I think they could have looked good, especially if they had no labels on them AND they were not trying to look like a large brake kit. If it was simply a solid colored, nicely finished, same size cover, I think it would be a drastic improvement *in appearance* over the OEM calipers, but for heat reasons, I would not be putting a set on my car

 

I have the covers on my srt. I only needed a 5 mm spacer on the fronts not a half inch.

 

That was exactly my point Boiler. Just getting a nicely finished color on the wheels is all. It's kind of funny all in all. people modify their stuff all the time, and to be honest most of the time it's a trompe l'oeil, a facade, ok, a fake to make people think it's one thing but it's not. brick facades on houses give the appearance of stability, but you can pull that off with a claw hammer, underneath is the structure.

A SRT wing on an NA because your wing is broke, doesn't make it an SRT, anymore than the wheels do. But if you like certain features and want to copy it, or rather incorporate it,then you have alot of folks criticize your taste, or make up assumptions about your desire to be something you're not. That why alot of fake Rolexes get sold on the streets of NY. Sop who should really care? You, and only you is who. That's why when something is done after the fact I don't comment in general, unless I really like it because it's done, and either it is my taste or it's not, and someone obviously liked it to begin with or they wouldn't have done it, so why comment? And that's also why I may ask for input before I do something, if I want to ask, because I may not in fact be thinking right about how something may look, and at that point I'm happy to hear other viewpoints so I can make the best decision for myself. BTW, I liked the offset B in brembo on the covers, it gave it character. That was just my attempt at humor.

 

So I drove home today to get a nice home cooked meal. There are some pictures of the front covers and then I ran out of light so I couldn't get any pictures that would come out for the back ones. They are in my gallery.

 

When a little semi-gloss paint and a set of "Chrysler" decals makes the factory calipers look very nice, and for just a couple of bucks.

 

if only in blue, or pink yea that's it pink.

 

+1, I agree completely, with the right prep, painting can make them look great. (I went with mercedes logos because the calipers have mercedes stars on them in several places, just have to put them on and clear when I make the winter wheel swap)

 

Yep, I agree with Mike. It's hard to beat the look of a good paint job and decals:

 

Fake as a set of stripper *******. Doesn't mean it's a bad thing. I went with covers for three reasons. 1.Looks better than caliper paint in my opinion. 2.Being black, they don't look out of place or obviously fake to 99% of people. 3.I don't want to invest half the value of the car on a set of brakes just to have a better looking caliper. Love it or hate it...it is what it is.

 

Where did you get the grille?

 

Wow, fist time I have seen that grille. Nice! Can you show some more pics of it? And where you got it? The center caps are interesting also.

 

I painted mine with enamel paint , Brushed two coats on straight over the brake dust. Has lasted for three years so far....

 

me too. That's what I did. Cleaned them with brake cleaner, then painted right over them and let them dry for a full day before I put the wheels back on. Just regular old Rustoleum enamel in your color of choice, with a small artist's brush, two coats.

 

Thanks for all the positive feedback on the grill. I made the grill out of fiberglass. I don't want to stray from the subject of this thread too much, but I did post some more pictures under the tread "Black Powdercoat Mesh Grilles - new price".

 

Just installed MGP caliper covers on the front brakes of my 2006 F150 STX 4x4. I really like the look of these. Will install the rear pair later this week. Thinking about getting a set for the XFire.

 

I have a set on my coupe and on my 300C I think they look great, going to get a set for the SRT6.