price check on w212 calipers

[hyperion667]

from the dealer///////// 1253.76 for the front..... 680 for the rear... does that sound right for fooking calipers?

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[eagle_lex]

wow i hope thats not right. why do you need calipers?

[hyperion667]

I checked the parts.com too, and they're a little cheaper.....

I don't need new ones.......was only wondering how much some more would
be so I could buy some; have them colored, and then have them put on my car
with out the hassle of having to take them off; have them colored, then put back on.....
would be much faster to just have some more on hand ready to go......

with the HRE's a week or so away I wanted to have some nicer looking calipers
for a sweeter look

[eagle_lex]

makes complete sense to me! wow thats a hefty price. i dont know if i would spend that on something so simple. they arent AMGs for gods sake! but i guess it is what it is.... i like the wheels however!

[hyperion667]

very true eagle lex.....that is a bit to spend on such a small mod.....
but then I guess I could have the old ones colored too lol.....

just seems lame to have to have down time to wait for calipers to
'go out' and then 'come back'.....from a painter....
but after it was all finished I think it would look pretty nice to have
a really nice glossy caliper under there

[Johnny Mo]

G2 Caliper paint my friend....you could do it yourself in a few hours - let it sit overnight and you are golden. Did it on my GS400 a few years ago...can't find the link on clublexus, but I will try to find some pics of it.

[hyperion667]

thanx Johnny Mo, going to look into that.....

[eagle_lex]

let us know how it turns out! even with my amg wheels some glossy calipers would help out i think. good luck!

[SRPE350]

Good to hear you're painting the calipers Hype! I did it a while back, and it definately gives a better/cleaner look...

[steelgrey]

I have seen a lot of calipers that have been powdercoated....and they look really good. From everything I have read powdercoating seems to hold up better than painting. Don't have any experience myself. G2 has just recently started offering an almost unlimited number of custom colors.

[hyperion667]

Originally Posted by eagle_lex

let us know how it turns out! even with my amg wheels some glossy calipers would help out i think. good luck!

me too and will do

Originally Posted by SRPE350

Good to hear you're painting the calipers Hype! I did it a while back, and it definately gives a better/cleaner look...

would love to see some pix

Originally Posted by steelgrey

I have seen a lot of calipers that have been powdercoated....and they look really good. From everything I have read powdercoating seems to hold up better than painting. Don't have any experience myself. G2 has just recently started offering an almost unlimited number of custom colors.

I'd prefur the PC myself

[Johnny Mo]

Here ya go - hopefully my attachments work - sorry for the "dirty car" pics these were all I could find in the J Mo archives. I guess the only thing I'd be curios about is how to mask off the existing MB lettering in order to keep it, or getting decals made to embed in the G2 paint like I did with the Lex.

[hyperion667]

thanx J Mo!