BadViper22

Any problems with painting calipers? Stupid idea?

VroomVroom

Not at all. I've always thought it's a pretty cool mod. Just buy a good kit (the Duplicolor ones are a great value) and follow the instructions...specifically you'll want to clean the calipers well and allow the paint to cure as long as possible prior to driving the car. I painted the calipers on my old SUV with the Duplicolor kit and loved the look. After three years they still looked great.

Kohinoor

iTrader: (22)

i never saw the point

Smitty

iTrader: (1)

I think if you do it right it looks pretty good. I did mine not too long ago just to make it look a little cleaner. Dont want a nice clean car, nice wheels and crappy calipers. Not a good pic but just to get an ideal.



-Smitty

13loody

I like painted calipers.. so long as they're done tastefully.. Go red with white "TRD" letterings j/k

92ES5sp

Hell yeah!!! Paint em!!

LXMN

I just painted mine silver last week. They look really clean and blend in nicely with my chrome wheels.

Why paint them? Mine were rusted up to the point of looking like they were painted that color. Made my car look very cheap until they got some new color.

PAINT AWAY

Rollin'ES3

i didnt even realize Smitty had new rims, what kinda r they, and what size, lookin clean as always smitty, rep them es's

BadViper22

Is it hard to break the torque? My friend's tiburon was a ***** to take the wheels off.

charley240

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i think its a pretty good idea. but it also depends on the wheels that you get. for me, it was pointless to do it, because no one would ever see them behind my fullfaced wheels.
smitty: btw, your ride is looking pretty sick.
Charley

chrispy

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Don't paint them red unless they're big brakes. Black or silver is nice and subtle.

13loody

Black keeps it clean looking. Not a big silver fan. Red really is just standard nowadays, but still works for me. White is nice with black lettering. You can always match your paint as well; gives it a nice accent.

BadViper22

So i just finished the brakes... They look really nice. I'll have pics up after i take some well deserved sleep. For now, its good. I took it for a test run and now im gettin a little bit of a "wooo-wooo-wooo" sound round corners. Maybe the nuts are too loose?

Smitty

iTrader: (1)

Thanks bro. They are Amistad Grace. 19x8.5 all around +35 offset.

Yeah with the newer wheels you can definitely see the calipers better so cleaning it up was necessary.

Charley thanks for da kind words. You've motivated me to build my "VIP Inspired" ES. She's coming along

Pheonix

Paint rotor's silver, and calipers black. Then they're always clean.