Went to the C-Spot party in D.C.
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Went to the C-Spot party in D.C.
with Jon this past weekend. The event was nice. But after riding around with Jon in his c32, taking hot laps with those guys was somewhat of a let down 
Anyway, a while back I posted pics of Jon's stock calipers after they turned gold. There was a lot of discussion as to why they did this and if something was wrong with him or the brakes and it turns out this is a normal occurrence when you drive the car hard. At the C-spot event we noticed every one of the c32's they were using had the golden caliper syndrome. Yet and still the driver I spoke said he had the utmost confidence in the brakes. Anyhow, here are a few pics of the calipers .....
Anyway, a while back I posted pics of Jon's stock calipers after they turned gold. There was a lot of discussion as to why they did this and if something was wrong with him or the brakes and it turns out this is a normal occurrence when you drive the car hard. At the C-spot event we noticed every one of the c32's they were using had the golden caliper syndrome. Yet and still the driver I spoke said he had the utmost confidence in the brakes. Anyhow, here are a few pics of the calipers .....
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2002 C32 AMG Orion Blue Charcoal/Blue
I've met Jon and have seen him drive at our Summit Point DE in March so I can understand what you're saying about a let down. He was flying on street tires.
As far as the brakes, I wonder if you'd have the same issue with a (non OE) more high performance brake fluid. I wore out my brakes at the the Summit Point DE (needed rotors and pads front and rear) but didn't discolor the calipers. I was running ATE Super Blue. Could that be the difference?
Was Jon running OE brake fluid when he first turned the calipers gold?
As far as the brakes, I wonder if you'd have the same issue with a (non OE) more high performance brake fluid. I wore out my brakes at the the Summit Point DE (needed rotors and pads front and rear) but didn't discolor the calipers. I was running ATE Super Blue. Could that be the difference?
Was Jon running OE brake fluid when he first turned the calipers gold?
Last edited by Carl AMG; Jul 15, 2003 at 05:13 PM.
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Originally posted by 6.3
Why was it a let down?
Did the brakes get so hot or is it after they cooled down?
Why was it a let down?
Did the brakes get so hot or is it after they cooled down?
And the calipers didn't turn gold before our eyes, it happens over time (they were like that when we got there). And yes they heat them up pretty good all day long.
Carl - I'll let Jon answer that question about the fluid I cannot remember right off.
