Caliper Color

[timtiminy]

okay well i have yet to powder coat my calipers. i just want your oppinion on what color i should go with. Car is an S13 White fastback and i will be on 17" bronze mb weapons. the Calipers are ECR33 Calipers, i was thinking either red or black, leaning towards black with the nissan lettering showing through in brushed aluminum. either that or red with the lettering the same or shaved completely off. open to any other ideas. Give me your oppinion. thanks

[TipStylez]

OOh, silver calipers would look nice on that setup.


Stay the hell away from red, thats just seen everywhere.

[timtiminy]

yeah red is over done otherwise i would go for it cause i think white bronze and red are a sweet combo. i was thinking maybe a dark grey, charcoal color maybe a little sparkly(like the charcaol evo color), with red lettering....

[TipStylez]

Still, silver with black lettering.

[mr_240sx]

nothing wrong with the classic black with silver lettering!

[Drift Motion]

gold?


just a thought

[s13poop]

i love GOooOooLD!!

[TipStylez]

Yeah is nice, but he will have a white car with bronze rims. The gold will look out of place.

[s13poop]

go turqouise or a mint green that would be pretty hot


just a thought

[sncs14]

Flat black, can't go wrong with black.

[timtiminy]

yeah i thought about doing a black wrinkle coat, but then i thought again for cleaning off break dust. i like the charcoal with black lettering idea. or even charcoal with brushed lettering. if all else fails i will go high gloss black with brushed lettering. thoughts of red still come to mind. maybe i need to see what it will look like. hmm, if go red maybe i'll do a deeper red. perhaps more on the lines of maroon

[alexchanman]

get silver with gold rotors!

[Spec7]

Gunmetal grey with lettering somewhere between deep blood red to dark indigo?

[SimpleS14]

I went with black and yellow lettering. You should try yellow with black lettering. :)

[Phlip]

How about a regular steel grey with black lettering, nothing to draw a mound of attention to it?

[g6civcx]

Whichever colour that most closely resembles brake dust.

[nicks13edge]

ARMY GREEN i tryed t out and am extremely happy with the results
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/nicks13edge/P1010157.jpg

[Neejay]

Whichever colour that most closely resembles brake dust.
lol...good advice/point.

[Dunkee]

Black calipers look much smaller compared to lighter colors. I had mine black but later changed them to silver. You can check it on my cardomain (4th page) to see the difference.

[idriveattz32]

My car was gunmetal with silver wheels, I went with the classic red and brushed metal combo, it stood out really well. I sandblasted then used dupli-color engine enamel rattle can in ford industrial red, it was pretty damn red. I think something along the lines of a deep red like you said or the charcol with silver sounded pretty cool too.
http://www.photodump.org/stored7/paintedcaliper.jpg

[Yuri]

Purple Altima calipers ftw.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/Yurikaze/PICT0006-1.jpg

[chmercer]

wtf yuri, altima brakes? haha

i painted my z32 calipers on the car with gold engine enamel
used a wire wheel to take the paint off the nissan letters

[P4rD0nM3]

Red ftw still!
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7106/1231223yy5.jpg

[timtiminy]

I like the charcoal with red lettering idea...I am still leaning toward a deep blood red color. any pics of that?? i was thinking black would make the caliper look smaller... keep the ideas coming. I appreciate the enthusiasm. thanx!

[hellion240sx]

well i was thinking about this... hear me out...

hot pink with black or silver lettering... yashio factory style.

havent seen that, white car, bronze rims, yeah i think it will stick out like a { I) ! c l< } on a fish

dont think it would match tho, well i dont know. havent seen it so. eh just another thought.

[Vatche]

gunmetal or black...silver would look ok too. u could always paint them white

[P4rD0nM3]

nicks13edge's caliper colour is damn nice...flows with his coilovers.

[nicks13edge]

nicks13edge's caliper colour is damn nice...flows with his coilovers.

;) lol i see it as some kind of a jdm rainbow... ARMY GREEN FTW

[phreze]

well i was thinking about this... hear me out...

hot pink with black or silver lettering... yashio factory style.

havent seen that, white car, bronze rims, yeah i think it will stick out like a { I) ! c l< } on a fish

dont think it would match tho, well i dont know. havent seen it so. eh just another thought.


I hope anyone who has bright/crazy color calipers isn't using stock, why draw that much attention to it? And why did you spell dick I) ! c l< ?

[hellion240sx]

lol i don't know make sure i didn't get in trouble i guess. well yeah i'm hinking on the z32 calipers. or any big brake upgrade.

LOL! jdm rainbow.

[LookOut Nick]

pastel 4 pot sumitomos FTW But i deffinetly agree Big bad calipers are needed for teh fancy colours

[hellion240sx]

^^^^^kinda like your sig nick ^^^^^


i say someone photoshop!

[MadScientist]

I thought about colors for awhile and went with Black...
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2187000-2187999/2187570_9_full.jpg
Peace
Drew

[LookOut Nick]

^^oh and what a great decision that was.

[Brian]

gold with red letters

[drew935]

On my white s13 with s14 se wheels, I will painting the z32 calipers gloss black with gold lettering.

[SimpleS14]

Guess I will post a pic too....

http://www.ss14.net/pics/writeup/zbrakes/side.jpg

[LookOut Nick]

^^ahhh the 100 dollar white wonder...DONT YOU KNOW TIRE SHINE MAKES A CAR lolz

[LookOut Nick]

^^^^^kinda like your sig nick ^^^^^


i say someone photoshop!

i think the lkt sig likes you too man ;)

[gun]

if you wanna go blood red, then go all the way and buy a block of blood from the asian market and mix it in with the red paint lol jk, seriously tho, id go green with Nissan in black, different and looks hella sick, but then again im a color blind loser

[j00ni3]

i painted my z32's with the teal/blue/greenish with the project mu color because my rotors are the project mu 2 pieces...

i love the color~ ... i thought it would look real bad but seriously ... it's hella nice

(btw i had my friend at a shop to match the color, but it's still off by a little bit according to lighting but hell... it's nice )

[slideways2004]

i want to see more pics of the all the wierd/different colors people are suggesting

[kouki_s14]

i painted mine black and i'm fine with it.
While the paint was still wet i took some brake cleaner and a towel to wipe down the nissan letters back to the silver. A cue tip would work great too.

[LookOut Nick]

i want to see more pics of the all the wierd/different colors people are suggesting

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/nicks13edge/P1010158.jpg

mineral spirits and a cloth will work...i polished it up with sandpaper
i like how it turned out.

[HyperTek]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/side23.jpg

wheel paint for front rims, then just held newspaper around caliper and sprayed the caliper.. looks good.. eventually did the same to teh rear . Whos gonna give you a trophy for your brake detail? bound to get scratched up if you like playing wiht your car.

Id jus use whatever I have laying around the house..
as long as its not something off the wall that doesnt match the car, then it should be ok.. Otherwise Id perfer black..

[hellion240sx]

lol. no i mean pink and black just like your sig. yashio factory style.

well its a good thing it likes me right :D

[revat619]

gold with red letters

I may do that with my z32 calipers. Either that or gold with black letters.

Either way, they're gonna be goooooooooooooooold.

[timtiminy]

picture of my rims and brakes can anyone photoshop a couple different caliper colors with this picture? looking for black with brushed lettering, sr vavle cover red with brushed lettering, and charcoal with red lettering.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/timtiminy/DSCN1756.jpg

[slideways2004]

is taht a 350z ^^^^ rotor? like the kit spl sells?

[chmercer]

looks like a skyline caliper

[CylonFrakker]

i did mine in high gloss black and used decals from RKGraffix then clear coated over them with high temp engine clear.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/afrikanflame/Soarer/MBwheels017.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/afrikanflame/Soarer/MBwheels016.jpg



DUPLICOLOR FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!

[CylonFrakker]

Before wheels and painting caliper

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/afrikanflame/Soarer/Summer05062.jpg

[timtiminy]

slideways2004: its a 13" cobra rotor. doing my own kit, i'll be giving details once i get it made for those who would want to purchase.