Calipers Rusting on my e92 335i

CrimsonIvy35i · 10-25-2010, 08:10 PM

My brake calipers are starting to rust on my e92 335i... I'm very dissapointed, it doesn't look good at all. Makes it look like a very very old car and abused. Can this be taken care of under warranty??

CrimsonIvy35i · 10-25-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonIvy35i

My brake calipers are starting to rust on my e92 335i... I'm very dissapointed, it doesn't look good at all. Makes it look like a very very old car and abused. Can this be taken care of under warranty??

Anyone?

stratplaya06 · 10-25-2010, 10:29 PM

G2 caliper paint

I got it in black and it's easily one of the best mods I have done to my car. Just use a coarse wire brush attachment for a drill to knock off the surface rust/give it some tooth to bite into. I wish the dealer hadn't scraped some of mine off during my last brake pad swap though

CrimsonIvy35i · 10-25-2010, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stratplaya06

G2 caliper paint

I got it in black and it's easily one of the best mods I have done to my car. Just use a coarse wire brush attachment for a drill to knock off the surface rust/give it some tooth to bite into. I wish the dealer hadn't scraped some of mine off during my last brake pad swap though

Can't the dealer change the calipers under warranty?

David1 · 10-26-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonIvy35i

Can't the dealer change the calipers under warranty?

No

CrimsonIvy35i · 10-26-2010, 03:13 PM

It really sucks that you can see over the rims and see the calipers and they're rusting in the center.

The HACK · 10-27-2010, 07:53 PM

It's possible it's just surface rust created by brake dust bonded to the calipers. Try this. If you can take a wired brush to it and clean off some of it and underneath it's rust free and same color as the rest of the caliper, then you can probably attach a wire brush to a rotary tool and get the majority of that stuff off.

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