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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 07:32 PM
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C43 brake caliper paint job (see pics) - get front only or all four?

Thoughts on this? Local shop works on several Porsche, BMW and MB brake calipers.

I was quoted $250 for front only and $400 for all four brakes



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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by chki5658
Thoughts on this? Local shop works on several Porsche, BMW and MB break calipers.

I was quoted $250 for front only and $400 for all four breaks.


My God, can the present generation spell....
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 07:48 PM
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Lol I was posting this from my phone and it auto corrected for me.
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 08:18 PM
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 08:48 PM
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Looks great what was the procedure?
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 09:01 PM
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Yes, does look good. I take it there was no way to preserve the black mercedes inscription :-(
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 09:06 PM
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Looks like Stevie Wonder did the caliper and Ray Charles finished the rotor's hat.
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 09:36 PM
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All four, it will look unbalanced with just two, or you were short on funds and just did two!
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is this an example of the work they do? Overspraying the rotors, not masking the body, etc.?

I'm pretty sure I can do a better job in my garage for $50 and a couple of hours.
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Old Sep 22, 2017 | 09:13 AM
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Thats a lot of money they charge and they don't even do the job correctly.

First step is to take the calipers off the car and spray them when they are off the car.

Paint, Mercedes Benz sticker and 2 or 3 coats of clear. Not sure what this guy did but doing them while on the car is foolish in my opinion.

Ebay sells stickers for the caliper, any name Mercedes, AMG, Brembo etc...
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Do they charge extra to have the whole rotor painted evenly?
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Old Sep 22, 2017 | 09:44 AM
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IMO althought i love the carbon ceramic color, it looks poser ish. go red or blue or yellow if you want to color it up. also yea the job doesnt seem to professional.


is that your car? what wheels are those? they look like the cla45 design.
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Old Sep 22, 2017 | 02:59 PM
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You need not be concerned with overspray on the rotors. Just do one or two hard stops from 40 mph. That should take car of that.
That is why it's is usually a cheaper job. My wheel and tire guy does all 4 with the logos provided from eBay for $150. Any color as long as it is red.
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You need not be concerned with overspray on the rotors. Just do one or two hard stops from 40 mph. That should take car of that.
That is why it's is usually a cheaper job. My wheel and tire guy does all 4 with the logos provided from eBay for $150. Any color as long as it is red.
obviously, but if they can't take 5 minutes to do some prep, that usually is indicative to the overall quality of the job.
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