View Full Version : Painting Calipers - what color?


c2k4-8
12-20-2004, 02:39 PM
What color do you think would look best on a Lightning Yellow "8"

Red, Blue, Yellow, or Black

expo1
12-20-2004, 02:48 PM
Here is what Yellow looks like.

http://www.sendersnj.com/rx8/Mike/rx8club/1019_541.jpg

Gambit
12-20-2004, 03:06 PM
They should match the car, you probably wouldn't be able to see black at all

9100RPM
12-20-2004, 05:59 PM
b;ack is calassy especially when you have a rotary symbol made to stick to the barke pad. I have driven my SP23 Mazda Hatch at speed on a No Speed limit day on the track and have not had a problem with the paint nor the stick on badge. I was going to remove them but forgot...no problems at all. Mine are painted red but black with yellow is great! 9100RPM

9100RPM
12-20-2004, 06:00 PM
The Sp23 has a Mazda logo not a rotary symbol, just for the anal retentives out there....truemagellan are you there?! 9100RPM

irish8
12-20-2004, 10:10 PM
Go yellow. I'm painting mine soon. I'll probably go red. My 8 is black w/ black/red interior. So the calipers will match the interior.

Good luck.

- Irish :cool:

cstokes24
12-20-2004, 10:17 PM
I would go black.....with a yellow rx8 decal......

G-ReX
12-20-2004, 10:41 PM
I'm leaning towards the black w/ RX-8 in yellow myself. Definitely not red or blue on the Lightning Yellow.
expo1, do you have a full-length side pic of your car with the brakes done?

expo1
12-20-2004, 11:11 PM
Out of all the pics of my car I have I don't really have a good one from the side. Here is one with my Black Rims. I have others with my snows but only one wheel is in the pic.

RXE16T
12-21-2004, 03:51 AM
Black or yellow depending on rims IMO.

G-ReX
12-21-2004, 08:46 PM
Thnaks expo1! Cool look with the black rims. Really changes the car.

Texas 8
12-23-2004, 09:07 PM
I'd go with black. It would offset the yellow real nice...