Fake Brake Caliper Covers?

[LoserCard]

Alright now before everyone gets their flame on you first have to hear me out. I am aiming for performance over looks, but looks are still important.

So let me first let me explain my brake setup. I have 30mm Aluminum Z32 brakes up front and the Z31/Altima rotor setup with the stock caliper in the rear. For those who don't know, this setup keeps a good brake bias while eliminating the need to run drum e-brakes. Anyways back to the topic. From an asthetic opinion my brakes look kind of funny with a stationary caliper in front and floating in rear. Then this thought crossed my mind. What if I got a caliper cover for just the rear? The caliper covers for the rear look almost exactly like a Z32 rear caliper and the one I am looking at will cover my ugly looking floating caliper perfectly, not to mention it will look 10x better painted than stock calipers. So what do you guys think? I know it is kind of fake baller status but the stock rear floating calipers are just SO ugly and they will match my fronts.

[DanThaMan]

paint both black, and no one will know you have floaters unless they really look hard....how much are the covers btw?

[LoserCard]

$8 shipped for rears only. They come in an ugly yellow but I would paint them silver or black.

[Razi]

Ew, those are so ricey.

Do what Dan said and just paint em black.
That way you'll never see them!

[terry_240sx]

Ew, those are so ricey.

Do what Dan said and just paint em black.
That way you'll never see them!

so true.
tell me why i would almost do this though.....

[LoserCard]

Well part of the reason I want to do this is because I like the look of smooth glossy calipers. In order to do that I would have to grind and polish my stock ones and powder coat them. Razi, the whole reason I was looking at the covers was because I would like people to notice both my front and rear calipers. I am not too cheap for Z32 calipers and e-brakes, but the weight and labor don't seem too appealing when I already have my Z31/Altima rotor setup.

How about this, I will get these cheap a$$ $4 ($4 shipping) covers, paint them, and install them and let you guys be the judge. If they look too ricey then I will trash them.

[S14toRPS13]

I'm curious to see how they'd look. I've never heard of these before.

[Razi]

I've seen many up close.
It only draws more attention to the brakes to let people know you put on cheap covers.

Just paint it black.

[krash]

Yea I've seen them on a G35. They look pretty fake, so it draws a lot of attention to the fakeness

[OutToWinPAHC]

Please not these

[Coolwhip]

BBK > Floaters > Drum Brakes > Bicycle brakes > fish poop > Fake caliper covers

[LoserCard]

It's not those. Those look stupid. The ones I am looking at look almost exactly like Z32 rear calipers. I don't know what looks worst, a tiny sliding caliper on a 12in rotor or a caliper cover...

[OutToWinPAHC]

post a pic im curious, and thank god

[h2v7]

lol @ brembo covers!!!

[LoserCard]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... K:MEWAX:IT

Sorry I am posting from my phone so it is kink of hard to post images. I would paint them black, red, or silver because that yellow if fugly...

[krash]

No man.....

[DanThaMan]

If you put those on, I would make fun of you till you cry

[LoserCard]

Aww but I'm sensitive... Alright guess I will polish them with a grinder and paint them then.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Thanks for not doing it

[-RJ-]

You should get it anyway and not tell anyone. If your doing it only for looks and is less than 10 bucks then I say why not. You can always remove it when you get real Z calipers

[AZhitman]

I'm running Z32 calipers and 350Z Brembo rotors (F) on my S13, and OEM in the rear.

Don't care what anyone thinks.

BBK on the rear of a Nissan is only for looks anyway, since 80% of the work is done up-front.