[m2master]

Hey all. I just painted the calipers on all four wheels and was wondering what you guys think.

Also I had a possibly crazy idea of slightly pin striping the accents on the wheel inserts. I have a couple pictures, will post more in a bit. Let me know what you think.

 

[awcga]

I light the red calipers.

 

[r3bb0rnn]

Nice. The little mod looks great. Those little mods will make a big impact!. Good job.

 

[SubtleStyle]

I really like the accents on the wheel inserts. Nice touch!

 

[rpps]

RED BREMBO STYLE BRAKE CALIPER COVERS KIT 4PCS F/REAR - eBay Caliper Covers, Brakes, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 03-Aug-10 12:59:48 AEST)
Found this on E Bay quiet cheap too

 

[caroach]

I like the look. I think I will paint my calipers.

I have been toying with the idea of pulling the inserts off the wheels and painting them a different color. Would just have to figure out what would look good.

 

[tampajoey]

search around- we have had a few discussions here about wheel painting and color schemes- there are some photoshopped variations of alsorts of combos.

we've got some good photoshoppers in here

 

[NitroCircus]

I found these don't know if it will look good Korean Auto Imports

 

[Ninjacola]

i think the pinstriping should have a bit of a taper towards the outside of the wheel. give it a bit more of a premium look.

 

[BigE]

I found these don't know if it will look good Korean Auto Imports

If you go to the manufacturers website Kia - MGP Caliper Covers

and use the coupon code streetfire , you can get $20 off plus their shipping costs are lower.

Exanple, 1 set of covers in red with MGP logo shipped to Canada:
$200 - $20 coupon = $180 + $31.50 shipping via USPS totals $211.50, not bad!

or get them from CarID http://www.carid.com/2010-kia-forte-caliper-covers/mgp-91177.html $179 with free UPS shipping in the lower 48.

 

[SubtleStyle]

Why are the MGP covers around $200 and the ones on eBay that rpps posted $50 and cheaper? Will the ones on eBay not fit?

 

[tampajoey]

Why are the MGP covers around $200 and the ones on eBay that rpps posted $50 and cheaper? Will the ones on eBay not fit?

the brembo ones are plastic and glue to your caliper
the mgp ones are metal and clamp onto the caliper

also- the brembo ones are much wider/thicker right behind the wheel-
i dont think they would fit very well esp on the front end.


ps- not only that- but the brembo ones are a blatant copy of real brembos and they dont have any add'l function like brake dust reduction
its like the craze of putting fake exterior car attennas on lol

 

[tmac17]

looks awsome, love the pin stripe detail