what colour to paint brake callipers?

[stretcho69]

Interested to know peoples thoughts - what looks good. any pictures?

 

[sava001006]

black - suites and colour car

 

[aucky]

Black or silver for most colours.
Standard calipers look crap so don't draw attention to them, just make them tidier.

 

[recaro182]

Black IMO.

Unless they are monster Brembo's or something a bit special, I think it's best to keep them nice and subtle.

 

[Fletcher]

Black IMO.

Unless they are monster Brembo's or something a bit special, I think it's best to keep them nice and subtle.

+1 the standard calipers are nothing to shout about. Black or silver for me.

 

[JackJack]

Yellow or red imo

 

[Meek_racing]

If you want some white im only using it to paint in some writing atm.

 

[hopey-182]

i disagree with the standard brakes look crap comment my callipers look smart with my silver alloys on my silver 182. they are yellow.

 

[jack_kemp]

Yellow ftw.

 

[akaboogie]

yellow.....

 

[Will.]

Depends what colour your car is?

 

[Cupman29]

Just refurbed a set and painted them red. I think they look great on the car with anthracite turinis!

 

[jack_kemp]

Depends what colour your car is?

This is very true... Yellow only looks good on blue IMO.

 

[ripp]

the GTI mk V has red calipers (for example) and they're nothing special but look good though. so can't go so wrong in painting them like this. yeah it depends on the colour of the car a little - if you're yellow or green then probably red won't cut it- otherwise black suits every colour if you don't want to take a risc
I got mine painted red-a darker shade of red- (car is blue) and doesn't look bad

 

[Will.]

This is very true... Yellow only looks good on blue IMO.

And black.....

But anything goes with black.

 

[jack_kemp]

And black.....

But anything goes with black.

Agreed.

 

[stretcho69]

thanks for the suggestions guys, my clio is black. thinking maybe red. anyone got any photos of theirs in red?

 

[Will.]

Don't go red. Red makes it look like you're trying to have Brembo.

 

[stretcho69]

tis true - maybe black then. suppose can always change colour if it looks s**t

 

[jack_kemp]

tis true - maybe black then. suppose can always change colour if it looks s**t

Not sure about black on black.... Standard wheels??? Some pictures of your car would really help.

 

[stretcho69]

Not sure about black on black.... Standard wheels??? Some pictures of your car would really help.

Will post some up tomorrow mate

 

[ripp]

Don't go red. Red makes it look like you're trying to have Brembo.

not quite true.. I know many cars having red calipers out of factory without having brembo's. brembo are also yellow, bronze, even black.

to the OP- you'll find pics around here with painted calipers in many colours so take a look and decide
I painted red the calipers of a mate's clio 172 (black) and he was very pleased with the result. And even if they're not brembo they do look good. just don't get a bright shade of red imo
edit: easiest way to do it: wirebrush, degrease and two coats of hammerite using a small brush.