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To add a little sportier look we bought this inexpensive Dupli-Color brake caliper paint kit from our local Advance Auto Parts store. It cost around 25 bucks and will withstand temperatures of over 500F.
The caliper paint kit is real easy to apply. Just put a thick coat on, then wait a few hours, and then apply a second coat.
By the end of the afternoon, your caliper should be ready to touch, but you may want to wait an extra day before driving the car to be on the safe side. Here’s a picture of the painted front caliper, with the Stoptech cross-drilled and slotted rotor, and fresh pads, all from BuyBrakes.com. Now that looks much better!
And here is a shot of our completed rear. It's too bad BuyBrakes.com didn't have a matching set of cross-drilled and slotted rears for this car, but painting the rear caliper red to match the fronts pretty much did the trick. And how about them stock wheel studs on this minivan!
Using our wheel-friendly sockets from Bavarian Autosport, we installed our Kosei wheels.While we won't count it as a step, it should go without saying that checking tire pressures before rolling out is imperative. On this car I like to see about 40 PSI cold so that it can get up to around 43-44 PSI hot when rolling. On a high performance car, like our Project E46 M3 or Supra, I go with mid 30's on their BF Goodrich G-Force Rivals, since I expect a larger spike in temperature during spirited street drives (on the track I'd start with around 32 PSI to figure out how I'd end with 38-40 PSI hot, but it would depend on the day and track).
