Which adhesive do you guys recommend for brake covers?
 

My google search won't pull up anything. Do you guys have any specific glue you guys recommend that is Hugh temperature resistant that I can purchase from like Home Depot or Walmart. Maybe even a car shop like autozone? Thanks!

Please, don't. It's gotta be one of the cheesiest "mods" people do to their cars now, and it looks terrible :-/

Don't pay attention to this guy! ;)

Just take it out racing, get those calipers nice and hot, and just slap em on... they should melt on in no time flat! :roflpuke2:











jk... those things look like :icon14:

How is that cheesy.... Not like you can touch them behind the rim and when you're driving down a highway, you can't even see anything but a blue brake cover. It's, in my opinion, a nice cheap mod.

You'd be better off getting your stock calipers powdercoated, sport package or not.

Any person who knows just about anything about cars will see them and know they are fake. It's just the new popular ricer mod.

:iagree:


MightyBobo is just a hater.


I prefer bubble gum as my adhesive of choice, but Elmer's glue also works.

I saw a pair on a Civic today. They looked really racer!

And I did that to my g35, which over time wore off which is why I went with this. In my opinion covers look much better than the paint. Paint just seems much more cheap. I personally don't bow down to anyone so if someone doesn't like my brake cover, they don't have to look at it. Not trying to be rude. I like them, so I want them on my car!

Troof.

you should invest in a set of these too, then. :tup:

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Then you oviously didn't learn that painting calipers is just about as terribad, and you should have powder coated them instead if you wanted them to last.

Anyway, I tried. Full speed ahead to Pep Boys - they will likely have everything you need for your build.

Don't listen to these jokers. Air nailer with 3" framing nails is the proper way to get this job done.

You're welcome :tiphat:

Thanks :)

ok ok... ill be informative... (constructive criticism right?)

The problem is its a cheap mod... and it looks it. Anyone who has a nice car does not use this chinsy plastic crap, they show off their properly colored calipers to the world for all to see.

if you go this route, you may have some autozone enthusiast give you praise at a car show, but others will just be laughing at your car from a far.

Not that this is going to sway your decision in anyway since you're the type of person who wants brake covers, but, they're also dangerous because they keep in excess heat which means it's possible that the next time you need your brakes they won't be there for you. Just saying....

It's also possible we're all getting trolled. lol

Didn't see you're in Houston. Go for it! You'll fit right in the hood!

True story. I always laugh when I see a nice car with caliper covers at car meets. In fact, we did that just this morning :icon17:

In the end it's your car and you can do with it whatever you like. I will say that if you plan on doing any tracking it would be a terrible idea. I completely burnt the paint on my calipers after my first track session at Summit Point.

Lol everyone in the Houston area loves colored brake covers so I don't understand where all of this hate comes from but wow, it's surprising. I guess I just wasn't expecting this. Thanks for the ones that helped! I finally noticed how big of trolls some of you guys are hahaha but no hard feelings. Hope no one was offended.

we... are being totally serious...

If you want it go for it , they are meerly trying to convince you to do it right IE using the correct caliper paints/powdercoating that can withstand the heat of the brakes...a stick on will either melt...or fly off..and make a hazard/damage your car...its about the same as the other thread with hood scoops...but to each his own.



PS....a cover melting into your brakes could potentially cost you 3x as much as doing it the right way

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The same people who like stick-on fender vents and chrome trim? Because people LOVE that stuff in Baltimore, so it must be the hottness!

We were just trying to help you NOT rice your nicer car out, but its your money. Rice away.

Also, you don't know what troll means, and you joined last month, so how can you "finally" ANYTHING concerning this board?

Lol this strangergt guy is too much of a smartass. Relax dude it's not that serious.

But I mean how likely are they to melt? I bought high quality covers that we're guranteed not to melt. Obviously no guarantee is a guarantee but I don't take my car to tracks. It's just a daily driver that I'm working on as a visual project.

I'll just leave this here

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...ps92744bb1.jpg

LOL but why are y'all getting so butthurt... Mightybooboo, you're just being rude. Just because I'm new doesn't mean you have to be disrespectful.

Try this: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=high-temperature+adhesive
Should be something in there that will work.

iknorite? Srsly... what is up with those mustang owners... they are all jerks...

:iagree: this guys know what hes talking about...

yeah bobo... ya jerk... :stirthepot:

:drama:

what kinda covers ya get..linky to where ya got em

This is my caliper when I first painted it with VHT caliper paint, which is rated up to 900*F.



This is my caliper after my first track session



Because racecar! :p

they already stated not gonna track...lol...them be crispy

i dont see a DD getting that hot unless they are brake riding everywhere

i... love this.

Don't worry about it. IMNSHO, the covers are a bad idea - both performance-wise and aesthetically - but opinions are like a$$holes; everybody's got one. ;)

It's your car. It's your money. Do whatever you want to do with both. Whether I, or anybody else, like it doesn't really matter.

It tends to get a little rough around here, but that's part of what I like about it.

As someone else pointed out, poor-quality materials and/or installation can be a safety hazard. Do your homework.

Just providing a somewhat extreme example, which btw is my DD.

I guess it also depends on how the OP drives his car. Some like to take it easy and others live their lives a 1/4 mile at a time. :icon17:

OP you're only getting the flame treatment because, as you can plainly see, that mod is considered cheap garbage with no real function and can cause problems in certain situations (you may or may not be able to avoid those situations). I personally view them as a safety hazard :twocents:

Mike the Powdercoater does great work and would be the best option in terms of quality, longevity, and you're helping out the forum and a great sponsor :tup:

Asking out of ignorance..but don't the sport brakes have "covers" or are those the actual caliber?

They are the caliper.

Those are the actual calipers

Them are :yum: