On my SS Cobalt the calipers look like they are zinc coated or something. Should I paint them to keep from rusting and if so with what? also does someone make a grill to cover the intercooler opening, I am noticing stuff lodged in the fins and am affraid that I will get a rock.

 

Well i painted my calipers red the second day i got my SS, but i didnt do it, so they wont rust, i dont think they will

 

They won't rust till you get salt and snow on them

 

What color, and can you get some pics? Also where in socal are you?

 

They are red. ya ill get some pics tmaro morning. i live in Glendale, CA. its around 40 miles south east from Simi Valley.

 

Do the red calipers look cool?

 

I just got a red calipur paint kit for my Blue SS/SC this week.

I am planning on taking off all the calipurs painting them and reinstalling them. They are still pretty dirty after only 5000 miles of use.

I hope the red looks cool with the blue.

 

painting the calipers will help protect them from rust and keep them looking cleaner ,not to mention give them a high performance look , just make sure u use a brake specific paint or kit ,because of the high tempertures created by the brake components. Red is most common color but i think u can get kits in most colors now. ( I would have went blue on a blue cobalt ) make sure u clean them well as any road grime or brake dust will ruin any effort at a good job. as far as the grill all i can say is maybe u can fabricate something with one of those aftermarket grill kits they sell at most auto parts stores.

 

Zinner Red looked great on my SRT which is blue, so you will be **** up


not my car and tough to see the brakes but u get the idea