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Blue brake calipers
- Johnbmwz4
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Blue brake calipers
So been pondering about getting some brake caliper covers fitted on my car but decided against it due to bad fit and potentially a tacky cheap look. So went for the painting option instead. Cost £12.50 on paint and £4 on M Sport stickers. Took around 1.5hr each wheel but I did take my time and had to do 2 coats of paint. The paint I bought was a 150ml tin and still have around a quarter left. I’m quite happy with the results. What do you fellow Zedders think?
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BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
- Johnbmwz4
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Blue brake calipers
A few more
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
- sw4nny
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Blue brake calipers
Nice job like the blue with the silver,
Did mine black and added bmw performance stickers now i have seen yours i may revisit as i have a tin of a similar blue in the garage
Did mine black and added bmw performance stickers now i have seen yours i may revisit as i have a tin of a similar blue in the garage
E85 3.oi titan silver,Maldives blue E85 3.0i gone but not forgotten
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Blue brake calipers
Very nice Cambridge isn’t that far from you….fancy doing mine?Johnbmwz4 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 12, 2022 4:59 pm So been pondering about getting some brake caliper covers fitted on my car but decided against it due to bad fit and potentially a tacky cheap look. So went for the painting option instead. Cost £12.50 on paint and £4 on M Sport stickers. Took around 1.5hr each wheel but I did take my time and had to do 2 coats of paint. The paint I bought was a 150ml tin and still have around a quarter left. I’m quite happy with the results. What do you fellow Zedders think?3B9AA4CC-497A-427C-93A0-1976EBC3E6A0.jpeg7C517741-FBA0-4F03-876B-75E7F73C1223.jpeg7D964952-0FD7-44B7-ADBC-471888E73259.jpegB19BDAF3-94CC-4644-9A30-76CEFECA117B.jpegC39DA0A1-386B-41E8-9304-7AB49B9B3E77.jpeg0CEB8104-70DF-4057-850B-CA5D78641C38.jpeg
E89 20i SDrive M Sport mineral grey
Golf R-line Atlantic blue
VW Caddy..... Yep.. Its white
Golf R-line Atlantic blue
VW Caddy..... Yep.. Its white
- jock156
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Blue brake calipers
Great job
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Blue brake calipers
Very nice, good workmanship.
Can't help wondering though...................... stick an M badge on the bodywork and the world descends on you, but stick them on the callipers and everyone admires them.
Can't help wondering though...................... stick an M badge on the bodywork and the world descends on you, but stick them on the callipers and everyone admires them.
- Johnbmwz4
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Ha ha yeah good point. I thought they may be a bit too big but they dont look too bad. I got 3 sizes of stickers and went for the middle size
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
- Johnbmwz4
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A few more shots of them on car
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
- Johnbmwz4
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Blue brake calipers
And last ones I promise
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
- Johnbmwz4
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Ha ha, I’d love to but my knees are shot….I actually enjoyed doing it and had no intention of doing all 4 wheels in one day but once I got started and saw how good they looked I couldn’t stop until all doneJohnny h wrote: ↑Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:19 pmVery nice Cambridge isn’t that far from you….fancy doing mine?Johnbmwz4 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 12, 2022 4:59 pm So been pondering about getting some brake caliper covers fitted on my car but decided against it due to bad fit and potentially a tacky cheap look. So went for the painting option instead. Cost £12.50 on paint and £4 on M Sport stickers. Took around 1.5hr each wheel but I did take my time and had to do 2 coats of paint. The paint I bought was a 150ml tin and still have around a quarter left. I’m quite happy with the results. What do you fellow Zedders think?3B9AA4CC-497A-427C-93A0-1976EBC3E6A0.jpeg7C517741-FBA0-4F03-876B-75E7F73C1223.jpeg7D964952-0FD7-44B7-ADBC-471888E73259.jpegB19BDAF3-94CC-4644-9A30-76CEFECA117B.jpegC39DA0A1-386B-41E8-9304-7AB49B9B3E77.jpeg0CEB8104-70DF-4057-850B-CA5D78641C38.jpeg
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
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Blue brake calipers
Need some caps on the bolts next.
Someone nicked a bolt and the chrome cap of my car, barstwards
I'm guessing it was whilst the car was on my home gated car park.
Someone nicked a bolt and the chrome cap of my car, barstwards
I'm guessing it was whilst the car was on my home gated car park.
- peeblezZ4
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Blue brake calipers
Not usually a fan of painting calipers anything other than silver but these look good. Contrast with alloys & white body of the car works. Good job. (I did mine silver).
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- Johnbmwz4
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Now that’s not a bad idea. EBay here I come……
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
- Johnbmwz4
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Blue brake calipers
Admittedly it was a gamble and if I didn’t like the way they looked I was just going to paint them silver or black but turned out good so blue it is.
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
Audi S5 Cab, Great car but not special enough….
BMW E89 3.5i DCT, Havana Brown, should never have sold it…..
BMW E85 3.0 Auto, sadly missed (twice)
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Nice, but please help me out with my OCD and orient your wheel centres so the “BMW” is the same way up as the M badge.
2003 Maldives Blue 3.0i auto
Previously: Maldives Blue 2.5i manual (its back!) and another, and a Monaco Blue 3.0Si coupe
Previously: Maldives Blue 2.5i manual (its back!) and another, and a Monaco Blue 3.0Si coupe