Rusty Brake Calipers. What To Do??
10-11-2006, 09:47 AM
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The front brake calipers on my 550i are badly rusted. Since there is so much space in the rim it's really noticable and bugs the hell out of me. I contacted BMW about possibly painting them but they declined and said that this once they would replace them for me. My only issue is that if they do that, they are probably just going to rust up again. I remember reading a post a while ago where someone's dealer actually painted their calipers but I cannot find it. has anyone had similar difficulties??
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The front brake calipers on my 550i are badly rusted. Since there is so much space in the rim it's really noticable and bugs the hell out of me. I contacted BMW about possibly painting them but they declined and said that this once they would replace them for me. My only issue is that if they do that, they are probably just going to rust up again. I remember reading a post a while ago where someone's dealer actually painted their calipers but I cannot find it. has anyone had similar difficulties??
Thanks,
Jeff
10-11-2006, 01:09 PM
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Yes, I have the same issue. Not unusual though and I believe painting is the only way to stop the rusting from continuing.
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Originally Posted by JeffNNJ' post='343840' date='Oct 11 2006, 01:47 PM
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The front brake calipers on my 550i are badly rusted. Since there is so much space in the rim it's really noticable and bugs the hell out of me. I contacted BMW about possibly painting them but they declined and said that this once they would replace them for me. My only issue is that if they do that, they are probably just going to rust up again. I remember reading a post a while ago where someone's dealer actually painted their calipers but I cannot find it. has anyone had similar difficulties??
Thanks,
Jeff
The front brake calipers on my 550i are badly rusted. Since there is so much space in the rim it's really noticable and bugs the hell out of me. I contacted BMW about possibly painting them but they declined and said that this once they would replace them for me. My only issue is that if they do that, they are probably just going to rust up again. I remember reading a post a while ago where someone's dealer actually painted their calipers but I cannot find it. has anyone had similar difficulties??
Thanks,
Jeff
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10-11-2006, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffNNJ' post='343840' date='Oct 11 2006, 12:47 PM
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The front brake calipers on my 550i are badly rusted. Since there is so much space in the rim it's really noticable and bugs the hell out of me. I contacted BMW about possibly painting them but they declined and said that this once they would replace them for me. My only issue is that if they do that, they are probably just going to rust up again. I remember reading a post a while ago where someone's dealer actually painted their calipers but I cannot find it. has anyone had similar difficulties??
Thanks,
Jeff
The front brake calipers on my 550i are badly rusted. Since there is so much space in the rim it's really noticable and bugs the hell out of me. I contacted BMW about possibly painting them but they declined and said that this once they would replace them for me. My only issue is that if they do that, they are probably just going to rust up again. I remember reading a post a while ago where someone's dealer actually painted their calipers but I cannot find it. has anyone had similar difficulties??
Thanks,
Jeff
I'm a little confused about your rusty calipers. The calipers on the e60 are aluminum. On the 550 or at least on my 545 the rotors have an aluminum hat (part that is connected to the hub) and only the disk is steel. Do you have picture?
10-13-2006, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by vern' post='343935' date='Oct 11 2006, 02:53 PM
Had the same prblem on my 330ci.What i did was paint them with silver paint. Any good grade of SILVER paint will withstand the temperature that is given from braking.Wire brush the calipers as good as you can,blow of the dust and put on two coats of paint, the paint is ony a few bucks for a 1/2 of pint at Home Depot or Lowes, try to be as careful as you can not to get paint on the disk. Mine still looked good when I traded the 330ci for the 530i. Good luck
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The spray on stuff I put on has held up well. I opted for Black and put on the BMW letters.
I did it when I had my brakes changed. I had the shop pull off my calipers and did it in the evening and then took them back in the morning. The calipers are pretty messy from the brake dust. Brake parts cleaner and a wire brush works pretty good.
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The hubs trend to rust a bit as the discs.
The discs rust at once after a wash with solvants
but will get clear after the first brake.
The hubs can be cleaned and painted.
Be sure not to spary anything on the brake pads!
Use Search, the matter has been discussed a lot...
The discs rust at once after a wash with solvants
but will get clear after the first brake.
The hubs can be cleaned and painted.
Be sure not to spary anything on the brake pads!
Use Search, the matter has been discussed a lot...
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I've done this on my last dozen + cars- can't stand the sight of corroded bare metal. I did not remove the calipers this time. I've done that before (including grinding the casting marks and sandblasting) but the brand new 550 didn't need that. I cleaned them with brake cleaner and then removed the clips and masked the exposed parts of the pads. I used a very small stiff paint brush (3/8 inch) and went slowly. You can cover the entire caliper including the back side thsi way. Frankly I don't think masking is even needed if you have a steady hand.While I was there I also polished the rotor hubs as they are beautiful aluminum with rivets on the 550 and clearcoated that with an engine paint to keep them looking fresh. The clips were painted aluminum color (from Eastwood) and then clear coated. They look great in contrast against the black pads (with factory lettering) and the blue caliper castings, a nice detail.
The kit I used was bought ($15) at our local version of chain auto supply (called PepBoys) and is made by DupliColor, claimed to be ceramic polymer caliper paint or some such hype. It's very thick and sets up quickly and looks very hard and shiny. I did my 528is 3 years ago and they still look new. DupliColor cleverly calls the color "BLUE" and it's is a decent match but it is a bit darker than the roundel.
Well worth it for other nuts like me who hate to see thru a wheel into corrosion, but not so bold as red or gold. I've done silver too and it also looks great but my Mystic Blue seemed to call for matching calipers.
(Copied from my May post - they still look awesome of course...) HAVE FUN!
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