HSV Logo faded on red brake calipers

[naughts]

Hi All

Just picked up a E1 GTS, was giving her its first bath and I cleaned off part of the white HSV logo on the red brake calipers.

Was wondering if anyone has done the same and if any stickers can be purchased to replace the others which are faded as well.

I have searched for solutions without any success.

Cheers
Naughts

[Benton]

A guy on Ebay used to supply these caliper decals.

[sjhugh]

I’ve never had a problem with mine but others with VE’s must have, as here is the guts of an email I received in March of last year.



Hi All,
HSV Warranty Department has received several claims for HSV logos degenerating on HSV brake calipers.

After investigation and testing by HSV Engineering it was found the only cause for logo degeneration was improper use of cleaning products (either wheel or brake cleaner).

The results of the testing found under normal situations where cleaning products are used as per their instructions logos will not degenerate.

Products that are left to soak for extended periods, not fully rinsed off or used while the brake calipers are hot will all contribute to caliper logo degeneration.

HSV recommends owners be very careful when selecting cleaning products for brake components and wheels. Product instructions should be followed closely. High acid or alkaline products may have an effect on component surface finishes. Brake components must be cold when cleaning and cleaning products should be rinsed off with clean water immediately afterwards. Abrasive products such as Scotch Brite etc. must not be used.

Claims for this condition will not be honoured.



Non-abrasive, Non-acid, PH Neutral wheel cleaners are the go. No harsh scrubbing needed. Speak to a spare parts dealer about replacement logos.

[Bandit]

My E1 GTS had similar issues HSV decals faded as well
as mentioned above using wrong Cleaning products affected this.

SO becareful ...

[GJ227]

yeah mine are the same, even though mine was a watered down alkaline solution, still faded them with constatnt usage

GJ227

[Luke]

Mate, I posted on this back in April. Search for "My new R8 and HSV logo on callipers" and this post will explain everything.

There are pics of my callipers with the decals I purchased on ebay, as well as the details of where to buy them. The guys name was sticker_outlaw and the purchase was well worth it. 6 months on and the decals are still there - no problems at all - not faded, not stuffed due to heat, nothin.

Good luck with it.

[acecv8]

mine did the same thing when i used Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
i lost all the gloss effect i had on my callipers and now my paint on the callipers is flat red not happy at all!

[naughts]

Thanks guys - appreciate the advice.

I was using a mild dose of CT18 to get rid of a lot of brake dust, so I would suggest other members do not use the same.

Cheers
Naughts

[Benton]

CT18 is a pretty harsh chemical, many truckers use this. I would suggest this is where your problem lies.

[JUSWANWON]

Why not put a badge on there guys if ther's enough room ? Will never rub off , spose the only thing would be which adhesive to use?

Just a thought

[naughts]

I know CT18 is fairly strong but i have used it on my mx bike for years with no problems and i always use a mild dosage, about 5ml per 9L bucket of water.

[Mix 6000]

Mate, I posted on this back in April. Search for "My new R8 and HSV logo on callipers" and this post will explain everything.

There are pics of my callipers with the decals I purchased on ebay, as well as the details of where to buy them. The guys name was sticker_outlaw and the purchase was well worth it. 6 months on and the decals are still there - no problems at all - not faded, not stuffed due to heat, nothin.

Good luck with it.
I agree with Luke, I purchased a set of stickers from this guys around 4 to 5 months ago (actually after reading Lukes post...lol) & totally agree with him 100%....wash car normally & stickers have not peeled or faded. Maybe HSV should source their stickers from him as well..off the top of my head they were around the $25 mark, cheers...:)..

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

i got a set of these to day
Ron's # is 0412432752
ronparkersigns@hotmail.com
his eBay site sticker_outlaw doesn't seam to work for me anyway
he said not to stick them over the old ones or they wont last
the best is to repaint the caliper with heat resistant paint but the sticker on and then clear coat it over the top
when i do mine ill post some pic
he will do any color you wont :)

[F6Mauz]

If your repainting calipers your better off spending the extra on a ceramiclear clear coat. Much stronger than normal clear.

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

ok thanks
were is this abtainable from

[F6Mauz]

ok thanks
were is this abtainable from

Any panel shop will be able to get it. It's the clear that's used on most euro cars. Such as Mercedes Benz.
Once cured their rock hard.

:D

[Uwish]

If your repainting calipers your better off spending the extra on a ceramiclear clear coat. Much stronger than normal clear.
Yep, I did this with my evo brakes.
ceramic clear coat is the best ;)

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

vht orange with clear over with white logo from Ron



http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/REDMALOOR8/ebay047-1.jpg

[cashie]

Ron's not doing these any more.... anyone know where else we can get them?

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

Apparently Holden got on to him about it ??
have you spoken to him by phone

[vxssblown]

What about sign writers that have a vinyl cutter for making stickers on car windows they might be able to make them up.

[stockergts]

seen alot of the replacement stickers at weekend markets so id give that a go i reconed a set for bloke using vht new sticker etc that was 1.5yrs ago stil good he using a non acid cleaner now on his wheels

[jaykay]

I'm looking at painting my calipers yellow so want to put the logos in black on them..so if anyone knows contact details please post :goodjob:

[stockergts]

so you want them to look like e3 brakes thats easy pull them off take them to a brake speacailist to get them rebuilt and ask them to do it in yello with the black hsv logos
they should be able to get them from amcap