Caliper covers?

[Nac]

These are better than covers and they are already painted.....

2020+ Telluride Brembo Big Brake Kit with 2-Piece Rotors

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For just a few more $$$ these come in black red or yellow.......

Fella 6-Piston Big Brake Kit - Various Applications

Established in 1999, Shark Racing is the No. 1 source of parts and accessories for Korean cars.

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[Nautilus$D]

A lot of folks new to car modding find this kind of stuff appealing because it's cheap and accessible.
General rule of thumb is, if you owned an expensive car like a Ferrari, would you do this to it? Would you put "Ferrari 458" stickers on it? How about huge "Ferrari" letters across the hood?

Well, to be fair,, people do all kinds of cheesy, ridiculous mods to their high end cars, lol. Chrome wrapped with freaking...velvet bumpers and pinwheels coming off the side mirrors. Like right now I'm looking at a guy who wrapped his Ferrari with a Rainbow Nyan Cat. It looks awful.

And two...the Telluride is already cheap and accessible, that's kind of what the car is all about. So I don't think a single cheap and accessible mod is too awful of a thing for this particular car. I just think it's a fun little detail.

I see what you're saying though, I get it, for sure...I'm not really out here trying to impress car guys. If I was going to do that, I wouldn't be buying a Telluride in the first place. But I think the brake calipers look fun, it's not like it's permanent.

 

[Maxton]

These are better than covers and they are already painted.....

2020+ Telluride Brembo Big Brake Kit with 2-Piece Rotors

Established in 1999, Shark Racing is the No. 1 source of parts and accessories for Korean cars.

sharkracing.com

For just a few more $$$ these come in black red or yellow.......

Fella 6-Piston Big Brake Kit - Various Applications

Established in 1999, Shark Racing is the No. 1 source of parts and accessories for Korean cars.

sharkracing.com

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[Maxton]

Well, to be fair,, people do all kinds of cheesy, ridiculous mods to their high end cars, lol. Chrome wrapped with freaking...velvet bumpers and pinwheels coming off the side mirrors. Like right now I'm looking at a guy who wrapped his Ferrari with a Rainbow Nyan Cat. It looks awful.

And two...the Telluride is already cheap and accessible, that's kind of what the car is all about. So I don't think a single cheap and accessible mod is too awful of a thing for this particular car. I just think it's a fun little detail.

I see what you're saying though, I get it, for sure...I'm not really out here trying to impress car guys. If I was going to do that, I wouldn't be buying a Telluride in the first place. But I think the brake calipers look fun, it's not like it's permanent.

Agreed, people do awful things to expensive cars, money can't buy taste.

In terms of caliper covers, it's a bit like slapping a Rolex logo on a Casio.

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[itschris]

I think whenever you do something cheap… to make that something look expensive… you’re going the wrong way.

Granted the Telluride is no $150k SUV … it’s even $30-ish K less than my f-Pace was but I still think it’s a great and classy vehicle worthy of upgrades… but well done ones.

To me colored calipers just don’t belong on it unless it’s to hide them in black. But whatever you choose ... just do it "right" and at least have them painted. At the time though, It did feel a bit odd to pay whatever it was ... $900 or so I think to have them powder coated black and become essentially invisible.

 

[Maxton]

You're right itschris, you gotta "pay to play" with most quality car mods. There are only a small handful of things that can be done on the cheap and still look good.
Doing quality mods shows pride of ownership, it doesn't matter whether you have a 30k car or 300k car.

 

[itschris]

You're right itschris, you gotta "pay to play" with most quality car mods. There are only a small handful of things that can be done on the cheap and still look good.
Doing quality mods shows pride of ownership, it doesn't matter whether you have a 30k car or 300k car.

Well said.

My next mod is a 30" inch light behind the grill. $250 for the light... $450 for the install. Not cheap at all, but if I did msyelf, I'd have fog light sideways in my grill ... which would be held on by duct tape

 

[itschris]

Finally got a chance to take a current pic and found one from the day I got it.

So just to summarize: powder coated calipers in black, McGuard black lug nuts and locks, and machines valve stem caps. I think it looks so much better. It’s not what you see as much as it is what you don’t. New vs old

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[Kash]

This is the way

Will this work on a 2023 Kia telluride SX prestige xpro

 

[tec805]

I have an Everlasting Silver with Black rims and red caliper covers. I get great looks and comments all the time. Easy to install as well.

Haters gonna hate. I know I'm a year late to this topic, but I just got my 2024 and I'm interested in covers. Where did you get them?

 

[rcoplien]

MGP Brake Caliper Covers for 2020-2024 Kia Telluride (21196S) Front & Rear Set

- Includes a Set of 4 caliper covers and stainless-steel fastening clips - Made with Aerospace Grade Aluminum - Quick & Easy Installation; Approx. 1 hour - Tested for Safety and Durability - Less Brake Dust, Cleaner Wheels

www.calipercovers.com

 

[tec805]

Thanks for the reply. I'd already found them and have been reading reviews. Apparently the rear covers are a pain to install and don't cover the entire caliper. How have they been for you?

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[rcoplien]

My rear ones cover fine. I didn't think they were hard to put on.

 

[OldPilot]

Wow. I guess I have led a sheltered automotive life. I have never heard of painting or covering brake calipers. As practical matter, for street cars that are driven nowhere near the limits of their brakes I guess it is probably not a problem.

But ... anything that interferes with cooling of the brake assemblies also hastens the onset of brake fade. Plain paint is probably not a huge deal as when things get exciting it will probably burn off anyway. Powder coat is an interesting proposition as the "powder" is powdered thermoplastic with a fairly low melting point, like 300F. 300F is nothing for brake assemblies, so I can't even guess where that melted powder will go when braking is serious. The recommended brake fluid is DOT 4, which is hygroscopic -- it absorbs water over time and its boiling point plummets. If that stuff boils, it is game over for braking.

One-time hard braking is probably not going to be an issue because the brake assemblies start off cold, but repeated braking on, say, a downhill mountain road could produce a very high pucker factor or worse. I have driven street cars with faded brakes a few times and it is not an experience I would seek out.

So, guys, if you are into decorating your calipers please be aware that you are hurting the braking power of your ride to some unknown degree. Personally I would not even consider it.

 

[tec805]

Wow. I guess I have led a sheltered automotive life. I have never heard of painting or covering brake calipers. As practical matter, for street cars that are driven nowhere near the limits of their brakes I guess it is probably not a problem.

Thanks for your reply. Practicality has nothing to do with it. Like earrings or makeup, some people like it, some don't. Do a Google search. There are plenty of reviews, including some from multiple years.

 

[Maxton]

Plain paint is probably not a huge deal as when things get exciting it will probably burn off anyway.

High heat paint is required for calipers.
The issue with painting is that the surface is bumpy so the finished product will look lumpy. It will not look like anything like a BBK kit, it will look sad.

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