Coloured Calipers and Disc Centres - Opinions Please

[Graeme]

What are every ones thoughts? I'm awaiting the return of my beam and knuckles that have been powder coated black and I'm going to paint all my calipers and disc centres up and get everything reassembled, just can't decide whether to do them subtle (black, silver, gold) which also could be considered a bit boring, or a more obvious colour like a bright or dark red, which could be considered a bit dated, chavvy. The car will be diamond black with red bumper stripes. Pictures are also welcome of your own brake set ups

Comments like 'Its your car do what you want' are not required, thanks Graeme

[brainsnova]

i prefer silver as it makes all the parts look brand new

[Graeme]

All the new calipers I have seen have been like a gold anodised have deteriorated rapidly

[MK999]

Have you already got the discs? company called CRN I think? on ebay will plate their discs for you for about £10-15 so they stay new looking.

[sparkie1401]

i would only paint the calipers a bright colour

ther rest would be best more subtle me thinks and are al better than rusty

[nova-taken]

if the theme is black and red do them red.

thats my opinion, but its your car end of the day

[burgo]

black wins my vote

[mayhem]

what colour are the wheels?

i like bronze/gold calipers for some reason, especially behind a dark colourd wheel.

[Graeme]

Silver Speedline Alessios

[andy_017]

Graeme what about yellow calipers? My mate has has done the calipers yellow on an estoril blue E46 coupe and they look wicked!

[Graeme]

Yellow is far too ninetys for me unless they're a five grand ceramic upgrade on a Porsche, but I can imagine they do look good against such a lovely blue

[NOVA-KID-93]

Id do them a bright red personally, will go with the red bumper stripes nicely :thumb:

[Graeme]

That was my thoughts mate just don't want to not like it once its done, but its not like you can see a lot through Alessios anyway

[NOVA-KID-93]

Photoshop with a few bright colours and dark/subtle colours would be best bet mate, but imho red seems to go with any/most colours but can see where your coming from about them possibly looking chavvy :)

[Graeme]

Just checked Lee h's wip and I'm liking the red, going to have a look at Mr Bishops car now

[Benn]

Mix a bit of gold in to silver Hammeright for the calipars, then black for the disc centers and out edges.

[Rob]

thats exactly how mine are on my loon,but i carnt find any pics

edit: you can just see them on this pic,hope it helps



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Random%20stuff/DSC03515.jpg

or this excuse my **** lol


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Random%20stuff/DSC03481.jpg

[Jack]

Have you already got the discs? company called CRN I think? on ebay will plate their discs for you for about £10-15 so they stay new looking.
Got my discs from CRN, took ages to get them but they're good. Plated too.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Project%20Ghey/24072008563.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Project%20Ghey/24072008562.jpg

Yellow calipers all the way btw

[Rob]

are they on back to front jack

[sparkie1401]

are they on back to front jack

no thats the best way to put em on, so the groove takes all the gases and sh1t away from top to bottom

they that way round on my Evo :thumb:

[Lee H]

I got rid of red when I got the 4 pots and glad I did to be honest. They looked a bit chavvy on my car.

Just black all round now.

[Matt]

Gotta be silver for me, just makes them look nice and fresh/ new:

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff60/mattmdavies/Nova%20Ski%20Project/c3d896a1.jpg

Red etc can look chavy/tacky/cheap IMO.

[Rob]

no thats the best way to put em on, so the groove takes all the gases and sh1t away from top to bottom

they that way round on my Evo :thumb:

ah, i fitted my red dots the other way as thats what it said on the leaflet :confused:

[Graeme]

Cheers for all the comments, I settled for Hammerite satin black on the disc centres and outer edges, and rear backing plates, I think I'll be doing the same on the calipers tomorrow

[Jack]

ah, i fitted my red dots the other way as thats what it said on the leaflet :confused:
It depends more on the vanes inside the disc, not the grooves on the outside.

[Joe Richardson]

black FTW !!!!!

I have painted my calipers,drums and disc centers black on the sr,looks good behind the speedlines :thumb:

[Benn]

ah, i fitted my red dots the other way as thats what it said on the leaflet :confused:

Looking at the disc the groves should flick anticlock wise...