Caliper Paint - What colour

Post Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:48 pm

Dear All,

Just about to refurb my BBS in the OE colour with a polished lip.

Wanted to paint the calipers while the alloys were off.

Its a Dolphin Grey Sport, what colour do you suggest?

Post Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:52 pm

Black.

Post Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:52 pm

Black

Post Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:58 pm

2 votes for black

Would red be OTT, my car is very subtle apart from the Scorpion exhaust!

Want something jsut a lil noticeable, or is it best not to?

Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:08 am

i did mine silver looked nice untill they turned all manky from the brake dust. but id say just go with black, red or blue calipers just look gash. well unless your calipers come red like brembos then thats not barry

Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:11 pm

Right

BLACK it is

Thanks everyone!

Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:12 pm

Black!

Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:22 pm

You surley dont want to advertise the fact you still have standard brakes dude , unless you upgrade for some big mo fo's keep them black

Post Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:38 pm

You surley dont want to advertise the fact you still have standard brakes dude , unless you upgrade for some big mo fo's keep them black
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Just becasue you got some sexy looking Hi Specs! Dont give you the right to not let me paint..well actualy it does!LOL

HMMM....jealous i must say!

Yea do agree with you though, but never painted calipers so i thought Id best ask!

Best to give them a nice clean look!Black!

Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:56 am

Yeah, just go for black. Keep it clean and subtle.

Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:15 am

Hammerite black cool.

Now Im going to take the mick! GLOSS or MATT?

Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:56 am

satin

Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:42 pm

Had to be awkward and go bang in the middle

OKAY Satin IT IS!

Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:49 pm

I'd say a nice subtle gold

Post Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:48 am

a lot of new calipers have a goldish finish, a 1:1 mix of gold and silver should be pretty close.

i'd just do them a nice gloss black though.

Post Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:51 am

agreen wrote:unless you upgrade for some big mo fo's keep them black

Even if you upgrade to some big mo fo's, keep them black

Post Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:59 am

E30BeemerLad wrote:I'd say a nice subtle gold

That's what I was thinking.

Post Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:57 am

Yea well ive only got BBS 15"s so you cant see much of the caliper anyway, and id rather have it nice and black then brown and rusty!

Will paint them once my BBS return from refurbishment!

thanks guys

Post Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:01 pm

Vote: BLACK

Unless they're 4 pot calipers... Then: Black.

Jai

Post Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:04 pm

AGREED!

I thought YELLOW first but then thought best not too

JOKING

Black it is!

Post Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:06 pm

think suttle touches...........blacks got my vote

Post Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:34 pm

i like that comment :

think suttle touches...........

Thats my moto tooo!

Copy cat, get your own!lol

Saboor

Post Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:15 pm

siddiqi1 wrote:i like that comment :
think suttle touches...........
Thats my moto tooo!

Copy cat, get your own!lol

Saboor

ah ha a suttle crew member................i made that up

the only thing that aint suttle about mine is the stupid bad boy wheels lol

Post Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:30 pm

siddiqi1 wrote:
i like that comment : Quote:
think suttle touches...........

Thats my moto tooo!

Copy cat, get your own!lol

Saboor

ah ha a suttle crew member................i made that up

the only thing that aint suttle about mine is the stupid bad boy wheels lol

LOL

Post Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:50 pm

ian332isport wrote:Even if you upgrade to some big mo fo's, keep them black

I'm totally agree with you.
Jan

Post Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:01 pm

ian332isport wrote:
agreen wrote:unless you upgrade for some big mo fo's keep them black
Even if you upgrede to some big mo fo's, keep them black

That's what i'm talking about

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:08 am

4 pot PORNNNNNNNNN

Wow!

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:28 am

Not cheap, but worth every penny

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:59 am

How muxh of a differnece did you feel?

Ive jsut put my 15" BBS on too, do they look nice and snug under there?

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:05 pm

Massive difference once the pads warm up, just need to uprate the rear set now

I'll find out for sure when she's on the track again, the standard brakes were best part shot after 3/4 laps. Not ideal

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:33 pm

Ahhh, you track the car.

Tbh, i neither have the skill or courage to do such a thing,not in my car, never!!!

Im more a public road user of my vehicle, and do feel i lack punch, due to change pads, as my wear sensor has informed me, so instead of EBC greens, may go for Mintex xtreme!?

I do like 4 pots, but cant justify the cost for the style of my driving i dont think

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:36 pm

siddiqi1 wrote:Ahhh, you track the car.

Tbh, i neither have the skill or courage to do such a thing,not in my car, never!!!

Im more a public road user of my vehicle, and do feel i lack punch, due to change pads, as my wear sensor has informed me, so instead of EBC greens, may go for Mintex xtreme!?

I do like 4 pots, but cant justify the cost for the style of my driving i dont think

Surely theres no safer place to give it some beans than on a track? certianly no other cars ,trees etc???

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:28 pm

Oh yes i completely agree, i.e. i very rarely drive faster than the speed limit, however the rare instance i like to accelerate; I like to know i have the power to stop!

I feel at the mo, my EBCs are letting me down a bit!

But for public road use, 4 pot calipers are really a bit too much no?

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:30 pm

siddiqi1 wrote:4 pot calipers are really a bit too much no?

No

Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:33 pm

ian332isport wrote:
siddiqi1 wrote:4 pot calipers are really a bit too much no?
No

if you rarely break the speed limit and dont drive it hard id say 4 pots are a bit excessive for anything other than for show.