Hey Guys just got the GTS rims on my VE and there is alot of space in the wheels lol and i was just wondering if anyone has painted there calipers on there VE and if it was easy or not, or if they know of a good place to go get em done in S.A...
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Don't cut corners and try and do them on the car: - Remove wheels, - Remove brake lines off calipers, (put a small plastic bag around end and seal tight with a cable tie - then put a container under this on ground to catch fluid). - Remove calipers - Pull apart calipers, removing pads, spring clips, slide assembly - Roll back rubbers from slide shafts and unbolt and remove shaft. (Make sure you regrease these with high temp grease when you refit them) - Label back of pads with lead pencil (i.e. Drivers side front inner) - Dont remove cylinder - tape up carefully around rubber seal with masking tape - Find some small rubber plugs to block off where brake lines are fitted - Remove rubber caps off bleed nipples, and tape over nipples with masking tape. - Scrub down parts with bristle brush and degreaser - Wipe down with prepsol or wax remover - Hang up somewhere and spray paint with VHT Caliper paint - Give them several thin coats - Allow to dry for at least a few hours - Assemble carefully - Refit to car - Refit brake lines - Bleed brakes (You'll need at elast 2 bottles of brake fluid) -BE CAREFULL NOT TO SPILL BRAKE FLUID ON THEM, AND BE READY WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER TO RINSE IF YOU DO - PAIN IS NOT CHEMICAL RESISTANT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN CURED AT HIGH TEMP. Oh - one last type... see if you can get the old series VHT - with a blood red cap... new stuff is crap orangy colour and not as good.... you can tell cos the cap on the new stuff is bright red. Here's a pic of mine:
