Is it possible to have the brake calipers chrome plated?

I know it's technically possible, but in asking around one person said he heard from his girlfriend's brother's friend's older brother that it wasn't a good idea because the calipers are mild steel which will flex and crack the chrome plating.

To me that doesn't sound too reliable.

Anyone here have any good, reliable information for me?

Am I going to be the first one to do this?


Modified by ThePro at 1:57 PM 1/19/2004

 

yea you could definately chrome them but I think it would be easier to get them polished since they are made from aluminum. When chrome plating aluminum you first have to dip them in copper and then dip them in chrome because the chrome sticks to copper better than aluminum. Furthermore chrome turns a bluish hue when it gets really hot so aluminum polish might hold better.

 

Neone know of a good place to get the calipers polished?

 

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look in your local phone book first . it would be less of a hassle for you if the shop was local . then if you cant find anybody look out of state .

 

What would a person look up in the phone book for polishing?

 

"Plating" or Polishing, or metal piolishing. Yellow pages.

 

since when are brake calipers made of aluminum? I think you need to go back out and check your car....

 

the calipers dont flex enough to crack chrome.. I wouldnt think so anyway.. thats a pretty neat idea.. show pics when your finished

 

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I never thought of that. If you have something aluminum polished, do you have to go back and polish them like once a month or somthing?

 

look under metal coatings as well.

 

The only aluminum calipers that I know of are high-performance monoblock fixed 2-, 4-, 6, and 8-piston calipers. Regular single- and two-piston floating calipers used on Hondas are cast iron, same as the brake rotors.

I just looked on brakewarehouse.com and they supply calipers w/ in original finish, gold cadmium or nickel plated, or powdercoated in various colors.

 

you know your a ricer when...
1 you have a big faced tach w/shift light and your car is auto
2 you have more bling on your dash than you do on your wrist
3 you have 19in "spinners" on a 3rd gen teg
4 you have 15in "spinner" hub caps on your steelies
5 you shift through the 4 gears on the auto to impress girls
6 you have a window banner with the make of your car
7 under your hood looks like a confetti parade
8 you have a BOOST guage and it only reads vacume
9 you have a DOHC VTEC badge on a LS
10 you have a LS and use a VAFC for your air and fuel curve
11 you have manufacturer logos of things you dont even have
12 you have a pepboys perferred customer card
13 you think APC is the leader of import accessories
14 you have green,red,or yellow tint on our windows
15 you have a double stack aluinum spoiler
16 you have so much "graphics" it looks like you car was "tagged" by the locas gang
17 you have more neons than VEGAS under your car
18 or when you chrome your brake calipers
this is the list i have so far compiled....feel free to add anything

 

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^^^ BWAHAHAHA

 

I just think with a candy red powdercoated suspension and gunmetal ITR wheels the chrome calipers will be just enough to draw your attention to the car at a car show.

Heck, you should see the car after it gets out of the paint booth. House of Kolor Kandy Apple Red with "Ice Flake" under 1.5 gallons of clear. It's going to look gorgeous.

 

You should have seen my last hornet racer, 1/2 gallon of premium Canary yellow Exterior house paint. Ya it took 45 min to apply but it only took 5 min to dry at 45 mph.