Powder Coated Brake Calipers

2002Silver4.6is · #1 09-18-2006, 12:26 AM

Has anyone here powder coated their brake calipers? I do not think it would be to tough of a job to strip the calipers and have them powder coated. I love the look of the Brembo brakes but at $4,000 it is a bit

pricey. (Why are their systems so damn expensive??) I figure for minimal cost I could have the calipers powder coated and get some nice drilled and slotted rotors.

I would also consider buying a second set of 4.6 calipers to do the powder coating on so the X would not be off the road for more than the day it takes to do the brakes.

I have seen the jobs the guys have done painting their calipers and they do look nice but I figure if I am going to do it why not take it up a notch. powder coating is relatively cheap top get done.

Anyone know have the names of good cross drilled & slotted rotors? Can you buy just the Brembo rotors? (Love the look of the black center on that rotor!!)What do they go for??

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DaveMires · #2 11-25-2006, 05:20 PM

Have you had any luck finding drilled and or slotted rotors for the 4.6is?? (that does not require a second mortgage) I am in the need of new pads and rotors and would like to do something a little different than OEM.

Thanks in advance

2002Silver4.6is · #3 11-26-2006, 01:37 AM

Bavarian Auto has some overpriced powder coated stock calipers.

http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp

Stoptech is an option. You could get 4 calipers for $2,000

http://www.stoptech.com/user/SearchResults.asp

or Stoptech's rotor and pad upgrade:

http://www.stoptech.com/products/sta...upgrades.shtml

Not sure of the price of the rotor upgrade. The website does not show it and I have not gotten around to giving them a call.

Does anyone on here have any experience with Stoptech?

2002Silver4.6is · #4 09-04-2007, 12:07 PM

Well after a vast amount of research into brake options for the X5 I decided to obtain powder coated calipers for my X. Brembo and Stoptech are too expensive and painting the calipers is not permanent enough for me.

I looked into purchasing powder coated calipers online and I thought I had found a few retailers who could do it. After completing my purchase I was subsequently informed that the 4.6is calipers were not available. With a bit of research I figured out what company does the rebuilding and powder coating.

I contacted them to inquire when the 4.6is calipers would be available. They informed me that they had a problem with a supplier and would not have 4.6is calipers for a while. (This still does not make 100% sense to me due to the fact that these calipers are sold on a core exchange.) They did tell me that if I sent them a set of calipers they would rebuild and powder coat them. That was great but my X is my daily driver so I could not remove my calipers and send them off to be rebuilt. Things did not look so good for my brake project.

I happened to be surfing on Ebay when I found a full set of 4.6is brakes for sale! I was elated. I bought those and sent them off to be rebuilt and powder coated!!

I had also researched brake rotors. I wanted cross drilled merely for the asthetics. I do not like that the Brembo aftermarket or the Powerstops have a gold finish to them. With some more searching I found SP Performance. They make a cross drilled rotor with the holes beveled so as to not have any sharp edges. I thought about their nickel plated rotors for a bit extra but thoguth they might be a bit too shiny. (I still debate if I should have gone with the nickel plated.) Unfortunatley, SP does not sell the cross drilled for the rear. I am still trying to decide what to do for the rear rotors. Might just go stock with some high heat paint to stave of corrosion.

I decided to go with the Axxis Deluxe ceramic brake pads. After reading all of the posts from the guys who have them I was sold. No more brake dust for me!!!!!

Oh, I will have a set of 4.6is brakes for sale. Give me a little while to figure out what exactly i am selling and what I want for them. No PM's yet please!

streetsoffire · #5 09-04-2007, 01:58 PM

02Sil: You should have jumped on the nick-plated rotors; I did, and they are stunning. I got them from the same outfit, SP Performance. I also got a set of rear rotors from Bavauto; they are crossed drilled, but not as beautiful as the front crossed drilled nick plated. Powder-coated the calipers the same color as the X (the haters can bite me) with a machine finish clip. It all looks dreamy thru the 22inch Forgiato Vizzos.......... When the package is parked, people are constantly gazing.......