blue caliper paint?
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lol i kinda feel like doing a crazy color. and doing a a quad exhaust cuz work is done for free and i get to pay for exhaust. LOL we will see how it will look.
g2 blue looks so plain. kinda wanna go ice blue but g2 cnt do it unless i havea vin with the same body color. so blue it might be. or et it painted at a body shop
g2 blue looks so plain. kinda wanna go ice blue but g2 cnt do it unless i havea vin with the same body color. so blue it might be. or et it painted at a body shop
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That orange looks really cool. My Mb mechanic quoted me $50 to swap put brakes so maybe after all I will go big break kit and just switch the breaks for the winter so I can fit my 16" winter wheels/tires....man this forum is killing my wallet 
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on the www.headfi.org they had a greeting for new members:
"Welcome to the forum, sorry about your wallet"
"Welcome to the forum, sorry about your wallet"
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yeah that was what i was worried about initially.
i guess i will go with g2 blue paint after all. dont know if i should put a decal on it tho.
what do you guys think? ///AMG, ///MBZ, nothing? lol infinite options really.
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why dont get you get a cheaper 18" winter wheel =D
well it doesnt snow here on the west coast either. so i dont really need the change. but yeah im planning to use the size of rotor from r1concepts or frozen rotors. the 16" wheel fitment only allows what they gave us stock. if you switch on and off, i would just say paint stock calipers.
the only way to get the bigger brakes would be to keep a constant 18" running. its too tedious to do summer/winter brake set ups.
so i guess i would recommend the above and get an extra set of rims that can accommodate.
well it doesnt snow here on the west coast either. so i dont really need the change. but yeah im planning to use the size of rotor from r1concepts or frozen rotors. the 16" wheel fitment only allows what they gave us stock. if you switch on and off, i would just say paint stock calipers.
the only way to get the bigger brakes would be to keep a constant 18" running. its too tedious to do summer/winter brake set ups.
so i guess i would recommend the above and get an extra set of rims that can accommodate.
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why dont get you get a cheaper 18" winter wheel =D
well it doesnt snow here on the west coast either. so i dont really need the change. but yeah im planning to use the size of rotor from r1concepts or frozen rotors. the 16" wheel fitment only allows what they gave us stock. if you switch on and off, i would just say paint stock calipers.
the only way to get the bigger brakes would be to keep a constant 18" running. its too tedious to do summer/winter brake set ups.
so i guess i would recommend the above and get an extra set of rims that can accommodate.
well it doesnt snow here on the west coast either. so i dont really need the change. but yeah im planning to use the size of rotor from r1concepts or frozen rotors. the 16" wheel fitment only allows what they gave us stock. if you switch on and off, i would just say paint stock calipers.
the only way to get the bigger brakes would be to keep a constant 18" running. its too tedious to do summer/winter brake set ups.
so i guess i would recommend the above and get an extra set of rims that can accommodate.
Well I just got a brand new set of winter tires in October so that would add to the cost. I guess I'm stock for now with what I have. I can change the rotors to drilled ones and paint the stock so it looks a bit better. My Benz mechanic quoted me $50 for the front to change the rotors and pads, if its maybe $100 including calipers change and bleeding then maybe I will consider but thats X 2 per year....might be just too much trouble....
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why dont get you get a cheaper 18" winter wheel =D
well it doesnt snow here on the west coast either. so i dont really need the change. but yeah im planning to use the size of rotor from r1concepts or frozen rotors. the 16" wheel fitment only allows what they gave us stock. if you switch on and off, i would just say paint stock calipers.
the only way to get the bigger brakes would be to keep a constant 18" running. its too tedious to do summer/winter brake set ups.
so i guess i would recommend the above and get an extra set of rims that can accommodate.
well it doesnt snow here on the west coast either. so i dont really need the change. but yeah im planning to use the size of rotor from r1concepts or frozen rotors. the 16" wheel fitment only allows what they gave us stock. if you switch on and off, i would just say paint stock calipers.
the only way to get the bigger brakes would be to keep a constant 18" running. its too tedious to do summer/winter brake set ups.
so i guess i would recommend the above and get an extra set of rims that can accommodate.
Mine came with 17's stock, you think I would still have a problem?
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Where did you get them powder coated?
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12 inch (304mm) 16" wheels, at least
13 inch (330mm) 17"
14 inch (356mm) 18"
15 inch (380mm) 19"
Then there is the issue of the clearance of the calipers based on their size and your wheel design so you might need to add larger spacers.
So I guess for your 17" wheels 330mm is max
13 inch (330mm) 17"
14 inch (356mm) 18"
15 inch (380mm) 19"
Then there is the issue of the clearance of the calipers based on their size and your wheel design so you might need to add larger spacers.
So I guess for your 17" wheels 330mm is max
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From: Jerzy
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12 inch (304mm) 16" wheels, at least
13 inch (330mm) 17"
14 inch (356mm) 18"
15 inch (380mm) 19"
Then there is the issue of the clearance of the calipers based on their size and your wheel design so you might need to add larger spacers.
So I guess for your 17" wheels 330mm is max
