Caliper Color Suggestions?

Post by **Broadfield** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:07 pm

Well, I usually don't take advice from anyone, especially when it comes to my car. I do what I want and carry out the task myself. However, I thought it would be interesting to see what others opinions are. I want to change the color of my front and rear calipers. I am running Stoptechs up front and Z32 out back. Right now they are basically just a mat black. I want something a little more flashy behind the Meisters. The black on the Stoptechs is starting to look faded either from heat or some cleaner that I accidentally used on them over a year ago. I figured it would be a good time to change the color. I liked the gold Brembos on my Sti, even with gold Volks on it. I was also considering red. I will have my friend that runs a body shop do the paint, so any imaginable color is available to me. But I don't want anything too stupid. I will also probably change those plain crap looking black lug nuts.

Post by **Gabes13** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:26 pm

purple

Post by **ReaperBJJ** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:27 pm

Maybe white or a silver to go with the rest of the car. Red/black seems too common to me. Blue would probably be neat also.

Post by **hachiroku781** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:27 pm

i like the basic red or black ones. they would standout nice on your car i think.

Post by **s13gebala** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:28 pm

i painted my rears metallic and slotted rotors

fronts are still black which i must change, with zinc rotors, so im still planning which color it will be

Post by **onosqv** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:54 pm

red w/ gold lettering, YAY!

Post by **Kaleo55** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:03 pm

One thing I have not seen yet is white, I know it'd be PITA to maintain, but on your car with gold lettering, I think would look awesome. It would be elegant, classy and compliment your beautiful Meisters...

Post by **s14s14s14** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:08 pm

you have a really clean looking car i think a matching white would loook GREEATTT

Post by **BrianHarte** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:13 pm

Bright red.

You have to uphold the "clean" look I guess...

Post by **ThuG LyFe** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:16 pm

the brembo gold is cool but your wheels are gold...maybe red but it looks played...

gloss black would probably be the best.

btw, your brakes are HUGE.

Post by **Tyler** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:17 pm

chrome with black letters, flashy and matches your engine bay

Post by **maximaRIP** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:18 pm

i wondering maybe a deep really deep candy red on the brakes but leave the name of the caliper alone and sand them to look ruff and raw....

or as one of my friend did to his road cage marbleize them....

Post by **bware113** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:21 pm

Alpine Black/ Metallic Gold Lettering

Post by **Ghast** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:24 pm

A color that will match the Lug nuts.

Like an Anodized Blue along with Anodized blue lugs.

Or the White idea. But cleaning is not going to be fun. I guess you would only have to clean them before meets and shows and what not. But its not a bad idea.

But matching the lugs would be cool. Whatever color u go with.

But i like your style and i think that if you stood out in your drive way and stared long enough it would come to you. YOUR style would project onto it and you would amaze us once again.

One Love,

Ghasty

Post by **tEknoS13** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:37 pm

why not just paint them WHITE with Gold lettering if possible ORBLACK with Gold lettering

Post by **tEknoS13** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:38 pm

Why not just paint them WHITE with Gold lettering if possible ORBLACK with Gold lettering. BTW you are in Illinois too, damn I wish I could see your car in person

sorry about double post

Post by **LOVERboy** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:42 pm

polish ...... nuff said

Post by **urcaptnspeaking** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:57 pm

I vote like a rich, blood red. Bright red screams look at me and you dont want to really take attention away from your wheels. It may be too much of a contrast. A deeper red a little above a maroon would sit nicely and still be noticed, AFTER they checked out your wheels. Even the same idea in like a blue or something.

This is just one mans opinion though.

Post by **Ali 556** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:24 pm

OR

OR

Ali

Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:28 pm

I like this color alot!

Post by **Nacho_240** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:15 am

You lowered your car didn't you... It's sits so nice now. Your polished lipped meisters would go great with calipers like these:

And gold or white lettering.

Post by **TK_Encore** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:27 am

imo white would look the best but be a real pain to keep clean. but those blue ones pictured above go really well with the gold wheels....but whatever you do

Post by **wynnEZ** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:44 am

I like the polished look imo.

Post by **Red Square** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:48 am

if you want to look pretty, go red. but if you want to be hard, flat black... done

Post by **DMan II-40** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:17 am

polished!!!!!!!, its kinda different. The project mu teal belongs on project mu brakes. that is my favorite.

Post by **johnnyballs180** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:18 am

PAINT TEH CALIPERZ CLEAR! LOLZERS.

just kidding. somebody mentioned a candy red; maybe candy red with gold lettering, or candy orange with chrome/silver lettering.. i think you could pretty much puke on the calipers and clear-coat 'em, and they'd still turn out nice on your car.

somebody also mentioned white; i think one of the moderators has white, and he said they built up brake dust or something.. i think it was an up-hill battle anyway, but i do like white. with pearl or something.. though it wouldn't show up much tucked behind your wheels.

Post by **xekushnr** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:08 am

IMO either black, white or gold to go with the car. It would look awesome with any of them. I think that any color other than what you already have on your car would look ridiculous.

Post by **Crazyirish** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:09 am

Wrinkle Black with Gold letters. Only thing that would look right on your car imho.

Post by **S133P3R** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:17 am

blue to match the "work wheels" logo on your wheels. It looks pretty dark in the pics and it will should be easy to clean.

Post by **Ghast** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:18 am

What anime is ur sig from ali?

And the chrome looks pretty cool i did not know u could do that to brakes.

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