Calipers chipping paint...anyone else?!

Olgunan · 07-03-2017, 12:26 PM

Anyone else having this issue on their calipers. Noticed it the other day while washing the car. Had it in to BMW over the weekend for a Strut recall and yearly maintenance...SA said it is not covered under warranty.

It is the passenger side rear and the only one doing it. If it were one chip it'd say rock, but with as many as there are...I say not likely.

Thoughts from the priesthood

zenmaster · 07-03-2017, 12:30 PM

Find some matching paint and touch it up.

MineralGreyMetallic · 07-03-2017, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zenmaster

Find some matching paint and touch it up.

He didn't ask for a solution, he asked if anyone else was experiencing the issue.

That's relevant / valuable data to collect here.

Olgunan · 07-03-2017, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by zenmaster

Find some matching paint and touch it up.

Thanks?

///MIKE M · 07-03-2017, 03:11 PM

If I was going to think outside the box I'd say they damaged it during the service.

But good luck proving that to the dealer.

Either way they should cover it under warranty aka their mess up.

Olgunan · 07-03-2017, 03:35 PM

It wasn't during service for a fact. The damage was done prior and I had them look at it during the service.

UltraMagneticAL · 07-03-2017, 04:56 PM

brake fluid eats thru paint. it looks splashed on, so its either that or some other paint thinner.

Blackorchid · 07-03-2017, 11:02 PM

The Caliper Blue.....Is it Monte Carlo Blue??

///MIKE M · 07-03-2017, 11:13 PM

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The Caliper Blue.....Is it Monte Carlo Blue??

I believe it's EB. Estoril.

Artemis · 07-04-2017, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackorchid

The Caliper Blue.....Is it Monte Carlo Blue??

I believe that the M2 brake caliper paint is none of the existing BMW blue body colors.

Some reported to have contacted Brembo (producer) about the color of the BMW M brake calipers, but the latter allegedly answered that another contractor paints the calipers in "M Sport Light Blue".

M2OG · 07-04-2017, 08:00 PM

Contact BMW USA and explain what you're seeing. They are the only ones who can say what is or isn't covered under warrantee.

Blackorchid · 07-05-2017, 01:20 AM

would applying something like c quartz dlux help? I have a bottle was thinking bout it.

swagon · 07-05-2017, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Artemis

I believe that the M2 brake caliper paint is none of the existing BMW blue body colors.

Some reported to have contacted Brembo (producer) about the color of the BMW M brake calipers, but the latter allegedly answered that another contractor paints the calipers in "M Sport Light Blue".

I'm pretty sure it's Estoril blue 2

swagon · 07-05-2017, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Olgunan

Anyone else having this issue on their calipers. Noticed it the other day while washing the car. Had it in to BMW over the weekend for a Strut recall and yearly maintenance...SA said it is not covered under warranty.

135i with the stock Brembos suffer from the same issue. There's nothing to prevent this from happening, I am afraid.

pz619 · 07-05-2017, 01:42 PM

M235i here, same/similar problem. Oddly enough only on the drivers side.

fun2drv · 07-05-2017, 07:44 PM

What kind of wheel cleaner are you using? Are you taking the car through a car wash? I had a 2010 135i with over 90K miles and the caliper finished looked like the day it left the factory.

Olgunan · 07-06-2017, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by fun2drv

What kind of wheel cleaner are you using? Are you taking the car through a car wash? I had a 2010 135i with over 90K miles and the caliper finished looked like the day it left the factory.

Hand washed, no wheel cleaner, just suds

Olgunan · 07-06-2017, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pz619

M235i here, same/similar problem. Oddly enough only on the drivers side.

Have you asked the dealership about it yet? Any pictures?

CosmosMpower · 07-07-2017, 09:46 AM

Bet it's splashed brake fluid which ate the paint

Olgunan · 07-07-2017, 05:40 PM

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Bet it's splashed brake fluid which ate the paint

Wouldn't that more of a run than multiple chips

M2Nebula · 07-07-2017, 06:20 PM

Surface may not have been prepped right from the beginning so the coating did not adhere properly. Residual solvent or chemical maybe from process?

M3 Adjuster · 07-08-2017, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Olgunan

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Bet it's splashed brake fluid which ate the paint

Wouldn't that more of a run than multiple chips

Indeed those are chips of the paint and not runs, as there are irregular marks where the blue paint is removed, showing a white base coat... as opposed to thinning of the paint in spots from splashed fluid.

Plus OP isn't guessing at what the damage is .. he is the one seeing it and stated what it is ...

Olgunan my best guess was road debris causing chips at the rear that is on the outside of the roadway most ( due to debris ). Keep in mind that the quarter panels on the car take a lot of impacts..

However another US owner said his is driver side only so... no idea.

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