Do your front brake calipers look crappy?
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i, Silver Grey, Sport Package, R. Shades, Cold Pkg, Sat. Rad., Prem. Sound.
Originally Posted by silver530sportwagon' post='442149' date='Jul 1 2007, 10:28 AM
I have 30000 miles on my car. No sign of rust or discoloration. They are same grey they were when got the car new. I am really surprised because all of my previous bmw's calipers looked like crap after 10000 miles.
Those calipers look fine to me. 
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='442691' date='Jul 2 2007, 05:40 PM
.... those avatars from *530I* are going to get me trouble.
Dealer recently replaced my pads and all the noise went away, so it can be fixed, but they are starting to look a little shabby so I may have to paint.
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Originally Posted by GSXR_Drew' post='442362' date='Jul 2 2007, 12:30 AM
Anyone know how hard it is to do the duplicolor kit and get good results? I would hate to make it look worse than it already is.
Its failry simple...I used the Dup Kit and painted my calipers red when i had my X5. I say go for it.
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Both the calipers and the hubs seems to loose paint and rust quite easily.
But check out your brake discs directly after a solant wash!
Some fix them really neatly, see pics.
But with winters like over here, this should be done every spring.
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But check out your brake discs directly after a solant wash!
Some fix them really neatly, see pics.
But with winters like over here, this should be done every spring.
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Originally Posted by macknificent75' post='443066' date='Jul 3 2007, 02:26 PM
Its failry simple...I used the Dup Kit and painted my calipers red when i had my X5. I say go for it.
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