Wardsweb

I got these calipers from a fellow member. This pictures show what some time and patience can produce.

The one on the left is as received. Then bead blasted on the right.


The final product - calipers painted and bolts polished.

glocati

Sweet. Nice job !

dynomite05

WOW, I barely recognize them...Look real clean. I wanna see some pics on the car.

Wardsweb

It will be next weekend before I can bolt everything up. I've got the calipers ready, factory brake fluid and factory cross drilled rotors but still waiting on the new pads.

dynomite05

They are going to look sweet!

Midnight Koop

great job!

you should write up a DIY if you have time.... excellent results

Wardsweb

I don't know if this could be a stand alone DIY. You see the original in the picture. I bead blasted them as you see in the first pic. I masked off the interior portion of the calipers and spray painted them with caliper paint. I let it dry for two days and applied some decals I got off ebay. The last part is purely esthetic and that required a 3/8 drive 50 torx. I removed them one at a time, polished and reinstalled, as not to break the seal on the caliper. They were polished on my bench grinder fitted with a cotton wheel and some white tripoli.

WaveyKat

Good job. nicely done.!

Wardsweb

Bolted everything up today.

Old brakes:



New brakes:

Wardsweb

Right side shows the sensor. Actually came with the new brake pads.

Wardsweb

After a bit of driving and stopping to seat everything.

Wardsweb

To add a bit of color to the rear and balance things out, I did paint the rear calipers to match.

laneshift

Looks hot! Great job on the revive!

dynomite05

Awesome Work!

slammer111

I didn't know W204 wheels fit on a W203?? Thought there were offset problems?

Wardsweb

To fit these W204 wheels on my W203 required 15mm spacers. I used H&R. You can read about it in this thread: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...r-spacers.html

FrankW

looks great ...time for full car pics

Wardsweb

As soon as I get a sunny day. It started pouring rain about 30 minutes after I finished the install.

maverik259

what size are the rotors for those calipers?

Wardsweb

These are 330mm, which is the number cast into the caliper mounting arms.