What colour caliper?

[a98pmalcolm]

Ok its a usal question asked for opinions.

 

Next week im refurbing the polished lips on my wheels and replacing all the rusty bolts....

 

While the wheels are off i might aswell redo the calipers as the paint has started to ware on them.

 

At the moment there batside blue to match the car, but bayside blue isnt a colour on the shelfs!

 

Iv used Foliatec on previous cars and have been impressed with the results so the colours that will go best is:

 

Red

Blue

Silver

Black

Metallic Carbon Grey

 

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6566/caliperpaintcolour.jpg

 

 

What colour do you think i should do them in??

Iv made a poll so you dont have to leave a comment if you dont wish to, but thoughts would be appreciated.

 

Im thinking blue but it will be the wrong shade of blue and might stand out a lil wiard.

 

Thanks

Paul

Edited April 13, 2010 by a98pmalcolm (see edit history)

[a98pmalcolm]

any more opinions?

[marcAB10]

yeah i'd go for a reasonable subtle colour, like the carbon grey/gunmetal colour as you allready have a real bold colour scheme going on allready. maybe blue 'supra' stickers to tie it in.

[izzzzythedog]

id agree , id go on either blue which could be over kill or more likely a silver or gunmetal silver , i wouldnt use a clashing colour as it could look dire and cheap

[a98pmalcolm]

yeah i'd go for a reasonable subtle colour, like the carbon grey/gunmetal colour as you allready have a real bold colour scheme going on allready. maybe blue 'supra' stickers to tie it in.

 

yer like that idea....

[jihwaan]

baby blue- maybe not as ridiculous as it sounds after seeying this (then again jus' my opinon):

Edited April 14, 2010 by jihwaan (see edit history)

[add heywood]

Just done mine yellow with black Supra stickers (although mine is white). I agree with what other have said, because the colour of the car is bold I'd go for a subtle colour, maybe black..

[Suprab1]

Are they stock calipers?

 

I just done mine a few weeks ago & sprayed them black as i didn't want to draw mad attention to my little jspecs

[jackso11]

mine are red, they came like that.

I am thinking of toning them down to a carbon grey or black

[danger_supe]

personally i think carbon grey with white "supra" written on them. i helped my mate do his calipers on his GT4, Red car, white alloys, and he ended up choosing silver for the calipers...but the silver turned out a bit too chrome and bright looking in his opinion....just in case you go down that road, be careful

 

The brake dust should dull them down a bit in no time!

[DaveR]

Red - you want a contrasting colour that will stand out, I reckon. UK-spec brakes look as good as they perform, so why hide them away with dull colours as you would with weedy J-Specs? Be bold!

[a98pmalcolm]

Metallic Carbon Grey isnt available at the moe

 

I think the silver will clash with the polished lip so black would be the best blending colour!

 

But thing that puts me off is black is pretty dull. The are J spec barkes but as the wheels are only 17's it dosnt make the brakes look to small!

 

There the fronts

 

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/746/11082009296.jpg

 

And the Rears

 

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6416/11082009297.jpg

Edited April 16, 2010 by a98pmalcolm (see edit history)

[DaveR]

Red - you want a contrasting colour that will stand out, I reckon. UK-spec brakes look as good as they perform, so why hide them away with dull colours as you would with weedy J-Specs? Be bold!

 

 

They are J spec barkes but as the wheels are only 17's it dosnt make the brakes look to small

 

 

Ahem... Foot in mouth? The first pic you posted made them look like UK-spec. Well, I thought so. I've since looked again...

 

Anyway. Nevermind that. I'm going to contradict myself and say still go with red. It would just look too good on a car that's as such a nice shade of blue as yours.

[supra steveo]

go black and get some supra stickers off ebay

[a98pmalcolm]

go black and get some supra stickers off ebay

 

my local graphic shops is making me them, most custom and cheaper

[hogmaw]

Have you considered yellow???

[a98pmalcolm]

erm yellow on blue i think is a bit out... if the car were black or sumin yellow would be ok

[cobrastang]

silver wheels and blue or gun metal calipers

[DaveR]

Red red red! They should stand out! Subtle is for... I dunno... something that isn't such a loud, shouty car like a Supra!

[Pudsey]

I reckon white or black.

 

The white will give you the contrast, but it will require regular cleaning to keep it looking good, and you wheels don't look that friendly to getting your hands in there.

 

Looks like black will be the colour of choice if it were mine, saying that you could go with purple perhaps.

 

Some nice Supra stickers too, will look great.

 

 

Mine are yellow and gold, but thats on white car.

Edited April 17, 2010 by Pudsey
Picture added. (see edit history)

[a98pmalcolm]

thanks for all the responses. I 80% on the way of goin with black.

 

Red would be nice but i think it will really clash with the blue...

 

I will see what adrian thinking at my local modifying shop. I will be getting the paint from him.

 

Gutted the carbon metalic is out of stock, and i cant get it ANYWERE!

[a98pmalcolm]

i desided on black. and im paint the inner part of the disks that have gone slightley brown..

 

Will post pics up when i have done them this week

 

thanks for all the opinions

[merckx]

im paint the inner part of the disks that have gone slightley brown..

 

The paint for barbecues is ideal for this, matt black and it lasts

 

Feel free to use gloss paint, most do.

Edited April 20, 2010 by merckx (see edit history)

[movistar]

Did mine black a while back, here are some old pics of them.

[TopgunTT]

I would go for gold