RS6 Front Caliper Emblems

[MikeL01]

I found a source for quality front caliper stickers (mine are well faded) from a guy in Newcastle, UK. They cost 7.99 pounds for 5 plus 3.00 pounds for shipping to the United States. He also has RS4 and RS8 variants. The EBAY item number is 160295965403.
Mike

[SAF]

I'll go in for two if you want to split them. LMK.

[GEN XER]

Just when I was thinking of what to do about this issue. Thanks for this find.

[vangelis]

Good news, I want this, but I need to know how it works, do I need to spray the caliper first and cover the fadded emblems or just stick the new one exactly on top of the fadded ones?

[DuckWingDuck]

seriously, this is good stuff!

[iconcls]

Are you joking, there is no way a vinyl sticker will withstand the RS 6 caliper heat

[xpl0sive]

i ordered a pair of those stickers a while back, never ended up using them, they are still sitting somewhere, but they look like they are pretty good quality

[GEN XER]

Are you joking, there is no way a vinyl sticker will withstand the RS 6 caliper heat

Thats my concern.

[kingofnyc22]

Are you joking, there is no way a vinyl sticker will withstand the RS 6 caliper heat


6 month later mine holding up just fine.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k45/kingofnyc22/DSC02749.jpg

[iconcls]

6 month later mine holding up just fine.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k45/kingofnyc22/DSC02749.jpg

You, sir, must drive like a complete Sally and not oft seen on a road circuit.

[SAF]

You, sir, must drive like a complete Sally and not oft seen on a road circuit.

LOL! oh my.

[RS6-4dr911]

There's not nearly the amount of heat in the calipers as there is in the rotors. Rotors, when glowing, are probably in the 1200-1500 F range, maybe more (I'm going from memory on this stuff so cut me a little slack). Most any paint will disappear around 600F, a plastic sticker would be hard pressed to survive more than 400F. There is not much to conduct the heat from the rotors to the caliper, very small amount of area in contact between the two.

[iconcls]

There is not much to conduct the heat from the rotors to the caliper, very small amount of area in contact between the two.

I have seen the paint discolor on the stock rims due to buildup during lapping and my own Alcon calipers are no longer the pristine silver they were when new but now have a very pimp gold hue; there is plenty of heat being transfered up there. But then these things will only manifest themselves if one actually drives the car

[GEN XER]

Kingofnyc22

Based on your rotors you are still using the OE pads as well. They have eaten into your rotors. In case you dont know we have two different pads that dont eat into the rotors like that.

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17762

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17035&highlight=ebc+brake+pad

[SpinEcho]

But then these things will only manifest themselves if one actually drives the car

Gold is a badge of honour for those in the know... :hahahehe::hahahehe:

[morfun6]

I have an RS6 with 70k miles and i had this same concern as the faded emblem on the calipers is just enough to make you think about them long after the car is turned off. Brought the car to a great body shop that the local Audi dealership uses and they re-did them like new. Very satisfied. Cost about $100. Well worth it. a key element in this subtle vehicles life.

[SAF]

I have an RS6 with 70k miles and i had this same concern as the faded emblem on the calipers is just enough to make you think about them long after the car is turned off. Brought the car to a great body shop that the local Audi dealership uses and they re-did them like new. Very satisfied. Cost about $100. Well worth it. a key element in this subtle vehicles life.

Explain "re-did them" please.

[kingofnyc22]

Kingofnyc22

Based on your rotors you are still using the OE pads as well. They have eaten into your rotors. In case you dont know we have two different pads that dont eat into the rotors like that.

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17762

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17035&highlight=ebc+brake+pad

Im not using stock pads since they were worn out i replaced them with EBC red. I'm happy with them even though it takes more time to warm them up.

[morfun6]

repainted them by hand to look stock. Will take a picture and post. REally look great.

[vangelis]

repainted them by hand to look stock. Will take a picture and post. REally look great.

How did you repaint them? Powder coated? or what?

[SAF]

repainted them by hand to look stock. Will take a picture and post. REally look great.

They repainted the calipers and emblems? Or did they apply new decals over the paint?

[Corey]

We refurbish a lot of Brembo calipers and our normal prodcedure is (I am skipping the stripping them down part) paint, apply high temp decal (emblems) and then high temp laquer for a perfect finish.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k136/Oceanicblu/yellow997.jpg
This was a brand new (at the time) 997 turbo we did for a customer who wanted the ceramic look without the ceramic parts.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k136/Oceanicblu/refurb.jpg

Using the right paint and material for the emblem is obviously critical

[Spidercat]

I found a source for quality front caliper stickers (mine are well faded) from a guy in Newcastle, UK. They cost 7.99 pounds for 5 plus 3.00 pounds for shipping to the United States. He also has RS4 and RS8 variants. The EBAY item number is 160295965403.
Mike

I just received mine. They are:
1) Larger than the original decals by about 15%
2) White, not silver
3) Read "/RS6" instead of "/RS" (although scissors will cure this easily enough)

Were yours like this, or were they like the originals?
I probably won't be putting these on my car. My original brake decals aren't that bad yet, anyway.

[mmaturo]

I have seen the paint discolor on the stock rims due to buildup during lapping and my own Alcon calipers are no longer the pristine silver they were when new but now have a very pimp gold hue; there is plenty of heat being transfered up there. But then these things will only manifest themselves if one actually drives the car

I'm guessing they would last about three laps with my style of driving/braking (late, hard, and trail braking)...or 2 weeks of me driving to work.

Fritz has a nice set of gold wheels after a track day. Seemed to be related to the aftermarket pad used as well as hasn't happened to his other set.

[Golffather]

Waste of money imo

[vangelis]

Waste of money imo

I disagree with you, I was thinking the same also, but I decide to give it a try. I put them 10 days ago and I do drive hard sometimes and I believe the calipers got some high temp. sometimes and I still can see no difference in colors till today. They are really good. lets monitor it for next couple of weeks and see. Here are some photos for them

http://i39.tinypic.com/2drtd07.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/kcleea.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/b7j8ux.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/99dt1z.jpg

[Fonzie Audi]

looks great imo

[MikeL01]

I'm going to put mine on this weekend after I touch up the calipers with high temp paint. I may coat the decals with high temp clear. I hope it works out well.

[Golffather]

I may have been wrong!

Vangelis - they look superb. Having seen yours I've ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=200302639714

I'll post some pics once applied.

[GEN XER]

I just ordered a set as well.

[Golffather]

LOL, should have sorted out a group buy ;)

[DuckWingDuck]

serious, i'm thinking about it now too! What's the process to apply the sticker?

[Golffather]

serious, i'm thinking about it now too! What's the process to apply the sticker?

They're vinyl so I assume peel back and apply.

I had an email from the seller stating they are resistant to heat and weather.....for how long is anyones guess.

[GEN XER]

Yes, just peel and apply like 3M tape.

[Copper]

Hey Vangelis,


How much did those MTM wheels set you back? I'm assuming 19"?


Send me a PM if you don't want to post the price in this thread.


Thanks!

[MikeL01]

So far so good. I cleaned the calipers, re-painted them with high heat paint, applied the decals and coated them with clear high heat caliper paint to protect them from brake dust and routine cleaning. 400 street and spirited driven miles and two pressure washes-no issues. Cool.

[vangelis]

I may have been wrong!

Vangelis - they look superb. Having seen yours I've ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=200302639714

I'll post some pics once applied.

Very good,, you will love them,, but I'm not sure you bought from the same seller or not ,, anyway I believe all using the same quality ,, hopefully. My seller name was (http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gifmotor_graphics)

[vangelis]

Hey Vangelis,


How much did those MTM wheels set you back? I'm assuming 19"?


Send me a PM if you don't want to post the price in this thread.


Thanks!

Yes,, these are 19" MTM Bimoto wheels, I bought them from MTM dealer here in Dubai for $2,800 USD. Great wheels to have.

[Golffather]

Very good,, you will love them,, but I'm not sure you bought from the same seller or not ,, anyway I believe all using the same quality ,, hopefully. My seller name was (http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gifmotor_graphics)

I saw the ones you bought but preferred the silver 'RS' rather than white sold by motor_graphics. Should be interesting.

[Spidercat]

I saw the ones you bought but preferred the silver 'RS' rather than white sold by motor_graphics. Should be interesting.

Me, too. I got the white ones by mistake. Let me know if your silver ones are exactly like the originals (size and color).

[SAF]

Am I seeing a "shadow" of the old RS letters under the new ones on the caliper?

[vangelis]

Am I seeing a "shadow" of the old RS letters under the new ones on the caliper?

Unfortunately yes,, I had to stick these stickers while doing the SS brake lines as I didn't have time to do the paint for the calipers,, I was also trying to see how these stickers will work, can resist the heat. Now I'm sure about the quality of those stickers, soon will arrange to paint the calipers and stick either the same white stickers or the silver ones if they look like the original and same size as the white stickers i got looks litte bit bigger.

[SAF]

They look good, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do a paint job to apply these. If they aren't the same size as the original decals I suppose I have no choice. Can anyone confirm the size of silver ones?

I'd be interested in a group by if there are enough people looking for these that haven't already pulled the trigger.

[DuckWingDuck]

ya, it's a couple bucks and doesn't seem to be too difficult, put me down for the group buy. As long as it fits/covers the current sticker as I don't want to have to paint my calipers either!

[Golffather]

No pics yet, but the silver script decals have gone on and they look superb! Almost exactly the same size as the originals so no faded logo to be seen (if you're not painting calipers that is!)

I'll get some pics up when I've cleaned her.

[vangelis]

No pics yet, but the silver script decals have gone on and they look superb! Almost exactly the same size as the originals so no faded logo to be seen (if you're not painting calipers that is!)

I'll get some pics up when I've cleaned her.

Sounds great :)