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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='847295' date='Apr 14 2009, 02:47 PM
I left everything as is. I don't think the paint is cold enough to freeze things, or it would have a warning label for frostbite.
i think he meant freeze as in "stuck" in place. immovable. or what a police officer might yell at you for stealing his baton hahaha. not liquid nitrogen
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by e6t.lab.rat' post='847264' date='Apr 14 2009, 05:10 PM
yes! the area immediately behind the wheel where it first contacts the rotor. as soon as my wheels (m5 166) arrive, i'll be painting calipers red and hub black (or may be red also?) we'll see....changing out my rotors also.

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Yes - what he said!
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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I did the same last summer and it definitely took 3.5 hrs at least for all 4.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gregg2gs' post='847482' date='Apr 14 2009, 09:47 PM
I did the same last summer and it definitely took 3.5 hrs at least for all 4.
it took me over 4 hours.. i have no power tools or car jacks.. so it was a pain...
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by xxrap985xx' post='847574' date='Apr 14 2009, 11:26 PM
it took me over 4 hours.. i have no power tools or car jacks.. so it was a pain...
?? No car jack? How'd you get the wheels off?
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by NextLevel530xi' post='848331' date='Apr 15 2009, 03:50 PM
?? No car jack? How'd you get the wheels off?
correction.. only one jack so i had to do one wheel at time...
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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Looks good, but I don't think you should have painted every aspect of your calipers, including your exposed brake pads (ES part in pic), etc.

Here's what I mean...I did mine a month ago or so.....

Painted Brakes...-img_1210.jpg
Painted Brakes...-img_1219.jpg
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