Brake Caliper Color
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Brake Caliper Color
- I am shopping 5-spoke 19" rims. My brakes will soon be in clear view.
- I never use full braking power. Big brakes are not worth it.
- I want to paint the calipers. They are currently nasty.
- My car is deep hunter green. Picking a caliper color is thusly tricky.
My opinion:
- red is cheesy
- hunter green will likely not match perfectly
- white would stand out too much
- black would match the tires but may clash with the paint
- silver is rather ordinary but may look the cleanest
I am leaning toward a lusterous silver color to compliment the wheels and rotors and give the wheel a clean look. However, I have seen black look really amazing in pictures. I am just concerned that black will clash with the paint job.
Your thoughts? High temperature spray paint comes in a number of colors. If you have any creative ideas, knock yourself out. I am all ears.
Note the paint as well as the nasty caliper color:
- I never use full braking power. Big brakes are not worth it.
- I want to paint the calipers. They are currently nasty.
- My car is deep hunter green. Picking a caliper color is thusly tricky.
My opinion:
- red is cheesy
- hunter green will likely not match perfectly
- white would stand out too much
- black would match the tires but may clash with the paint
- silver is rather ordinary but may look the cleanest
I am leaning toward a lusterous silver color to compliment the wheels and rotors and give the wheel a clean look. However, I have seen black look really amazing in pictures. I am just concerned that black will clash with the paint job.
Your thoughts? High temperature spray paint comes in a number of colors. If you have any creative ideas, knock yourself out. I am all ears.
Note the paint as well as the nasty caliper color:
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silver looks cheesy also. never smooth enough IMO. go with black. you will not notice them and that is a good thing. you also have a cleaner looking wheel when someone gets down to look at the whole area.
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I have had black, red, and teal on past/current cars. I tend to like black the best but those were all quad piston calipers with the letters on the calipers sanded and polished.
Also where in Indiana are you?
Also where in Indiana are you?
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