Finished MY brake upgrade - Performance rear + stock LR front

[porschett]

Long time viewer, first time poster...

Thanks to all on this forum who contributed to this thread: Upgraded To Performance Brakes

I have a LR but love red calipers. It's not enough to paint the brakes as I don't like the rear C-clamp style and doesn't match the front Brembos. What I did was purchase from the SC rear brake calipers, rotors and wiring harness and painted the front.

Some challenges:

1. Matching the color of the rear PUP brakes
   1. I tried all kinds of off the shelf colors and none were the exact match.
2. Completely removing and painting the front calipers
   1. I don't want to do a half-ass job by just masking and spraying the front
3. Re-bleeding brake lines

Here's the final result.

 

[porschett]

I guess I can't edit once I've posted. So here's the pertinent info:

1. Rear MY Part #s:
   1. WIRE COMP R,EPB - PLUS(1098481-00-C)
   2. WIRE COMP L,EPB - PLUS(1098480-00-C)
   3. Performance Rear Calipers: (1044643-00-F & 1044644-00-F)
   4. Performance Rear Rotors: (1044636-00-D) x2
2. Paint color: GM Performance Torch Red
   1. I had a local paint shop scanned in the rear calipers and matched the closest factory color of all car manufacturers. He tweaked it a bit w/ a little more red. Color info in attached:

BTW, the MY front calipers are the same as the performance ones. Just not painted (Just compare w/ my pics against the PUP fronts)

 

[porschett]

Here's the paint mixer scanning the oem caliper

 

[porschett]

Final result w/ 20" Turbines:

 

[porschett]

Sorry, some of the part # above was M3 part #. Here's what SC matched to the MY part #:

1. RR BRAKE CALIPER RH (M3 PERF / MY PERF)(1188644-00-A)
2. RR BRAKE CALIPER LH (M3 PERF / MY PERF)(1188643-00-A)
3. (2) x RR BRAKE ROTOR, MODEL Y, PERF(1188636-99-A)
4. WIRE COMP R,EPB - PLUS(1098481-00-C)
5. WIRE COMP L,EPB - PLUS(1098480-00-C)

 

[Jtan]

Nice write up. WhAt was the cost of the rear calipers and rotors?

 

[Tranman329]

Price?

 

[porschett]

Price:

Paint was about $50 for two aerosol cans and a quart of pre-mixed for spray gun. Only needed to use the rattle cans.

Used VHT primer, red base and VHT clear.

 

[Rshephorse]

I like the brake upgrade that came with the car - Regeneration! It's so good, I don't use those old friction brakes much anymore.

 

[porschett]

Final result w/ 20" Turbines:

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Final results w/ 20" *Induction wheels

 

[TwoK4drSi]

Great job man! Very detailed. I’m considering upgrading my rears as well.

 

[Srad600Volt]

I like it as well, good job gathering up all the OEM parts and putting together a good list. The final result turned out great.

 

[Barrygold]

Perfect! Well done and thorough. They look great.

 

[ElementPowder]

Let me know if you want to sell your stock rear calipers

 

[RoBoRaT]

Final results w/ 20" *Induction wheels

Awesome mod.
Where did you get the splash guard, is that for Model 3?

 

[porschett]

Awesome mod.
Where did you get the splash guard, is that for Model 3?

Keen eyes! Yes, that's from a M3. I had to do some creative cutting of the fender liner to get the splash guard tabs to snap in. Only used the front. The rear didn't need it as the rear bumper tapers in towards the rear. I wasn't too concerned about cutting a 1/4" by 2" notch on the liner. I'd figure when they do make a proper My splashguard, that it'll hide the cuts anyways.

 

[porschett]

Let me know if you want to sell your stock rear calipers

Sure, I'll PM you

 

[LevelHeaded]

I barely touch my friction breaks, so this is far enough down my list of priority upgrades that I’ll definitely never have reason to do it. Congrats, though!

 

[Alayjune]

Hi, does anyone know is model y performance front brakes or brake rotor fit on model 3.

 

[patmurphey]

Why beef up rear brakes? Front brakes take more of the stopping load and should be more powerful. Just asking...