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You could also sell your old calipers for a few hundred. Then you'd have new calipers/pistons/seals and the color you want for $1000ish.
NarTaX
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Tesla red calipers are painted and not powercoated. I can see red overspray on the piston seals.
NarTaX
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Think I'm wrong about it just being painted. Probably powercoated and baked with the seals since they can handle that heat.
I got the calipers from my local service center and they came loaded with pads. Both Tesla and a local shop wanted about $1k to swap the calipers so I did it myself. Took less than 3 hours. Tesla specs 30 PSI for pressure bleeding and I bled the fronts at 20 PSI and rears at 28 PSI. MFrunkerOG noted in a another post that due to the smaller diameter rear lines, you have to bleed at 24 PSI or higher (bleeding our brakes)
NarTaX
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For these?
BRAKE CALIPER FL M4.42/44 IRON RED - 1420623-00-B
BRAKE CALIPER FR M4.42/44 IRON RED - 1420624-00-B
BRAKE CALIPER RL MOC 43 IRON RED - 1420643-00-A
BRAKE CALIPER RR MOC 43 IRON RED - 1420644-00-A
Simply remove black ones and replace with these?
I think it's the other way around, $750 for the pads alone, and the Calipers+Pads for $2,700
however, paying $2k+ for the SAME calipers painted in red? Naaaaaaah lol
NarTaX
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Yes... exactly the same calipers but the rear Mandos have a larger faux cover. They came loaded with the "upgraded" pads.
Daytonaviolet
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So they quote it as:
Which consists of:
$2,900+ tax.
| Description | Part Number |
| RED CALIPERS KIT WITH HIGH THERMAL CAPABILITY PADS | 1963166-00-A |
Which consists of:
| Description | Part Number | Qty |
| RIGHT HAND RR, BRAKE HOSE, MS,P2 | 1420732-00-C | 1 |
| LEFT HAND RR, BRAKE HOSE, MSP2 | 1420731-00-C | 1 |
| FR RIGHT HAND, BRAKE HOSE, MS, P2 | 1420724-00-C | 1 |
| BRAKE CALIPER RL MOC 43 IRON RED | 1420643-00-A | 1 |
| BRAKE CALIPER FR M4.42/44 IRON RED | 1420624-00-B | 1 |
| FR LEFT HAND, BRAKE HOSE, MS, P2 | 1420723-00-C | 1 |
| BRAKE CALIPER FL M4.42/44 IRON RED | 1420623-00-B | 1 |
| BRAKE CALIPER RR MOC 43 IRON RED | 1420644-00-A | 1 |
| BRAKE FLUID, DOT 3 | 1012041-00-A | 2 |
$2,900+ tax.
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Daytonaviolet
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How old is this quote ? When I brought mine mxp for the install, they said it’s no longer available. This was back sept/oct time frame.
Daytonaviolet
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I gave them what I thought was needed. They replied with a quote with the above details.
NarTaX
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I installed myself and purchased only the 4 calipers @$440 each. They came preloaded with pads. I don't know why you would need new hoses when they are the exact same calipers with a different color. When I did the swap, the only way to trigger the ABS pump for bleeding was through a toolbox sub but they have now included it in the service menu. Make sure you burnish your brakes after.
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Were you using the pedal to pump the brakes for bleeding? I used a vacuum pump at the caliper and had no issues.
NarTaX
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