Caliper Colour?

[krobinson]

Well Folks,

I'm going to buy some paint through the week to paint up my Calipers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/Nova%20Rebuild%202006-2007/100_3642.jpg

And the Car Colour:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/Nova%20Rebuild%202006-2007/d48f00ce.jpg

I'm thinking Red so far, but wondering what others thought? Should I stick with a Nice silver? Or black?

Keith

[John]

what colour wheels keith, this will affect caliper colour massively imo. I'd say dark wheels need a light colour and vice versa.

[krobinson]

Wheels are standard Speedline Silver.

Keith

[Stoo]

silver for me

[John]

I'd say black then keith, red would make it too "busy" imo.

[peester]

no wilwoods mr keith?? :(
at a later date maybe??

ate's : black or a dark grey/anthracite

[Asa-James]

matt black---i just used some high temp barbeque paint from halfrauds, pretty good stuff IMO

[krobinson]

no wilwoods mr keith?? :(
at a later date maybe??

ate's : black or a dark grey/anthracite

I was looking for some 4 pots to fit behind the speedlines, but no one can give a definitive answer as to who could make a kit to fit. I'll run the car on the V6 setup for a year and next winter it'll be something i'll think about investigating further :D

Keith

[ade]

defo not red!

imo black or anthracite - not silver. Keep the underside of the arches as dark as possible - keeps the wheels the main focal point then.

Car looks mint!

[peester]

..will kinda hide the calipers tho, dark colours.. maybe go silver actually.. looked ok on NDZ...

[shy witness]

silver..

[Martin]

Gold FTW

[shy witness]

my cavalier

just to give you a wee insight

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b189/shywitness14005/DSC00690.jpg

[Ash]

blue - 'ala VXR's

[Jack]

Green, VRS style!

[Jeff16v]

I did mine black on a black car with silver speedlines and you don't notice the caliper at all. i'm now considering painting them silver.

[Leeboo]

Silver, you know it will look best! I'd understand black if they were smaller brakes, but they are V6 items, which should sit close enough to the edge of the speedlines to pull off silver.

[meritlover]

black

[Nick J]

Got to be black fella :thumb:

[adam c]

as above..black

[Matt2107]

Silver makes the calipers look a tighter fit in behind the wheel.. thus maybe giving the viewer the impression of bigger brakes.

[Dec16v]

Gloss black, silver will dirty over time.

[Adam]

What he said/\

[hybridturbo]

Gloss black

[RJM25R]

Subaru/brembo gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Matt2107]

Gloss black, silver will dirty over time.

Nothing wrong with taking your wheels off to give them a clean every now and again.