Price of getting caliper painted help please
 

I'm thinking of getting my break calipers painted, what is the average price I should pay per caliper and what is the process because I think this guy is trying to take me for a ride charging me around 200$ per caliper total of 800$ he says it's a very complicated process is he for real or is he trying to take me for a ride? How much should I be paying' btw I don't live in the states I just want to know what u guys are paying there and if 200 per is to much

i paid $100 for all 4 calipers painted..$800 for 4? that's ripped dude

He is ripping you off.
Should be no more than 300-500 for everything based on how he is doing it, powdercoating, paint, etc.

I think he is powder coating it but he said he has to remove the calipers that's why it's a headache either way how much app if he will powder coat and how much for painting it? Pluse he said he uses special heat resistant paint and clear coat

If he is having to remove them also that is labor on him pushes up the price a bit.
800 still seems a bit high even for labor plus powdercoating.

def powder coat it, not paint. Even the high temp paint will chip eventually. Powdercoat will be more durable. You could remove the calipers yourself if you have some mechanical skills. He might be charging you more because of the labor involved in removing and re-installing the calipers which is unstandable. They are fairly easy to remove though, just a couple of bolts and the brake line. I think there is a DIY somewhere here.

Also, its a good idea to change your brake fluid, lines, pads etc. while your at it.

It is extremely high indeed, even if like he says he will remove them can't they be painted without being removed? Or is it best to have them removed?

Remove and powdercoat or just leave them be. You need a very clean and properly prepped surface for paint to adhear properly. That's something time consuming. It might look fine for a month or so, but after that is anyone's guess.

Here's the thread to replace the rotors, but you get the idea.

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ent-front.html

That guy is charging way too much.

Is all worth 800$ if not how much is it worth max?

Did u have the calipers removed and did u have them painted or powder coated?

remove them yourself and that'll save you a good chunk of change I would think

if your even thinking about paying 800 your out of your mind !! i paid 150 for all 4 on mine and they came out perfect and a year later still as good as new go else where and dont look back

Unless he is painting them with unicorn semen that is about double what I've been quoted in the past. :icon17:

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The shop did everything..I had my two side door handle color match and asked him to help me paint my brake calipers and it was a $100 for all 4 calipers

If a shop removed painted and installed ur rotors for 100$ thats a favor to you

Removing all 4 calipers may take a shop around an hour. Then powdercoat lets say 300$ if they do a proper prep work. Reinstalling calipers is the same as installing except bleeding brakes may take another hour or so. So ur looking at 3 hiurs + powdercoat. 800$ is high. $500 would be reasonable if you know they do a quality job

Although in bahrain im not sure how costs go. Things could just cost more there

thanks guys for your feed back yeh things do cost a lot here but i think 800$ is toooo much, he told me he will do them half the price if he paints them without having to remove them, what do you guys think? will it come out as good

Just remove them yourself or have them removed and send them to Mike the powdercoater here on the forums. He does great work and his prices are fair. $800 is crazy.

i would love to send them to mike, but i dont live in the states loool but thanks for ur suggestion any ways :D

Last time I shipped a set of calipers to Dubai it cost about $450 for the shipping!

I charge 350 for the set, which includes totally disassembling them, cleaning all the internal parts, stripping original finish off, coating them and then reassembling.

If I have to do the removal and reinstallation on the car, it's an additional 200 in labor.

its times like these i wish that i lived in the states loool by the way mike i want to do the writing in akobono where could i get there logo from?

Hey mike. Is the list still going?

I'm going to do it for about $40 myself...

While I wait for Mike to take care of some biznass before I can get them from him.

I have some Akebono stickers that I had made... I'll post them in a min.

Here you go! I have about 20 sets of these.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...Z/57737c91.jpg

Fronts and rears in white! Paint then put them on, or put them on paint, and peel them off.

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W0w! I am in NY (Queens) and Id love a good referral as to where to go and get the calipers powder coated? Where did you have it done?

you can get miek to do yours

http://www.the370z.com/members/daisu...pers-flash.jpg

Showoff! :stirthepot:

I did mine!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...Z/31c1c609.jpg