damn, sick. makes me really want to pick up some brakes.

Yeah, he does great work. In YOUR case - have you seen Red calipers on a red car? I dont like it personally, would want something that stuck out more. But, that's me.

I actually think I would do black w/ red lettering. I think yellow is too much, and I don't think anything else would go.

You read my mind, PRECISELY. I was going to offer piano black (or matte black would be sick) with red lettering. Do it.

Mike, im planning on sending my calipers to you sometime this year and was wondering can you find out the total weight of all 4 calipers in kilograms so i can estimate the shipping cost to send it over and back.. Thanks...

40 pounds if you can convert to kg.

around 18.2KG

Btw, Just thought i'd add here for Mikes work.

The White Calipers are still awesomely white (when i clean the dirt off them)

but they havnt stained or gotten dull or anything. Got some comments on them at Caffeine and Octane yesterday! woo.

Mike powdercoated my new Akebono calipers in RAL2000 orange. I bought the brakes from Z1 and they shipped them across town to Mike, for powdercoating. All-in-all, worth every penny. His workmanship is flawless.

http://www.the370z.com/members/eihtb...coater-com.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/eihtb...coater-com.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/eihtb...coater-com.jpg

Thanks!

There is another vendor on here saying powdercoating flakes off with high temperature and doesn't hold up as good as paint.

I can only say that I've done over 1700 sets of calipers in the last 6 years and never had a set come back from peeling. Properly cured, powdercoat will hold up much better than paint.

Plus, my product comes with an unconditional lifetime guarantee. Whether something fails because of me, because of my customer, or its noone's fault, I still redo it free of charge. I do this because I've had mods go wrong and had to pay to fix faulty stuff from other vendors, and my customers never will have to do that because of me.

Have you done any in black with the red lettering?

Nice work Mike! I never thought much of powder coating the calipers, mostly because what I have seen looks like crap. But your work is class all the way. Those orange/gold brembo looking calipers on previous page look very nice on a black Z. Newb question thou.....why so much for 4 small pieces? Maybe if I understood the process then I could justify the cost.

What color do you think would go well with PG and sport wheels?

I have done black with red lettering, but don't have any pictures of that.

ZForce,
This is the process when I receive a set of calipers.
Complete disassemble, including separating the two halves, removing pistons, seals and dust boots.

Clean and inspect all internal parts, replace as required.

Completely strip original finish off of caliper.

Media blast all pieces to be coated.

Mask off areas that need to be protected.

Powdercoat them as desired.

Apply logos.

Clearcoat with powdercoat.

Unmask and reassemble everything.

There is about 5 hours worth of labor in every set.

I love the crystal red with PG.
http://thepowdercoater.com/gallery/a...M_Akebonos.jpg


and I do have one core set. Plus, if you become a premium member, you get a $50 discount from the regular pricing of $350.

Oh that red is nice!

Mike, thanks for the break down of the process, well worth it now. Did I tell you that red is my favorite color. Def will be looking down the road to pick up the red calipers if still available. Hopefully you will have a spare on hand at all times for core exchange. Becoming a premium members has it's perks. My only problem is that the bro will want a set for his red Z. Please don't tempt me with another gorgeous photo. Will be in touch.

I have one spare set, and they should be readily available within a week or two wait, depending on when they went out, however, I must say, that unlike my corvette and camaro customers, Z people seem to hold on to my cores forever. The last guy was quick, but the one before that kept them for more than 4 months before sending them back, despite my constant reminders.

When I had a 350Z core set, 2 months was the average return time, until someone decided to stiff me and just keep them.


Not to tempt you, but....

http://thepowdercoater.com/gallery/a...TM_Akebono.jpg

Now you know why I didn't want to keep them long lol

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Mike, tempted...dunno....red on a red 370Z?

Too much red! Black with red lettering? Silver? Plaid? :-p

Black with red would be cool

If u could send me red powdercoated sport calipers with akebono in black id send u mine. My car is bran new only 6k miles so the brakes are not damaged at all. How much would it cost?

350 plus 30 shipping and a refundable 650 core deposit.

That is a pretty dang good deal! Will this b available for a long time or is this a one time thing?

no, this is the always price. Also, if you become a premium member here, I give a $50 discount.

Oh sweet!! How much does a premium membership cost?

On the top of the page, there is a button for Premium Membership. But for quick reference, the basic premium membership is $15, IIRC.

what he said, its my way of supporting the site by encouraging more premium members.

Mike, thanks for knocking out those Calipers for me. As soon as I can get the car to Z1 to have them installed I'll send you some pics. :tiphat:

Are you able to get an color similar to the retro brembo brakes/ap racing brakes?

Do you mean the flat gray? I can do something similar to that. can't do brembo gold though.

Hey Mike do you have any pictures of a yellow caliper on a black wheel? Thanks!

no, I've got a yellow caliper on a black car with a silver wheel, but not on a black wheel.

Soon, very soon ..........

Imagine a yellow caliper behind this wheel
http://www.the370z.com/members/zat_z...9rearwheel.jpg

Just curious, why cant you do the brembo gold?

no powder manufacturer makes that color

Honda Inca Gold was the closest I heard ever came to the Brembo OEM color from past years.

Mike can you do Orange, similar to the persimmon interior color, and either Nissan or Akebono in black? If you have a set of cores you can do it with I'd swap it and give you a quick turn around time.

yes, I have a persimmon match, but I don't have a core exchange set any more. You would have to send yours. My core set is going back on my car as I convert it back to a daily driver.

I can turn them around in 1-2 days though.

ahhh, i am currently DD my Z so idk if i can have it down for 4-5 days... I will pm you when i take spring break off and see what we can do, March 16-23.

those dates will work for me. I'm off the 17-22nd

Is there something comparable to the brembo gold that you can do?