Harleyl7

What you'll need: Jack, jack stands, caliper paint(I used duplicolor), wire brush, caliper cleaner, and masking tape.
step two: Get your car jacked up and put on jack stands for safety, then remove your tire.


Step three: Clean your calipers. you dont want any dust or grease on them when you start to paint.

Step four: If you're using Duplicolor paint, stir your paint for about a minute.

Step five: using the masking tape to cover any areas of the calipers you don't want to be painted.and if you're using caliper paint out of a spray bottle using masking tape and newspaper and cover everything but the calipers.
Step six: Start to paint your calipers and apply 2 to 3 coats of paint

Do the same thing with every caliper and make sure you are always using jack stands.
Step seven: remove the masking tape or newspaper

Step eight: Put your wheel back on and admire your work

Dingleberry

Blue looks really out of place...

I would have gone with a fresh coat of silver or black...

Also: Your jackstand... Are you familiar with the jack stand points and the jacking points?

Harleyl7

I thought the jackstand point there was the control arm.. was I wrong. if so help me out

Dingleberry

There's a central jack point in the front center of the car. The jack stands go just behind the front wheels - there's a rubber puck in that area.

I dont feel like searching "jack points" for you. Find the thread yourself for more detailed answers.

c240DUDE

Nice DIY. Thanks for taking the time to post this.

Blue is very original. I still would have chosen red IMO. Good job!

Jp's_C230k_W203

It looks good Harley! Just so you know, a small distance behind the front wheels there is a indent where the jacking points are. I don't have a problem helping you like some other people. Keep up the good work and thanks for the DIY.

Harleyl7

Thanks Jp and not a problem. and Dingle i did search "jack points".

leeer73

I think it looks good. Did you do the back calipers too? Try taking a picture a little further back!

Dingleberry

Harleyl7

Harleyl7

Thanks Dingleberry! you're so helpful. I'm glad you took the time to prove you were right.

Dingleberry

It's obvious that you didn't bother searching...

Harleyl7

No, I did honestly search.

draz.amg

Wow dingle.. you're a complete tool. I guess someone wasn't expecting their . so soon.

Outkasted24

Nice Job Harley, Looks Good!! IMO You should paint the Allen bolts on the calipers Black to give it a clean detailed finished look.


Haha, For Real! Must have had a bad day and needed to take out his smartassieness on someone else.

Harleyl7

Thanks outkasted. and I might do that.

Jp's_C230k_W203

Yeah outkasted is right as usual. I did mine the way he suggests. It does look better like that.

giannidy

Haha... Dingleberry. Obviously likes to start s***. He said he doesn't feel like searching jack points but ends up searching it, writing "are you blind" on it, uploading it and posting it here.

Harley don't mind the hater. At least you took time to contribute to the forum rather than spend time posting pointless crap.

leeer73

I really like it...Dingleberry's name is well suited...

Star Rider

[sarcasm]I would comment but I don't like the color of Harleyl7's calipers... what a dingleberry he is for making them blue!
Maybe if he paints them I'll comment... the nerve of that guy! Blue calipers...[/sarcasm]

W203E35

Looks good....keep up the good work, don't worry about dingleberry

I see you have the 4 piston calipers. You have one of the unique years. 2004.5 they had those calipers. They also came on the C32, C55 and C350 sport

W203E35

Front Jack Stand Points:



Rear Floor Jack Point (remember to take off the plastic arm cover before jacking up the arm):

Rear Jack Stand Points:

Harleyl7

Thanks Karo and cool I didnt know my car was a special one

phister

i'd jack my car up from the front jack point but its too low and I cant even fit my low profile jack lol I just jack the car from the jack stand points then put my jack stands under it or i drive up on some 2x4 or planks so the front is high enough to put a jack under it.

harrison1277

Id go with red too

you should paint the rusty screws