Anyone tried this caliper cover...
 

Looks nice but not sure they will fit on X5 and safe to install...

Brake Caliper Covers BMW M5 M6 Z3 Z4 X3 X5 18-20" Rim : eBay Motors (item 270525613001 end time Feb-13-10 07:13:02 PST)

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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.

Why would you want to put this schlock on your car? What would be the point?

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.

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.

Poseur. :rainflag:

Google is your friend:

brake caliper painting kits - Google Search

So yeah.... between heat cycling, weather, and such, the clearcoat on my fronts are peeling in places.

Thought about sending them back to Brembo for some refreshing, but I'm liking this idea. :D



edit: OMG.

The "requirements" and "installation" sections have me in tears.

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! ;)