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What Colour Have You Painted Your Calipers
Oct 28, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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What Colour Have You Painted Your Calipers
Ive got my calipers out of the box today, cannot decide what colour to paint them them. They are going on my P100 with a 3 dr front end, calipers are std cossie 4 pots up front and 4x4 on the rear. I dont want it to look chavy. Car is going moonstone and probably going for gold Comps MO's.
May be you could show me what you have
Oct 28, 2012 | 10:32 AM
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IMO unless theyre some massive 20pot calipers then black is the way forward.
Oct 28, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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Oct 28, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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From: Isle of Lewis, Scotland
I would go for silver, I think it would look good because they won't stand out too much.
Here's a picture of my silver calipers
Oct 28, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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From: Darlington county durham
I painted my calipers silver and painted the hub part of the disc black.I hate seeing a nice set of wheels on a car and you look through the wheel and all you can see is rusty brakes xx
Oct 28, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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From: essex
Oct 28, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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From: Baltic Place
Rust colour at the mo lol
Oct 28, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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From: Southampton
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Originally Posted by
CoupeUK
IMO unless theyre some massive 20pot calipers then black is the way forward.
20 pot calipers
ive got them on my push bike
Oct 28, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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From: West Wales
I did blue to be different
Oct 28, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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Thanks for all the comments and pic. Whats the goldy colour they come as std? Is it some kind of zinc coating?
Oct 28, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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From: HUDDERSFIELD
the gold is a zinc coating but it doesnt last long. i agree with some of the above ethnic is the best option.
Oct 28, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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From: Southampton
Im going to rebuild and spray them. Is there any particular brand which is better than others?
Oct 28, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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From: southampton
ive done mine black,
Oct 28, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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ive done mine black,
Very nice
Oct 28, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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From: Worthing-West Sussex
I've always thought if they are standard brakes then keep them a factory looking silver. I personally think coloured calipers just look tacky. On AP's, Brembos etc then I think colours work
Oct 28, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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From: blackburn
silver/grey.
Oct 28, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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From: reading
My brembos are yellow at the moment ( thanks to the previous bell end owner lol ) but are going back to the correct red ASAP
Oct 28, 2012 | 09:07 PM
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From: Southampton
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( thanks to the previous bell end owner lol )
LOL
Oct 30, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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From: Southampton
Looks like black it the colour of choice. What about taking a leaf out of katie Price's book and paint them pink!
Oct 30, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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From: louth lincs
I actually painted mine baby pink for a bet. about a year ago. and they are still that colour. Black wheels and grey st170. doesn't actually look too bad lol
Oct 30, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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From: Bridgend, South Wales
Hammerite hammered gold!
Last edited by Bailes1992; Oct 30, 2012 at 09:24 PM .
Oct 30, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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From: further north than you...
Mine will be going green..
Oct 30, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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What Colour Have You Painted Your Calipers
ive got them on my push bike 
