Akebono Caliper HELP!!!!
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Akebono Caliper HELP!!!!
G37 gods...
i need help.......(and yes, i've searched)....
1) Does anyone know what the color code for the stock Akebono's are?
2) Does anyone know if the stock Akebono's are powder coated? or are they painted?
3) Anyone get ROCK CHIPS on their Akebono's?
So a few weeks ago, I book an appointment with Infiniti asking them to do some warranty work....and yesterday was my appointment and i had to bring my car in....well considering it was a very nice day, i decided to wash my car before i brought it in for the appointment....when i was detailing my wheels/calipers...i noticed a chunk of paint missing on the driver caliper!!!! i'd say it was about 5-6mm in diameter....i was choked....then i went to the passenger side...AND SAME THING!!!!!! now i have 2 calipers (only fronts) that have paint missing...and i really don't want to repaint them any other color besides the factory since i like the metallic color....
so yesterday was sunday, and no one was there, so today i decided to give them a call and ask them to take a look at the caliper...and they said to me..."oh, it looks like rock chips....it's not covered under warranty...it's wear and tear"....i would understand if the rock chip was on the hood or the bumper, yea, it wouldn't be covered...but on a freakin caliper??? how many calipers have u seen have rock chips on them? and another thing is that i inspected the rims as well, and not a single scratch anywhere to be seen....my other friend suggested that maybe the caliper expanded too much and the chip flaked off?? i dunno....anyone else have this problem? please tell me i'm not alone...last but not least....Infiniti is saying they won't replace it....should i fight for it and write a letter to Infiniti Canada?
any help would be appreciated....
edit: my car has a little over 6000km's on it....washed once a week, never smoked in (and i love smoking)....that should tell u how much i love this car
i need help.......(and yes, i've searched)....
1) Does anyone know what the color code for the stock Akebono's are?
2) Does anyone know if the stock Akebono's are powder coated? or are they painted?
3) Anyone get ROCK CHIPS on their Akebono's?
So a few weeks ago, I book an appointment with Infiniti asking them to do some warranty work....and yesterday was my appointment and i had to bring my car in....well considering it was a very nice day, i decided to wash my car before i brought it in for the appointment....when i was detailing my wheels/calipers...i noticed a chunk of paint missing on the driver caliper!!!! i'd say it was about 5-6mm in diameter....i was choked....then i went to the passenger side...AND SAME THING!!!!!! now i have 2 calipers (only fronts) that have paint missing...and i really don't want to repaint them any other color besides the factory since i like the metallic color....
so yesterday was sunday, and no one was there, so today i decided to give them a call and ask them to take a look at the caliper...and they said to me..."oh, it looks like rock chips....it's not covered under warranty...it's wear and tear"....i would understand if the rock chip was on the hood or the bumper, yea, it wouldn't be covered...but on a freakin caliper??? how many calipers have u seen have rock chips on them? and another thing is that i inspected the rims as well, and not a single scratch anywhere to be seen....my other friend suggested that maybe the caliper expanded too much and the chip flaked off?? i dunno....anyone else have this problem? please tell me i'm not alone...last but not least....Infiniti is saying they won't replace it....should i fight for it and write a letter to Infiniti Canada?
any help would be appreciated....
edit: my car has a little over 6000km's on it....washed once a week, never smoked in (and i love smoking)....that should tell u how much i love this car
Last edited by gtracing; 07-06-2009 at 09:33 PM.
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well i got a friend who has access to a paint color reader...it measures the paint and it determines the closest color code possible...i'll see if he can help me out and mix me up some paint to touch up the calipers....makes me wanna go powder coat them now...but i'd hate to lose the infiniti word..maybe i'll have to settle for akebono
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no luck on the color code...how that system works is that the scanner will scan the color, and send it to the paint computer in the paint booth, and it'll tell u how many parts of what colors to mix....but it doesn't give u a code or anything....and even if i were to get a color code, i couldn't use automotive bodypaint since that type of paint cannot handle the type of heat the caliper produces, the paint would literally melt off...
and yes, it's powder coated....
and yes, it's powder coated....
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