, there is a bit of work in it if you want to do it right, I was lucky as when my new X5 arrived at the dealers 2 weeks ago I had them rip all 4 calipers off it. So while they installed the 6mm offset castor bushes I had made for the frontend it gave me a day or so to paint the calipers. With the X5 being new the caliphers were clean to start with and when they were put back on we just slipped in the new ceramic pads. I figured since the M-Sport X5 wheels had the ///M logo I put the same logo on the caliphers, it was either that or BMW decals!
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X5 M50d White | 20" Rims | Adaptive Drive, Self-Lvl Susp | Act/Steer | HUD | Xenon, Adapt Lights | H-Beam Ast | Rear/Side Camera | Panorama S/roof | Auto Tailgate | Comfort, Active, Ventilated, Heating, Lumbar, Navada Perforated Leather Seats | Comfort Access | M-Steer Wheel w Pdle Shift |Sports 8-Speed | Active Crus Stop/Go | Proff Nav + TV, DAB | 16 Spk Ind Audio | USB |Internet-eMail-SMS-Apps | 4 Zone Air | Speed D/play | Towbar | 20% Tint | 5mm Castor Bushes | Yellow Calipers, Ceramic Pads |
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