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What colour should i paint my brake calipers?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:25 pm
by Adam318i
As topic suggests, what colour do you think i should paint them?
I was thinking red or silver.
Aslo what about putting an M-tech 2 front bumber on it? So it looks like this. (scroll down to the car pics)
http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... opic&t=463
Cheers Adam
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:10 pm
by 6potWil6pot
Id get SE sideskirts or something with that M-tech II front to balance out the look of the car a bit more.
Think i'd choose the Red Calipers myself, should have had a poll!

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:16 pm
by player6
gold
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:00 pm
by Jimbob
got some sideskirts if ya want some here mate.
Personally I wouldn't bother painting the calipers, maybe a glossy black, but I'm not sure if you would be able to see it enough :S
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:00 pm
by schmick325
Silver or black, anything else looks wierd. You dont really want to be showing off the E30's puny brakes.
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:18 pm
by Guest
Awww!! I want to paint mine red, so they can be seen thru' my alloys!
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:49 pm
by Andy335Touring
Paint them pink !

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:43 pm
by johnono
im gonna go silver too. should look nice with the silver silouette of the calipers through the wheels. mmm sexy...(i need to get out more

)
but will deffo look better than the crusty rusty colour they are now anyway
i was thinking a wire brush to the lot, to loosen al the crap, then prime it good and propper, and go hammerite black on the hubs and exposed bearing and ht silver paint on the calipers,
that and some new galvenised brake clips along with new pads and by jove, i think weԚ´ve got it
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:28 pm
by Mahmood
Adam
Are those 17" rims? and how many mm have you lowered the car?
Yeah, I know but I have a 318i and I am looking to get 16mm Alpina rims with my 40mm drop.
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:31 pm
by Andy335Touring
beeem318i wrote:
Yeah, I know but I have a 318i and I am looking to get 16mm Alpina rims
They are small rims mate

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:46 pm
by Adam318i
Thanks for your quick replys. Still undecided whether to go red or silver
My wheels are 17" mate, and i believe the springs are -40mm.
EDIT: Have you got any pics of the SE side skirts?
And do you need to drill the sides at all, like for the M-tech 2?
Cheers Adam
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 12:23 am
by 6potWil6pot

Heres mine! Not sure if it needs drilling tho.
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:18 am
by Richy325iTouring
I put them on a four door cpl years ago and bonded them on and driled into the cill lip and arch.
they stayed on but i didnt have any clips, so wasonly way i coud thik of at the time.
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:41 am
by Jordan
Get them powdercoated silver. Soooo nice
http://www.r3vlimited.com/Media/e30thep ... 03-002.jpg
http://www.r3vlimited.com/Media/e30thep ... 04-009.jpg
Any other color really doesn't look good IMO. Red can be pulled off on a red car but that is really it.
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:33 am
by e30maystar
here's my E34 caliper

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:33 am
by Jesus325iTouring
player6 wrote:gold
I'll second that,I painted mine with some kind of gold enamel paint,I think they look great

Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:18 am
by Adam318i
Just dragging this one up from the past, got some 325 calipers to go on and im gona paint them before they do, so........
Red
Black
Silver or
Gold
Which one?
Adam
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:30 am
by A1BMW325iSport
Red

Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:11 am
by aussie_e30
picture of my red caliper. but i reckon silver is best for your car.

Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:20 pm
by Adam318i
I was thinking silver, woulld red not be a bit to "chav"
Adam
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:23 pm
by Sjoerd320i
go dark red mate so you can see they are red but it wil not be chav
silver is also a very good option

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:22 am
by MISSY30
Delphin's are red but they don't stand out because of the brake dust, I'll do them black one day.
Impressed with the powder coating

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:19 am
by Hyperion
red
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:34 pm
by 325SME
Did mine in satin finish dark grey hammerite, and the hubs on the discs too, came up a treat...
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:07 pm
by Adam318i
Well ive ordered red guys so thanks for your input, i'll let you know how they come out
Adam
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:45 pm
by Sjoerd320i
Adam318i wrote:Well ive ordered red guys so thanks for your input, i'll let you know how they come out
Adam
good boy

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:48 pm
by LOOPYLEE1965
am doing mine red this week will post pics when don

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:37 pm
by Cotty
In the words of Henry Ford any colour you like as long as its black
But red at a pinch

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:04 pm
by Jhonno
Andy335Touring wrote:Paint them pink !

Be a hero!!
Seriously tho - Silver..