Had my sport calipers powder coated by Mike

Dembflyr · 10-07-2010, 12:59 AM

If you are thinking about doing this I highly recommend that you use Mike.

He is a forum sponsor and his customer service is top notch. Every question (even the stupid ones) were answered promptly.
When I decided to have the work done he made the process painless. Even though I made it more difficult than it needed to be. What I mean by that is, Mike offers a core swap of your calipers. He sends you a set that he has on hand done in the color that you want. Then you send yours to him and those become the core set. It saves down time.
I made it a little more difficult because I wanted my original ones back. I was concerned about getting older calipers than my car.

Well, my calipers came back today after a little less than two weeks. I removed and shipped them out on September 24th.
I was amazed that they looked brand new. I knew they would have to be cleaned to be coated but I wasn't expecting them to be spotless inside and out.
As it turns out I probably didn't need to worry about getting older calipers. If they are all this clean then you will be good to go.

Here are a few pics:
Stock color

Lookin good!

Like I said. These look brand new.

Much better!

Even the tiny rear calipers look mean in this color.

Sweet!!

There you have it. Hell of a job Mike!

Trips · 10-07-2010, 01:01 AM

Nice Looking Brakes!!

Boost_lee · 10-07-2010, 01:26 AM

Very nice, I'll be contacting Mike once I decide on a color and a wheel

Push370zzz · 10-07-2010, 01:27 AM

Nice, looking good. Should have gone with blue! lol

Waiz · 10-07-2010, 01:39 AM

Nice job!!

CrunchyCajun · 10-07-2010, 06:36 AM

Are the sports package brakes made for Nissan by Akebono?

ResIpsa · 10-07-2010, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrunchyCajun

Are the sports package brakes made for Nissan by Akebono?

Yes.

SophiaZ · 10-07-2010, 09:07 AM

Looks great!

HKYStormFront · 10-07-2010, 09:10 AM

those red calipers really pop on your MB car! looks great!

Mike · 10-07-2010, 09:40 AM

Thanks!

wretched_z · 10-07-2010, 04:49 PM

Looks great! I want to get this done when I put the Z up for the winter.

M.Bonanni · 10-07-2010, 05:01 PM

looks great!

kenchan · 10-07-2010, 05:03 PM

vividracing · 10-08-2010, 12:56 AM

beautiful calipers! great job mike!

daisuke149 · 10-08-2010, 08:39 PM

Mike does do awesome work. Seen his shop and some of the stuff hes had done for other people.

10-07-2010, 12:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dembflyr Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 886 Drives: G37S Sedan Rep Power: 16	Had my sport calipers powder coated by Mike If you are thinking about doing this I highly recommend that you use Mike. He is a forum sponsor and his customer service is top notch. Every question (even the stupid ones) were answered promptly. When I decided to have the work done he made the process painless. Even though I made it more difficult than it needed to be. What I mean by that is, Mike offers a core swap of your calipers. He sends you a set that he has on hand done in the color that you want. Then you send yours to him and those become the core set. It saves down time. I made it a little more difficult because I wanted my original ones back. I was concerned about getting older calipers than my car. Well, my calipers came back today after a little less than two weeks. I removed and shipped them out on September 24th. I was amazed that they looked brand new. I knew they would have to be cleaned to be coated but I wasn't expecting them to be spotless inside and out. As it turns out I probably didn't need to worry about getting older calipers. If they are all this clean then you will be good to go. Here are a few pics: Stock color Lookin good! Like I said. These look brand new. Much better! Even the tiny rear calipers look mean in this color. Sweet!! There you have it. Hell of a job Mike! __________________ 2012 G37S Sedan 6MT - Project Practicality 2009-6MT-Sport/Touring-Dembflyr's Journal-TT Build Thread-CAR IS SOLD Last edited by Dembflyr; 10-07-2010 at 01:52 PM.

10-07-2010, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,730 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Nice Looking Brakes!! __________________

10-07-2010, 01:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Push370zzz Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Age: 39 Posts: 649 Drives: cars Rep Power: 17	Nice, looking good. Should have gone with blue! lol __________________ Range Rover Sport Supercharged Nissan 370z Touring + Sport

10-07-2010, 09:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	those red calipers really pop on your MB car! looks great! __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

10-07-2010, 09:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	Thanks! __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

10-07-2010, 01:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	Very nice, I'll be contacting Mike once I decide on a color and a wheel

10-07-2010, 01:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	Nice job!!

10-07-2010, 06:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
CrunchyCajun Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: MD Posts: 73 Drives: 09 tour/sprt wht 7A Rep Power: 401	Are the sports package brakes made for Nissan by Akebono?

10-07-2010, 09:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,463 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6732	Looks great!

10-07-2010, 04:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
wretched_z Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 63 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	Looks great! I want to get this done when I put the Z up for the winter.

10-07-2010, 05:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1320	looks great! __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

10-07-2010, 05:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521

10-08-2010, 12:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
vividracing The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilbert, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 7,306 Drives: 350Z,370Z,GTR Rep Power: 39	beautiful calipers! great job mike! __________________ Rocky @ Vivid ♦ 480.966.3040 x236 ♦ Rocky@vividracing.com Email, PM, or call me directly for aggressive The370Z.com member pricing!!!

10-08-2010, 08:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	Mike does do awesome work. Seen his shop and some of the stuff hes had done for other people.

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