Red Calipers

[davecal]

Hi All, Can anyone tell me how or where I can get Red Caliper Covers?
They look sharp. Thanks

 

[navinsiri]

Caliper Covers for Tesla Model 3
These are covers but I wouldn’t recommend them because anyone with eyes can tell how fake they are. If you want to do it the right way you have to get them painted. Or buy a performance model

 

[JeffK]

Covers? I mean the Performance model comes with red (painted) calipers from Tesla.

You can always paint the non-performance ones yourself.

 

[davecal]

Ok makes sense thanks

 

[cvhs99]

I wonder if we can just order the red covers straight from Tesla parts dept? Are they the same fit?

 

[focher]

That's illegal because they are identifiers of the Performance version.

But they look great so you should totally do it. Alternatively, you can look for aftermarket calipers that might even give you a "performance" benefit.

 

[Runt8]

I wonder if we can just order the red covers straight from Tesla parts dept? Are they the same fit?

Tesla doesn't use covers, the performance calipers are painted red.

 

[ChrisH]

That's illegal because they are identifiers of the Performance version.

But they look great so you should totally do it. Alternatively, you can look for aftermarket calipers that might even give you a "performance" benefit.

Lol illegal? Really?

 

[TMThree]

I always laugh at people who paint their calipers AND brake pads

 

[stirgeon]

Lol illegal? Really?

Yes punishable by death. Per Lord Musk himself

 

[focher]

Yes punishable by death. Per Lord Musk himself

Pretty sure it also voids the warranty.

 

[Kilotango74]

Pretty sure it also voids the warranty.

LOL!!!!.... voids the warranty because of the caliper color? I mean I've heard of dealers refusing warranty work for a lot of things, but caliper color.....maybe if you actually changed the calipers and they locked up the brakes and your vehicle crashed...but otherwise no. Your change or upgrade has to actually be the cause of the failure at hand for a dealer to have the right to refuse warrenty

 

[silentcorp]

If you want you can easily paint them yourself. Click the link in my sig for a nice how-to guide!

 

[YusufT]

If you want you can easily paint them yourself. Click the link in my sig for a nice how-to guide!

Hey dude I just read your DIY Guide. By Gloss can you mean the one from VHT right? I think I already know what this means but can you clarify anyways what you meant by using gloss coat last 2 passes? Like you go colour can, gloss, wait to dry, colour can, gloss?

 

[Kilotango74]

Hey dude I just read your DIY Guide. By Gloss can you mean the one from VHT right? I think I already know what this means but can you clarify anyways what you meant by using gloss coat last 2 passes? Like you go colour can, gloss, wait to dry, colour can, gloss?

The gloss is the top coat. So two coats of the gloss.

 

[YusufT]

The gloss is the top coat. So two coats of the gloss.

You do two coats after the paint though right? The way he wrote it was the last 2 passes he used clear coat so I got confused

 

[Kilotango74]

You do two coats after the paint though right? The way he wrote it was the last 2 passes he used clear coat so I got confused

Yes, first the red paint, how ever many coats you choose, then the clear on top.

 

[Nguyenning]

Got a quote for $250 from a reputable body shop near me (Dallas) to paint my brake calipers red...
That's way less than most quotes I've gotten. Some where over $1K, most were around $500-$600

 

[SergeyUser]

Got a quote for $250 from a reputable body shop near me (Dallas) to paint my brake calipers red...
That's way less than most quotes I've gotten. Some where over $1K, most were around $500-$600

Please share the result.

 

[YusufT]

Got a quote for $250 from a reputable body shop near me (Dallas) to paint my brake calipers red...
That's way less than most quotes I've gotten. Some where over $1K, most were around $500-$600

The ones that’s $1K most likely included disassembling the parts, powder coating them and reassembling and putting it back on. $250 is probably to just paint it without disassembling it which after a year or two depending on the paint it starts chipping and such.