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nobaddays Enthusiast

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I painted mine black. I did it right away after I bought the truck, and used brake caliper paint so it would take the heat. 5k miles and still looks good!

J2Jones Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, Ghost Sierra said:

Has anyone painted their calipers?  I was thinking they would look red like the tow hooks.

 

I painted mine red to match the red hooks and red "4's" on my AT4.

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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Fake Brembo's...

 

Real ones are an option..

 

5JL         LPO, Front Brake Kit-Performance, includes Red Brembo 6-piston front brake calipers with larger than stock pads and rotors (GMC logo on front calipers and rear calipers are color matched Red), (dealer-installed)
1 -  Requires 20" or 22" wheels.

Davidj98 Enthusiast

Davidj98

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Looks great!! A lot cheaper than overpriced Brembo kit! 

 

Did you use the G2 paint kit?

Dunn Senior Enthusiast

Dunn

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sure the brembo kit is nice but does seem bit overpriced......wonder if you can just go to brembo 

sharkeysierra Enthusiast

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Maybe it’s the ricer in me, but I wouldn’t define these as fake brembos.. there was a time when 4 pistons were all you needed. 
 

Im thinking of painting mine blue, but I’m in no rush. You can never go wrong with red to be noticed. Black for those on the low.. 

Ghost Sierra Enthusiast

Ghost Sierra

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20 hours ago, J2Jones said:

 

I painted mine red to match the red hooks and red "4's" on my AT4.

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I assume you took the calipers completely off the truck and then painted them?

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Chevrolet1 Enthusiast

Chevrolet1

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Painted mine red too (all four). Really like the look.

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Shef R New Member

Shef R

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I did my Chevy Silverado when truck was new. They looked great! But I noticed whole sections of the caliper paint flaking off after 8-10 months. Hit them with a power washer and all the paint fell off. Pinged G2 help, sent some pix along with the vehicle info. I received the reply this morn: "The calipers are coated most likely with zinc which prevents paint bonding. The coating needs to be sanded off."

 

Did my '2013 vette and no issues

 

Just a headzup

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