Don't think my color would look good on your blue car. This gives your brakes a more "technical" look. Hey Guys: I just had a set of vff-103 diamond graphite wheels installed. Not to mention the fact that you are drawing more attention to your calipers with color, and when your paint is flaking, more people will take notice. This will offset the new color. Need your help guys. Big wheels and tiny stock brakes with painted calipers looks like your trying too hard. '00 323Ci manual (given to daughter- she traded it for an '08 328 'vert). No red or any other colours except bits of black and silver. I painted my stock calipers black and they actually looked good. As you know, many high performance and exotic vehicles come with brightly painted calipers from the factory. If your brakes are unmodified and look disproportionately small, don't draw extra attention to them with a bright color. More on Anthony's Black Series here.
Once again, you da man. • Available in our signature gloss black, competition red and 22 additional color options. In a bit of a dilemma here. This little detail goes a long way in giving the car an interesting focal point behind the wheels. Im going to get ecstuning slotted rotors with geomet coating (rebranded meyle) and akebono dustless pads, ss lines, and ss rotor retaining screws while im there. Upgrading brake rotors with a drilled and slotted sexy set, which should improve braking as well as giving it a sexy look. Any suggestions on best colour to paint them to go on a silver car? Don't paint the rotor hats or edges to match the brakes. The problem is that my car is blue and i mean really blue! 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. Video: ~2001 540i/6speed~. '94 318iC manual (sold)....... '00 Z-3 manual (sold). Lol so many different views on this thread.
You wouldn't really notice it from far, but would look nice if you were looking at the wheel. 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. Pink, or lime green. I then power coated them anodized blue which I think goes good with my silver car. Stay away from white and pastels as they tend to look awful when dirty (which happens to all brakes). I think gold might look good on a blue car like mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... If you are local to the Plainfield Naperville area and are looking to paint your brakes, give us a ring first. It's safety equipment... on a finely crafted German automobile known as The Ultimate Driving Machine. • Save time and money by adding your custom color before the calipers are assembled. Toying with the idea of gold or black. I don't care how good they look, I can always tell they're fake, and so can anyone who is into cars. After thinking about it, I think silver may not be a bad choice. How many high performance cars do you see with painted hardware and pads?
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. Oh, and if you are taking the calipers off to paint them, might as well rebuild them with a kit. Either black or red. I personally would go with red calipers just because it almost gives it a sportier look to it while maintaining the bmw classiness. A respray of the caliper color might just be the best way to get that new look. Ive just heard too many cracking stories about the cross drilled type or i would use those. Any feedback and photos are appreciated. OEM red calipers look awesome, but I did find yellow ones stands out from a grey car too. I think i have bent the rear dust shields every single time i have ever taken a wheel off on this car. Want to make your wheels pop while also setting your car apart from the rest?
• Proprietary five step process, with two curing stages, assures a durable and uniform finish. This just looks tacky. If you're taking the time to paint the calipers, you want them to be seen; so why paint them dark blue, black, or silver? '99 323iC auto............. '99 Z3 2. Would gold look cheezy? • Quick turn-around time on all eligible in-stock caliper bodies. At least back won't show the brake dust!
I was thinking about silver but didnt know if it would blend in too much with the wheel. Never a bad thing for some preventative maintence. So the dilemma is what colour. If not, then a coat of paint ain't going to cut it.
Going to be working on the brakes next month. Crossed drilled rotors add extra pop to your new color as well as providing an upgrade to your braking performance. Don't draw attention to something that doesn't look good to begin with. Also thinking of orange or green.