09 touring with red calipers?

stoweboarder · 04-10-2014, 10:51 AM

hey all, I bought a 09 touring a little while ago and it has red brake calipers. Was this a touring feature or did the previous owner paint them? thanks!

speedfreek · 04-10-2014, 10:59 AM

Is it a Touring + Sport Pkg? If so the owner had the brakes painted/powdercoated.

If it is just a Touring model the previous owner likely bought the Akebono BBK new or used. If it was a used '09-'12 set they had them powdercoated red. They could of got a set of the '13+ which come red from the factory.

AdamRacer · 04-10-2014, 12:41 PM

^^ It could also be base brakes that someone painted red. Without pics and a description of the calipers we dont know.

speedfreek · 04-10-2014, 01:25 PM

Now who would do a silly thing like that? No one in their right mind would want to draw more attention to base brakes. If anything I would get them painted black.

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kenchan · 04-10-2014, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamRacer

^^ It could also be base brakes that someone painted red.

ewwww

AdamRacer · 04-10-2014, 05:13 PM

Haha I didnt say it'd be pretty just a possibility.

/Angelo350Z/ · 04-10-2014, 05:16 PM

Hard to say without pics OP. Are the calipers the sliding/floating type or fixed? Any markings?

stoweboarder · 04-10-2014, 05:54 PM

It's touring only no sport...

stoweboarder · 04-10-2014, 06:04 PM

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stoweboarder · 04-10-2014, 06:06 PM

And

zeus37 · 04-10-2014, 06:15 PM

Base brakes painted red, no doubt. You can tell by the texture that they are painted as opposed to powdercoated.

stoweboarder · 04-10-2014, 06:27 PM

Thanks Zeus and De (by text)!!!

JWillis72 · 04-10-2014, 06:47 PM

I upgraded mine to the sport brake and had Mike @ thepowdercoater.com do mine in black yellow lettering. If your interested he does great work and is a member here.

kenchan · 04-10-2014, 08:04 PM

If I had base brakes I would paint them black. Make them disappear.

mag_black · 04-10-2014, 10:26 PM

04-10-2014, 10:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
stoweboarder Base Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 56 Drives: 09 370z touring Rep Power: 11	09 touring with red calipers? hey all, I bought a 09 touring a little while ago and it has red brake calipers. Was this a touring feature or did the previous owner paint them? thanks!

04-10-2014, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedfreek A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 1,724 Drives: '12 370Z PW 6sp Rep Power: 18	Is it a Touring + Sport Pkg? If so the owner had the brakes painted/powdercoated. If it is just a Touring model the previous owner likely bought the Akebono BBK new or used. If it was a used '09-'12 set they had them powdercoated red. They could of got a set of the '13+ which come red from the factory. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ Tomei\|Berk\|Takeda\|ZSpeed\|Fortune Auto\|Swift\|Eibach\|SPL\|Carbotech\|Motul\|Powertrix\|Stillen\|Aerojacket\|Z1\|Forgestar\|Enkei\|Project Kics\|Nismo Ti\|Llumar speedfreek's journal

04-10-2014, 01:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
speedfreek A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 1,724 Drives: '12 370Z PW 6sp Rep Power: 18	Now who would do a silly thing like that? No one in their right mind would want to draw more attention to base brakes. If anything I would get them painted black. ( Click to show/hide ) But yes we can't rule that possiblity out unfortunately without more information or pictures. __________________ Tomei\|Berk\|Takeda\|ZSpeed\|Fortune Auto\|Swift\|Eibach\|SPL\|Carbotech\|Motul\|Powertrix\|Stillen\|Aerojacket\|Z1\|Forgestar\|Enkei\|Project Kics\|Nismo Ti\|Llumar speedfreek's journal

04-10-2014, 05:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
/Angelo350Z/ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 2,230 Drives: Z34 \| MK7 \| F82 Rep Power: 3660	Hard to say without pics OP. Are the calipers the sliding/floating type or fixed? Any markings? __________________ 2013 MB NISSAN 370Z SPORT

04-10-2014, 06:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
JWillis72 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 2,002 Drives: 2009 370Z yellow 7AT Rep Power: 44	I upgraded mine to the sport brake and had Mike @ thepowdercoater.com do mine in black yellow lettering. If your interested he does great work and is a member here. Mike likes this.

04-10-2014, 12:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
AdamRacer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Florida Posts: 316 Drives: '12 MBlue 370z 6sp Rep Power: 13	^^ It could also be base brakes that someone painted red. Without pics and a description of the calipers we dont know.

04-10-2014, 05:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
AdamRacer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Florida Posts: 316 Drives: '12 MBlue 370z 6sp Rep Power: 13	Haha I didnt say it'd be pretty just a possibility.

04-10-2014, 05:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
stoweboarder Base Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 56 Drives: 09 370z touring Rep Power: 11	It's touring only no sport...

04-10-2014, 06:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
zeus37 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: NC Posts: 181 Drives: 2011370z MB7AT Rep Power: 11	Base brakes painted red, no doubt. You can tell by the texture that they are painted as opposed to powdercoated.

04-10-2014, 06:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
stoweboarder Base Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 56 Drives: 09 370z touring Rep Power: 11	Thanks Zeus and De (by text)!!!

04-10-2014, 08:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	If I had base brakes I would paint them black. Make them disappear. fuct, /Angelo350Z/, mag_black and 1 others like this.

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