the alignment shop scratched my calipers

[1bad03snake]

So after driving on my sportlines for a few weeks I went to my favorite alignment shop. The tech used bungee cords as a secondary way to secure the alignment base to my rim. As he spun the wheel it gouged and scratched the shit out of my calipers. The owner is going to "paint" them to match. If it doesnt work he will replace them. Im hopping he doesnt dick around wednesday and he gets it right the first time. Rant over.. ill post picks in the morning

 

[Nuar]

Paint?!
Are they brembos?
If so FIGHT for replacements! People pay premium for brembos and they want to PAINT them?

 

[Fun4me]

I knew someone was going to have a problem with that tight clearance between the rim and caliper that ford put on these cars. I think replacement calipers are a little too much, but a professional powdercoating would be nice if you can handle the downtime.
Pics?

 

[kingnut]

sucks to hear but i would just get the alignment for free. and have him give you some money for paint and labor. then do it yourself. a nice gloss black or red high temp paint looks great. there's a couple of threads on here.

 

[1bad03snake]

New calipers cost 311.00 each from ford. If he would give me a rental i would be more than happy to let him powdercoat them. I showed him the window sticker and what the brake upgrade costs.

 

[grnenvy]

When ever I take my car in for an alignment I make sure they know I'm super fussy. I make sure I get to talk to the tech working on my car and explain to them what they need to becareful with. I have been super lucky and I also tip $$ the tech for dealing with me and my car. Fortunately I do all my own work except if I don't have the machine needed to do it.

 

[1bad03snake]

When I was younger I was hard to deal with but now ive relaxed lot. The same shop aligned my gt500 with ccw wheels and 5 fox bodys. Ill take my 88 coupe that has race stars to him when its running. I do most my own work or a buddy lends a hand.

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

Sounds like they are taking good care of you, no need to rant.

 

[1bad03snake]

The son wasnt very helpful at first. Once the old man got involved he remembered me for "bastardizing a mustang". He isnt a fan LS swapped fords. We will see how they act once the 600.00 bill comes in

 

[kingnut]

can we see pics of which you speak?

 

[87hatchy]

picturesssssss

 

[1bad03snake]

Ill get a few pics after lunch.

 

[me32]

Well that sucks man sorry to hear touch up paint should fix it easy. No way should a caliper be replaced. It doesnt effect the way it functions

 

[1bad03snake]

If its a perfect match I agree. However I have very little faith in it looking like they did before the alignment.
Pass side is gouged

 

[blkGT500nCA]

I knew someone was going to have a problem with that tight clearance between the rim and caliper that ford put on these cars. I think replacement calipers are a little too much, but a professional powdercoating would be nice if you can handle the downtime.
Pics?

New calipers cost 311.00 each from ford. If he would give me a rental i would be more than happy to let him powdercoat them. I showed him the window sticker and what the brake upgrade costs.

Tell him it's going to cost him $240 plus some shipping costs, mail them to me, I'll strip them down, fill the scratch, and re-powder coat them any colors you want. Powder coated logo too. Then I'll rebuild them with all new seals and send them back to you. I've even got an extra set so you won't have any down time. Let me know if I can help.

-Brian

 

[blkGT500nCA]

Hell, I'll throw in a 10% discount if you let me use other colors besides red, white, and black. lol

 

[traktrbeam]

After seeing those pics, I would want new ones.

 

[1bad03snake]

Those look pretty good. I'll show him the pics tomorrow and see what he wants to do.

 

[blkGT500nCA]

After seeing those pics, I would want new ones.

Meh, it's just a surface scratch. It's not like they were dropped or anything. Strip them down and sandblast them and I bet you a dollar you can't even see the scratches any more.

OP, those calipers didn't come for FORD in those colors, did they? I've only seen them black with white logos. Those look flat black and obviously have red logos.

 

[5pointohh]

OP, did you use to have a blue coupe with a cage in it?

Also, if you get another set snag the old ones and i'll pick them up from you.