Big wheels and tiny stock brakes with painted calipers looks like your trying too hard. I would go with flat black or flat dark grey... 1) the fact that you're doing the opposite of ricerish is great, IMO and 2) I couldn't be more sick of colored calipers so bright that it's the first thing you see when you look at a car. Red car yellow calipers. Schmiedman M5 headers, SPEC stage2+ kevlar clutch, JBR 11lb lightweight flywheel, ESS Tuning m60 manifold software tune, 3" SS freeflow OBX catback, afe cold air intake, m60 intake manifold, Cdv delete, powerflex urethane sway bar bushings, M5 rear sway bar, Autozone replacement driver side blinker light bulb, 545 short shifter zhp weighted, "dsc off" sticker, m5 3. You may not want the hassle of removing hardware and bleeding the system, but you will have overspray, you will have edges that were not reached, and the paint will peel and flake off. Yesterday I sandblasted the front calipers and carrier brackets on my new to me '08 obsidian black pearl Tribeca and did them a dark metallic gray, still need to do the rears. Chicago's seasons are extreme and out winters are especially rough on finishes. Albo's Official Upgrade Thread: 2003 530i (Alpine White/Sand Beige w/ Retrofitted Black Plug Sport Seats) - 18x8.
I personally would go with red calipers just because it almost gives it a sportier look to it while maintaining the bmw classiness. Any feedback and photos are appreciated. • Save time and money by adding your custom color before the calipers are assembled.
'02 530i SP manual (sold)..... '99 R1200C manual of course (sold). I guess the only real options for caliper colours are blue, silver and black cos anything else would stick out like a sore thumb. The problem is that my car is blue and i mean really blue! Just wouldn't seem like it would match the car gold look cheezy? This will offset the new color. Black may be too dark to show up thru the wheel, depends on what you are looking for. Perhaps black would be nicely understated? Blue car with red calipers. Going to be working on the brakes next month. I'll give you a list of some quick dos and don'ts when deciding to paint your brakes. You may think that it says "This is a performance car", when in actuality it says "This car is as fake as these covers, and i don't know how to modify my car". Would gold look cheezy?
Jamesy Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Before my brakes go on i'm going to spruce them up a bit. I realize its not a suburu. Im just trying to make it look classy nice, not "ricer in your face hey look at me I need attention and i want everyone to know this isnt the way it was stock " type of nice. ORANGE, PURPLE, MAGENTA, and BROWN demanding equal time. What other color looks great instead of red? Schnelle Autos, sch ne Frauen und deutsches Bier! How many high performance cars do you see with painted hardware and pads? Red calipers on silver car. Ive decided to finally get round to painting my brake calipers.
It's safety equipment... on a finely crafted German automobile known as The Ultimate Driving Machine. '00 540iA with 235k+ on the original TCG's, Vanos and transmission. Calipers... everyone has red. Don't draw attention to something that doesn't look good to begin with. Need your help guys. If not, then a coat of paint ain't going to cut it. Mod list if curious: I like blue or silver. I did mine red but didn't like them on my silver car. Trans failure at ieces. Friend did his wheels on his corolla pink, why not calipers? Top 11 tips for painting your calipers. Also thinking of orange or green. I wonder if anyone has ever done a yellow caliper painting on your MS, and how do you like it?
Don't paint the rotor hats or edges to match the brakes. Drum brakes aren't "cool", so don't draw attention to them. A respray of the caliper color might just be the best way to get that new look. Because we all know caliper paint isn't associated with rice.
Anthony's Black Series needed some class to go with his added bark and bite. Also red is a bit played out, so I tend to stay away from that as well. Never a bad thing for some preventative maintence. I hate rust color anything! Love the car looks, but lately been thinking about giving it a sporty look, as I'm going through my mandatory mid-life crisis. I think i have bent the rear dust shields every single time i have ever taken a wheel off on this car. This little detail goes a long way in giving the car an interesting focal point behind the wheels. Black will keep the calipers always looking clean as brake dust will not show as much on them, but looking at the car, you probably would not notice a difference. Any suggestions on best colour to paint them to go on a silver car? Want to make your wheels pop while also setting your car apart from the rest? In a bit of a dilemma here. Pick bright, vibrant colors. If you need to clean it up use a wire wheel.
If it looks kinda cool all clean then go for it. If you want to paint your rotors because they look rusty, make sure you properly and completely remove the rust and grime, and paint them either silver or black. Feels like a standard, maybe overused to an extent. We can save you the time and money by giving you a high quality, long lasting, and great looking finish on your calipers for less than you might think.
'00 323Ci manual (given to daughter- she traded it for an '08 328 'vert). 2007 Lexus IS250 Sport owner, white pearl color. No red or any other colours except bits of black and silver. More on Anthony's Black Series here.
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