yeah I'm sure I'll get flamed for something here, but whatever. I decided to do a 4-corner brake job since my left rear was (gasp!) down to the metal. since this car is our weekender toy, I have a tendency to get a little OCD on it when it comes to maintenance items. Might as well make it OEM+ nice if I'm going to do work.
So, here come the pictures. I have a crappy point-n-shoot that I use in the garage, so no junk about whitebalance, etc.
due to the fact that the car only has 135K on it, 105 of it was done in its first 5 years, I've never done the rear brakes, I think they were original.
so, I had to whip out the PB Blaster and a handheld 3/8" drive impact driver [the one you use a hammer on] to remove the set screws on the rear discs. if you dont own one of these little gadgets, get one. it makes removing stuff like this a breeze.
and yes, I wasnt joking about down to the metal
the calipers were pretty grody
after some spray time and a good wire brushing, they came out pretty clean
i've used this stuff on several cars with excellent results. I like painted calipers as they look clean, are easier to clean and provide a touch of bling through the wheels.
you have to sterilise the caliper, then you brush it on.
between coats, I hung up the new brembo plain rotors.
by the way, save yourself future grief, do this to your setscrews
disassembled calipers, more coats of caliper paint
then buttoned it up
on to the fronts. I had these ATE powerslots or whatever you call them on the car before. they provide ZERO performance improvement, so I decided to ditch 'em while I was at this job and again, go to some high-quality plain rotors.
I got these Akebono ceramic pads. I've heard good things about them, but they don't have a pad wear sensor mount. Lame.
since I'd anti-siezed the fronts when I did them 5-6 years ago, a quick shot with PB and they came off by hand. the pads up front weren't half bad [pagid] but I'd already decided to do the whole car so whatever.
the hub, and the fluid draining
cleaned things up a bit
aaaaaand, then through the same cleaning and painting procedure on the front calipers. again, I disassembled the calipers before painting them. between coats, I hung up the front rotors
furthermore, after hanging the calipers on the car, they get the final coat to ensure that I don't bugger up the finish while installing them.
sweet
peekaboo!
this is what the fluid looked like that drained out
gross
all I've got left to do at this point is bleed the system and I'll be good to go. I'll try to get someone to shoot a rolling shot of the car once it's on the road again.
So, here come the pictures. I have a crappy point-n-shoot that I use in the garage, so no junk about whitebalance, etc.
due to the fact that the car only has 135K on it, 105 of it was done in its first 5 years, I've never done the rear brakes, I think they were original.
so, I had to whip out the PB Blaster and a handheld 3/8" drive impact driver [the one you use a hammer on] to remove the set screws on the rear discs. if you dont own one of these little gadgets, get one. it makes removing stuff like this a breeze.
and yes, I wasnt joking about down to the metal
the calipers were pretty grody
after some spray time and a good wire brushing, they came out pretty clean
i've used this stuff on several cars with excellent results. I like painted calipers as they look clean, are easier to clean and provide a touch of bling through the wheels.
you have to sterilise the caliper, then you brush it on.
between coats, I hung up the new brembo plain rotors.
by the way, save yourself future grief, do this to your setscrews
disassembled calipers, more coats of caliper paint
then buttoned it up
on to the fronts. I had these ATE powerslots or whatever you call them on the car before. they provide ZERO performance improvement, so I decided to ditch 'em while I was at this job and again, go to some high-quality plain rotors.
I got these Akebono ceramic pads. I've heard good things about them, but they don't have a pad wear sensor mount. Lame.
since I'd anti-siezed the fronts when I did them 5-6 years ago, a quick shot with PB and they came off by hand. the pads up front weren't half bad [pagid] but I'd already decided to do the whole car so whatever.
the hub, and the fluid draining
cleaned things up a bit
aaaaaand, then through the same cleaning and painting procedure on the front calipers. again, I disassembled the calipers before painting them. between coats, I hung up the front rotors
furthermore, after hanging the calipers on the car, they get the final coat to ensure that I don't bugger up the finish while installing them.
sweet
peekaboo!
this is what the fluid looked like that drained out
gross
all I've got left to do at this point is bleed the system and I'll be good to go. I'll try to get someone to shoot a rolling shot of the car once it's on the road again.
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