What colour to Paint the Brake Caliper's

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What Colour for the Caliper's

Red
14
25%
Blue
7
13%
Silver
12
22%
Chrome if Possible
11
20%
Chrome if Possible
11
20%
 
Total votes: 55
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:29 am

oguz3001 wrote:Gold could look strangely cool i think :cool:
cheers dude for a fiver i cant go wrong winkeye
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:14 pm

gold looks gay, imo

looks cheap, tacky and very Corsa/Saxo 'esque!!!
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:19 pm

stuartgallafant wrote:gold looks gay, imo

looks cheap, tacky and very Corsa/Saxo 'esque!!!
u say that about everything chrome aswell :cry:
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:22 pm

cliffybabe wrote:
stuartgallafant wrote:gold looks gay, imo

looks cheap, tacky and very Corsa/Saxo 'esque!!!
u say that about everything chrome aswell :cry:
'coz its true... im hoping you'll get the message soon

STOP MAKING YOUR E30 LOOK LIKE A F*CK*NG CHAV-MOBILE!!!!
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:25 pm

:lol: i like th eidea of gold calpiers it will look bad :cool:
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:01 pm

Go for it Neil and put some pics up when they are done.
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:43 pm

Cheers Mahmood, Im gonna try and do this in the next couple of weeks
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:gay: :hammer:
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Have you done them yet?
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Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:27 pm

I had my sport calipers gold,makes them look new,but now ive got some new brembo 4 pots they are red ! so i'll have to do the backs to match. :mad:
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cliffybabe wrote:
oguz3001 wrote:Gold could look strangely cool i think :cool:
cheers dude for a fiver i cant go wrong winkeye
you can if youve used cheap crap paint that tarnishes and looks greenish within a couple of days :D
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:11 am

fuzzy wrote:gold if theyre uprated otherwise its not worth drawing attention to them.in that case id just do them a high gloss black 8)
Agree! Gloss black! Or maybe match them to your body colour...
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:16 pm

Have to say black... colours are great, providing there on brembo calipers.
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:22 pm

gone with th egold for now im gonna paint them early in Jan
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:14 pm

I've voted blue but there was no option for black, I would have said black coz it goes with everything dont you know. :roll:
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Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:18 pm

Red = chav

Blue = chav

Yellow = chav

Gold = chav

In fact, any colour apart from standard = chav.

(he says with red fronts - on it when I bought it!)

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Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:29 pm

Geeman wrote:Red = chav

Blue = chav

Yellow = chav

Gold = chav

In fact, any colour apart from standard = chav.

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Yeah could'nt agree more. Unless they're supposed to be red for example,And bought red. But not to bad if painted black.
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Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:52 pm

cliffybabe wrote:
mattG wrote:is gold the new chrome, that could cost you then neal
no chrome is still the top choice as always, but with a polishe dlip on the alpina's and a gold caliper now that will look :bling:
i think them havin u at it mate gold never just my opinion but i dont they should be painted any colour too chavtastic just my opinion
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Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:44 pm

RED... looks the best in my opinion.... goes with all car colours.how can calipers be 'chav' :mad:
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Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:31 pm

chrome them up baby! bling bling
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How about camouflaging them with a 'rust/brake dust'-coloured paint mix? :idea:
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Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:57 pm

Mine has gold calipers on it which were done before I bought it. To my mind the calipers just look standard brand new, the certainly don't attract attention, unless you look you wouldn't notice them. I actually thought they were new calipers, from when i bought it up until the first time i changed the pads then i noticed that they had been painted gold. they certainly don't look flash, just nice and tidy and subtle.

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325iSportMark wrote:Mine has gold calipers on it which were done before I bought it. To my mind the calipers just look standard brand new, the certainly don't attract attention, unless you look you wouldn't notice them. I actually thought they were new calipers, from when i bought it up until the first time i changed the pads then i noticed that they had been painted gold. they certainly don't look flash, just nice and tidy and subtle.

Just my 2p worth..............
thats why i painted mine gold.Even bmw parts guy thought they were new !
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:14 pm

Black.
Why would you want to draw attention to your calipers? Girls won't be impressed y'know.

If you've got a big tadger, get a gold cod-piece. If you've got big brembos, paint 'em red. Otherwise, keep quiet.
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orangecurry wrote:Black.
Why would you want to draw attention to your calipers? Girls won't be impressed y'know.

If you've got a big tadger, get a gold cod-piece. If you've got big brembos, paint 'em red. Otherwise, keep quiet.

LOL . wise words mate.
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orangecurry wrote:Black.
Why would you want to draw attention to your calipers? Girls won't be impressed y'know.

If you've got a big tadger, get a gold cod-piece. If you've got big brembos, paint 'em red. Otherwise, keep quiet.
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e30bemer wrote:chrome them up baby! bling bling
Now that would be chav :puke:

Why is yellow not an option? Would match my suspension then!

Or how about Techno-violet... colour coded wing mirrors, so why not colour coded brake calipers? 8O

I think the red Brembos look cool though :cool:
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Hmmmmm....Brembo's.....hmmmm

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