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Old 04-25-2004, 03:09 AM
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Get some proper brakes ont he car

AP and Brembo do big kits, painting them is chav of the highest order
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I always thought that the one area where Hinda really let themselves down on was the brake calipers on the s2000. With a car costing >
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It's not just Honda, yesterday I noticed my parents new Celica has very similar grey callipers. The openness of the alloy design doesn't help, it really makes it obvious.
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After much more reading it seems there is only one route to keep this manageable for me and that is to get them powder coated. I have heard that sometimes even this does not hold up well on the track so will do more reading. The Brembo route is impossible because of the extortionate amount they want for them. Like I said earlier, I only want to make them look better.
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Sorry my vote is for painted calipers on the S as they are
pretty basic calipers

you only need attention brought to them if they have Brembo or AP Racing
written on them, the Seat Leon Cupra R being a good example
gun metal grey alloys and massive red Brembos
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Or the 350z, forged alloy wheels with a huge Bronze Brembo caliper
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Originally posted by RichUK
Or the 350z, forged alloy wheels with a huge Bronze Brembo caliper
Are bronze calipers the equivalent of support knickers for lardy arsed women (not that I have real life experience of such knickers you understand)
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does black paint attract heat? (physics lesson all coming back to me)
would the ideal colour although it would look SHITE, be white? chrome or silver? I suppose its only something monor...
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Originally posted by hornyhonda
does black paint attract heat? (physics lesson all coming back to me)
would the ideal colour although it would look SHITE, be white? chrome or silver? I suppose its only something monor...
Black helps dissipate heat IIRC, so all things being equal it would be the best colour to use if that were the criteria
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It's all a matter of personal taste init.



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