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Old 02-03-2010, 02:59 PM
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Anyone tried this caliper cover...
Looks nice but not sure they will fit on X5 and safe to install...

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Old 02-03-2010, 03:09 PM
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When the glue comes off and those pieces of metal go flopping around inside your wheel, taking out the brake lines and whatever else is in their way, let us know how they work out. Get some VTEC Turbo badges while you're at it.


Point is - safe to install = NO, so don't do it. Don't be lazy, paint your calipers if you wanna change or spend the money and get REAL Brembo's. Don't glue chunks of metal to your calipers.
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When the glue comes off and those pieces of metal
The front caliper covers are "ABS Plastic with fiber reinforced". The rear calipers, surprisingly are not listed as fiber reinforced. Anyway, I'd be concerned about melting plastic.

I wonder if I can put some stickers on the brake rotors to make them look like they are cross-drilled. All in good fun!
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I wonder if I can put some stickers on the brake rotors to make them look like they are cross-drilled. All in good fun!
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Looks nice but not sure they will fit on X5 and safe to install...
I was seriously contemplating the idea of buying these from a Bangkok based eBay seller last year. Fortunately, I happened to chance upon these on a Mitubishi Lancer here in Boston. They looked so fake. The reason being that from an angle, one can' help but notice that its a *cover* that does not go all the way around the rotor, but just covers the front portion of the caliper.
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Why would you want to put this schlock on your car? What would be the point?
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Fake badges, ///M badges on non M cars, etc are the epitome of people who wanna look like they have more than they can afford. It's sad to see Honda based posers and their idiocy reaching up into the BMW crowd.
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Well, I do not care about the name "Brembo" at all. What I like about this is changing the stock caliper color to sharp color like red or yellow.
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Well, I do not care about the name "Brembo" at all. What I like about this is changing the stock caliper color to sharp color like red or yellow.
In that case, remove the wheels, remove the calipers, get a can of Duplicolor and paint the exteriors.

Or, you can just tape off and/or cover the areas that you don't intend to paint and paint the calipers on the car, this way you won't have to bleed the brakes.
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Or, you can just tape off and/or cover the areas that you don't intend to paint and paint the calipers on the car, this way you won't have to bleed the brakes.
Actually if you jack the car up and spin the wheels real fast, you can paint em right through the spokes....
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