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MB Red Brake Caliper swap for C300??

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Old 04-12-2016 | 07:06 AM
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replacing front calipers and rotors is a 1 hour job, tops. pretty hefty with a AUD500 pricetag.
Old 04-12-2016 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by vic viper
replacing front calipers and rotors is a 1 hour job, tops. pretty hefty with a AUD500 pricetag.
They charge AUD$200/hr + 10% GST for labour.

Rather funny that's what you reacted to and not the almost $10k parts price tag!

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Old 04-12-2016 | 08:16 AM
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I know what they cost, I have checked it out earlier
Old 04-12-2016 | 04:34 PM
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Lmfao that's like $7K USD, what in the actual ****? Who in their right mind would pay $7k to change the calipers to red...jesus.
Old 04-12-2016 | 05:23 PM
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For $7k you should be able to get a hardcore set of brakes from Brembo or StopTech. . . Or buy a metric ****load of red high temp rattle cans.
Old 04-12-2016 | 06:35 PM
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Lmfao that's like $7K USD, what in the actual ****? Who in their right mind would pay $7k to change the calipers to red...jesus.
Only those with more money than sense!
Old 04-13-2016 | 01:22 AM
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Well it not just the color, the OE red calipers are only fitted on the C63, thus you will get the much larger AMG brakes for seven grand, rotors included.
Old 04-13-2016 | 11:26 PM
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So service guys at my dealer said lots of customers had painted their callipers red, either themselves or by another company and brought their cars back because the paint came off. Some even demanded warranty fixes!

I mentioned who I would use and he said they are good.
Old 05-13-2016 | 11:59 AM
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Has anyone painted the calipers on their c450 yet? I'm going to do mine next week but I'm on the fence with color. Red always looks good (with black AMG logos), but I'm thinking about going metallic gold with mine, like the GTs carbon ceramic calipers.
My only concern is how the rear calipers look painted. They're really nothing special on these cars. Does anyone have a good pic of their rear painted calipers?
Old 05-13-2016 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by cenzo86
Has anyone painted the calipers on their c450 yet? I'm going to do mine next week but I'm on the fence with color. Red always looks good (with black AMG logos), but I'm thinking about going metallic gold with mine, like the GTs carbon ceramic calipers.
My only concern is how the rear calipers look painted. They're really nothing special on these cars. Does anyone have a good pic of their rear painted calipers?
The stock C450 calipers come painted silver with the MB logo. Here's a pic of ours.
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Old 05-14-2016 | 01:45 AM
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On closer inspection, the calipers are painted silver but they have a plate on the exterior with the MB logo. The plate appears to be stainless steel.
Old 05-14-2016 | 04:59 AM
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The 450 calipers are solid aluminum and they are not painted, just roughly anodized and will deteriorate over time.
Remove them and paint them pforessionally to keep them up to par.
Old 05-15-2016 | 04:27 PM
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Do anybody know if it is possible to fit sport package front brakes to avantgarde with 17" wheels?
Old 05-16-2016 | 10:04 AM
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Depends, there are three different sizes sport package brakes.


Smaller Engines up to 220d 16" wheels fit


Mid Engines 250 up to 400 17" wheels fit


Larger Engines 450/C43 requires 18"
Old 05-16-2016 | 10:54 AM
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My car is a 180 but there are many amg sport package 180s with bigger rotors. Bigger rotors cover the backplate behind rotors and looks better. But they seem like they are made for 18" wheels because the caliper doesn't look its going to fit to 17" wheels.
Old 05-16-2016 | 03:13 PM
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Yes the C180 with sport has bigger rotors than a C180 without sport package, but a C180 sport also has the smallest cross drilled rotors and those brakes will work with 16" wheels. look at my post above.
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Old 03-08-2018 | 08:42 AM
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Sorry for some kind of necroposting, I have 2015 220d without sport package, and front calipers are very small (almost similar as rear ones), also I'm not completely happy with braking (I change front discs and pads recently at mb dealer). Can I put calipers (and disc/pads of course) from 220d with sport package without changing other parts? For example, can I order this from ebay, disc and pads and install on my car without spacers, just "plug&play"?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-...-/322451135362


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