Caliper Painting

[mcw323is]

Hey I want to paint my calipers....what color would you guys recommend. I always wanted red but my car is a greenish blue color and Im afraid Ill have a xmas theme on my hands......opinions welcomed

[accel junky]

I would say silver or black to keep it clean looking.

lol...christmas look, good title

[Pino]

i have silver paint....still need to do it too....thanks for the reminder

id go with silver for your car too

[mcw323is]

where in baltimore are u from? Im from northern baltimore county

[RenegadeBMW]

I would paint them hot pink, better yet, YELLOW!! :buttrock Ya know yellow is scientifically proven to make things faster. If you paint 'em yellow you'll be able to stop so much faster. :evil2

Seriously, I would go with silver.

[theDogger]

DO NOT PAINT THEM usless you want all the ricers to admire them. I would have them powder coated. Much more professional looking and durable. For 4 of them should be around $200.00


theDogger

[biggafigga]

Do you have different rims than the ones in your sig? If not, can you see the calipers behind the stock rims?

[Pino]

i live near towson......and please dont spent $160 more just to powdercoat them :rolleyes

[potomac]

I painted mine red....I shoulda done them in black.

[E36Eric]

I'm going to paint mines black. Unless you have BBK's, I dont think red is proper. Thats just my opinion. Paint em whatever color you feel like. If you dont like em, paint it a different color.

[potomac]

I'm going to paint mines black. Unless you have BBK's, I dont think red is proper. Thats just my opinion. Paint em whatever color you feel like. If you dont like em, paint it a different color.

I agree completely....my bbk will be red, but I want to repaint mine black.


btw, E36eric - how was the install for the rieger kit? [/hijack]

[theDogger]

Do you have different rims than the ones in your sig? If not, can you see the calipers behind the stock rims?

If you are refering to my sig. I have AC Schnitzer Type III rims. Just like my sig. That closeup is my front left rim. Shows off the Calipers nicely.


theDogger

[Topless Bimmer]

I painted mine red... For some reason the rear calipers get really dirty

[accel junky]

Tip: Clean the calipers really really well before painting. I used Brakleen or something like that and a wire brush on my integra calipers. Also take them off of the car to paint, and make sure to remove the brake pads and pins etc... Let them cure for 24hours or so and put back on.

You dont want paint to get between between brake pad and rotor.

[Daved]

DO NOT PAINT THEM usless you want all the ricers to admire them. I would have them powder coated. Much more professional looking and durable. For 4 of them should be around $200.00


theDogger
I don't think silver or black is rice :dunno

I only find rice red and yellow calipers if they're stock (they're fine if you got a BBK).

[Dirty Phil]

ive seen a lot of rear drum brakes painted red on rice rockets. looks like shiet.