Kleemann Brakes installed.....
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Kleemann Brakes installed.....
Ok, its 1:45 in the morning and we just got back from the garage installing my Kleemann Brakes. look great. sorry this is a thread without pictures right now, but im excited and i figured id just add pictures to this thread tomorrow, assuming i can figure out how to get them up seeing as how i cant upload anything onto here. egh, ill figure it out.
still have full Kleemann nappa/alcantara interior to get installed, going to cost quite a bit and i want to find someone that will let me do a lot of the work and just have them do the sewing and head-shrinking and what not. guy i talked to didnt want any of that, said he wanted to do it all himself (because he wants more money). just dont have $800 lying around to get it installed yet, which sucks because it looks so badass and i want it in my car last week.
oh well, so yeah, ill have pictures tomorrow, calipers were sandblasted and then painted red with white KLEEMANN lettering. cross-drilled rotors.
sorry again about no pictures yet.
edit: figured id just put the pictures up here. sorry it was prewash and getting dark, but yeah...
random one i took...
still have full Kleemann nappa/alcantara interior to get installed, going to cost quite a bit and i want to find someone that will let me do a lot of the work and just have them do the sewing and head-shrinking and what not. guy i talked to didnt want any of that, said he wanted to do it all himself (because he wants more money). just dont have $800 lying around to get it installed yet, which sucks because it looks so badass and i want it in my car last week.
oh well, so yeah, ill have pictures tomorrow, calipers were sandblasted and then painted red with white KLEEMANN lettering. cross-drilled rotors.
sorry again about no pictures yet.
edit: figured id just put the pictures up here. sorry it was prewash and getting dark, but yeah...
random one i took...
Last edited by Petie; Dec 23, 2003 at 06:21 PM.
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Re: Kleemann Brakes installed.....
Originally posted by Petie
Ok, its 1:45 in the morning and we just got back from the garage installing my Kleemann Brakes. look great. sorry this is a thread without pictures right now, but im excited and i figured id just add pictures to this thread tomorrow, assuming i can figure out how to get them up seeing as how i cant upload anything onto here. egh, ill figure it out.
still have full Kleemann nappa/alcantara interior to get installed, going to cost quite a bit and i want to find someone that will let me do a lot of the work and just have them do the sewing and head-shrinking and what not. guy i talked to didnt want any of that, said he wanted to do it all himself (because he wants more money). just dont have $800 lying around to get it installed yet, which sucks because it looks so badass and i want it in my car last week.
oh well, so yeah, ill have pictures tomorrow, calipers were sandblasted and then painted red with white KLEEMANN lettering. cross-drilled rotors.
sorry again about no pictures yet.
Ok, its 1:45 in the morning and we just got back from the garage installing my Kleemann Brakes. look great. sorry this is a thread without pictures right now, but im excited and i figured id just add pictures to this thread tomorrow, assuming i can figure out how to get them up seeing as how i cant upload anything onto here. egh, ill figure it out.
still have full Kleemann nappa/alcantara interior to get installed, going to cost quite a bit and i want to find someone that will let me do a lot of the work and just have them do the sewing and head-shrinking and what not. guy i talked to didnt want any of that, said he wanted to do it all himself (because he wants more money). just dont have $800 lying around to get it installed yet, which sucks because it looks so badass and i want it in my car last week.
oh well, so yeah, ill have pictures tomorrow, calipers were sandblasted and then painted red with white KLEEMANN lettering. cross-drilled rotors.
sorry again about no pictures yet.
Josh, do me a favor and post that pic....
Nah...j/k... CONGRATS!!! sounds awesome... We really need to see some pics of those brakes with your custom Red/White combo...
Did you do the install all by yourself? How hard/technical is it???
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pictures tomorrow, youve got my word.
as far as doing it myself....it was myself, my dad, and a friend. this made it a little easier to do obviously. i wouldnt say its a horribly difficult task, its all pretty straightforward, assuming youve done it before. if you know the basic process its not hard. the first time i helped to it, i was certain that if i had tackled it myself i would have screwed up and made a huge mess of things. there are some things, like getting the air out of the brake fluid, that i had to learn carefully because it wasnt something i wanted to screw up. helps to have a hydrolic lift and an air drill too (not really your standard garage that we have to play in )
have someone explain it to you step-by-step as they do it and you help, and i think youd feel fairly comfortable with it. hell, if i can do it all with help, then its not too hard :o . im a car fan, i love them, but i defintely cant take my car apart and put it back together or anything like that. maybe one day.
as far as doing it myself....it was myself, my dad, and a friend. this made it a little easier to do obviously. i wouldnt say its a horribly difficult task, its all pretty straightforward, assuming youve done it before. if you know the basic process its not hard. the first time i helped to it, i was certain that if i had tackled it myself i would have screwed up and made a huge mess of things. there are some things, like getting the air out of the brake fluid, that i had to learn carefully because it wasnt something i wanted to screw up. helps to have a hydrolic lift and an air drill too (not really your standard garage that we have to play in
)have someone explain it to you step-by-step as they do it and you help, and i think youd feel fairly comfortable with it. hell, if i can do it all with help, then its not too hard :o . im a car fan, i love them, but i defintely cant take my car apart and put it back together or anything like that. maybe one day.
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Originally posted by Petie
pictures tomorrow, youve got my word.
as far as doing it myself....it was myself, my dad, and a friend. this made it a little easier to do obviously. i wouldnt say its a horribly difficult task, its all pretty straightforward, assuming youve done it before. if you know the basic process its not hard. the first time i helped to it, i was certain that if i had tackled it myself i would have screwed up and made a huge mess of things. there are some things, like getting the air out of the brake fluid, that i had to learn carefully because it wasnt something i wanted to screw up. helps to have a hydrolic lift and an air drill too (not really your standard garage that we have to play in )
have someone explain it to you step-by-step as they do it and you help, and i think youd feel fairly comfortable with it. hell, if i can do it all with help, then its not too hard :o . im a car fan, i love them, but i defintely cant take my car apart and put it back together or anything like that. maybe one day.
pictures tomorrow, youve got my word.
as far as doing it myself....it was myself, my dad, and a friend. this made it a little easier to do obviously. i wouldnt say its a horribly difficult task, its all pretty straightforward, assuming youve done it before. if you know the basic process its not hard. the first time i helped to it, i was certain that if i had tackled it myself i would have screwed up and made a huge mess of things. there are some things, like getting the air out of the brake fluid, that i had to learn carefully because it wasnt something i wanted to screw up. helps to have a hydrolic lift and an air drill too (not really your standard garage that we have to play in
)have someone explain it to you step-by-step as they do it and you help, and i think youd feel fairly comfortable with it. hell, if i can do it all with help, then its not too hard :o . im a car fan, i love them, but i defintely cant take my car apart and put it back together or anything like that. maybe one day.
Air Drill & hydraulic jack can be bought pretty easily, but, just don't know the specifics on how to change the brakes myself... I think I'll leave that to the pros when my time comes...
If I'm gonna spend big bucks on a big brake system, why go el-cheapo by trying to install it myself and risk the chance of messing everything up...
Can't wait to see the pics
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Originally posted by Petie
KLEEMANN sandblasted them before i bought them, so nothing.
and i did all the painting myself (yeah, the white lettering was quite the b*tch...
KLEEMANN sandblasted them before i bought them, so nothing.
and i did all the painting myself (yeah, the white lettering was quite the b*tch...
so did you just use a G2 brake paint kit?
That was colder than a mug!!
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Originally posted by mmgrad
yeah... i could imagine...
so did you just use a G2 brake paint kit?
yeah... i could imagine...
so did you just use a G2 brake paint kit?
this is like the 5th time ive used the stuff, ive gotten the hang of it now. these look a lot more professionally done than the first time i tried to use the stuff. have to be quick but patient, kinda an odd combo
