Brake Caliper Covers

[wbarfels]

I was going to have my calipers painted, but after reading about some people who just put on caliper covers , I though I would go that way. Problem is, Even though there listed for an E36, there not designed Just for our car's, there Universal. I even found some cover that say Brembo on them, Which in my book is akin to putting a M3 badge on a 325i! and as one member said, stuffing socks in your shorts. Anyways these are the 2 I found....

Im guessing I could just paint over the Brembo logo, But has anyone Tried these, and if so which ones and From Where? and how did they fit?

The 2 I found:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170526093258&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

And the Brembos: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220629076703&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[flyfishvt]

Your links dont work. Both of those listings have been removed.

[slocar]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6X-BIG-RED-caliper-cover-BMW-E30-E36-E46-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27b425afcaQQitemZ17052 6093258QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries#ht_3276wt_939

http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-E36-E46-E60-E61-E90-E91-Brake-Caliper-Cover-/220629076703?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item335e848adf

There's the links ... please for the love of god no ...

[SnowBoardinWNY]

lol yeah just paint them

Edit: "The calipers, not the brembo covers"

[mzmtg]

Lame.

[Moron95M3]

wow, I've seen fake rotors behind spinners and such, this is almost as bad - to fake a BBK?

paint is cheap, and looks appropriate on the E36 :)

I'm painting mine red next time I do pads/rotors. $12 at autozone for a couple cans.

[joey79]

Nein nein nein!!

[Eric93se]

I wouldn't do that your calipers want to be air cooled. Not to mention those things are Walmart ghey.

[The Ripe Punani]

BavAuto sells some, but please don't. I'd just leave them the way they are.

[darkhorrus]

I would just paint them black personally

[dcwright]

You have to have at least 16" rims for the covers to fit, and then they have to be adjusted PERFECTLY to not rub. Just talked to a guy this past weekend that bought the EBAY "Brembo" covers and he's only got the rears on because he was afraid the front covers would shift a 1/32 or so and cut a groove in his wheels.
Do the caliper paint. It takes a couple of hours work and some creative masking to keep the overspray off the bodywork, but you won't have to worry about fit issues.
I painted mine red (front and rear) last year and they still look like new.

[wbarfels]

Ive painted calipers before, But I bought brand new ones, Painted them with like 10 Coats, and put them on, But obviosly much too pricey to do that with a BMW. Those ones on bav auto actually say they cool the Calipers...Which sounds like B.S. oh and there $199! I got the cover Idea from someone on these forums saying they worked great... But yeah I couldn't believe the fake Brembo BS!

How did you get the links to work? Ive had that problem before with ebay links not working, and having someone else fix them.