Caliper Covers

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-23-2010, 08:48 PM
  #1  
G hits the spot
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
G hits the spot's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Caliper Covers

I have the G37xS,and was thinking of buying colored caliper covers to spruce up the wheels.The 19" Coupe have beautiful calipers,while we are stuck with butt ugly versions.
Has anyone purchased and installed aftermarket covers?
Where do you recommend buying them,and what is the cost?

Pics would be great,
thanks to all...
Old 05-23-2010, 09:00 PM
  #2  
hispeed-lowdrag
Registered Member
iTrader: (7)
 
hispeed-lowdrag's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pensacola Beach, FL
Posts: 4,190
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 4 Posts
just buy a BBK , or buy someone's coupe OEM
Old 05-23-2010, 09:13 PM
  #3  
nogoodname
Banned
iTrader: (3)
 
nogoodname's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Montreal
Posts: 6,437
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Here:

Old 05-23-2010, 09:15 PM
  #4  
STOOF
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
STOOF's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Staten Island, NY
Posts: 2,909
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 4 Posts
Please dont. Thats horrible.

If you cant afford a BBK, just paint your oem calipers and thats it.
Old 05-23-2010, 09:21 PM
  #5  
beerme986
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
beerme986's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: PA
Posts: 1,350
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
^^^agree.
Old 05-23-2010, 09:22 PM
  #6  
hispeed-lowdrag
Registered Member
iTrader: (7)
 
hispeed-lowdrag's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pensacola Beach, FL
Posts: 4,190
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 4 Posts
haha good one nogood!

Stoof - he can't paint the OEM one's cause he has the paperclip calipers. that's the point of his question lol
Old 05-23-2010, 09:22 PM
  #7  
da mayor
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
da mayor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 5,651
Received 36 Likes on 32 Posts
they might fall off and get stuck inbetween your wheels while driving.
Old 05-24-2010, 12:39 AM
  #8  
SM_Shadowman
Registered User
 
SM_Shadowman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland
Posts: 797
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by da mayor
they might fall off and get stuck inbetween your wheels while driving.
They don't get bolted on or something?

If there's no covers on them to begin with, (i.e. just bare brakes like what's under the yellow cover in the pic above) I don't see why this is such a bad idea. Especially since they'd probably be less than 10% the price of a bbk.
Old 05-24-2010, 01:05 AM
  #9  
ONEighty
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (15)
 
ONEighty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
Posts: 1,443
Received 24 Likes on 17 Posts
Don't embarrass this community please.
Old 05-24-2010, 01:08 AM
  #10  
TomieG
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
 
TomieG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Beantown, MA
Posts: 1,438
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Originally Posted by Igor@180Custom
Don't embarrass this community please.
Serious. Its a G not a honda civic...
Old 05-24-2010, 01:16 AM
  #11  
dkmura
Registered Member
 
dkmura's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Aurora, CO
Posts: 707
Received 82 Likes on 71 Posts
Originally Posted by SM_Shadowman
They don't get bolted on or something?

If there's no covers on them to begin with, (i.e. just bare brakes like what's under the yellow cover in the pic above) I don't see why this is such a bad idea. Especially since they'd probably be less than 10% the price of a bbk.
Caliper covers are for posers. Rather than any sort of pure performance, they represent the kind of fakery that is particularly distasteful. Better to use the OEM Infiniti calipers (unpainted, please) than this sort of crappy imagry.
Old 05-24-2010, 02:36 AM
  #12  
xlack
Registered Member
iTrader: (3)
 
xlack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Singapore
Posts: 4,333
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
it's like putting an m3 badge on a 328i
Old 05-24-2010, 02:57 AM
  #13  
TomieG
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
 
TomieG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Beantown, MA
Posts: 1,438
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
Originally Posted by xlack
it's like putting an m3 badge on a 328i
Or a batman badge on a G37.
Old 05-24-2010, 03:00 AM
  #14  
antirice
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
antirice's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 529
Received 49 Likes on 34 Posts
Originally Posted by G hits the spot
I have the G37xS,and was thinking of buying colored caliper covers to spruce up the wheels.The 19" Coupe have beautiful calipers,while we are stuck with butt ugly versions.
Has anyone purchased and installed aftermarket covers?
Where do you recommend buying them,and what is the cost?

Pics would be great,
thanks to all...
Old 05-24-2010, 08:59 PM
  #15  
G hits the spot
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
G hits the spot's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I didn't mean to invoke a face palm...we do have a touchy forum I see.
If you try the web site calipercovers.com,they have a video that actually shows these reduce the temperature of the calipers after severe brake use.(30 to 50 degrees average)

So one could make an argument that they are performance enhancers?

Still say Infinite could have done a nicer job on the aesthetics of the calipers,considering the Sport 19" are classy.


Quick Reply: Caliper Covers



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:22 AM.