Poll: Gold or Red Calipers on Silver Rx8?
I am thinking about cleaning my brake calipers and replacing brake pads while i'm at it
i mind as well paint the calipers as a protective coating (and for looks) :aroused: so i was going to paint them red when i saw a video where a guy painted them brembo Nissan GT-R gold and i thought that might be good as well red might be too...ricer looking....and i do not want that so what color do you guys think will be best to paint them? |
Do you have a color scheme going? If not I think black is a pretty neutral color you cannot go wrong with in my option. In my option leave red for Brembro's or the caliper comes that color. I would also look into powder-coating so it lasts longer.
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Originally Posted by lumiester123
(Post 4401497)
Do you have a color scheme going? If not I think black is a pretty neutral color you cannot go wrong with in my option. In my option leave red for Brembro's or the caliper comes that color. I would also look into powder-coating so it lasts longer.
no i do not have a color scheme going powder coating would be nice, but im sure it costs more and i will need to have to take the caliper off from the hoses which means i need to put it back on and then bleed the lines and then...its best if i leave the brake loop closed lol |
Originally Posted by Jeff77789
(Post 4401498)
no i do not have a color scheme going
powder coating would be nice, but im sure it costs more and i will need to have to take the caliper off from the hoses which means i need to put it back on and then bleed the lines and then...its best if i leave the brake loop closed lol |
no to painted calipers unless they're done in silver or black. keep the stock brakes... stock looking.
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Mine are black on a Copper Red...
http://www.pugheaven.co.uk/Roxy/14small.jpg http://www.pugheaven.co.uk/Roxy/11small.jpg |
nice! what brake rotors do you have?
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Originally Posted by Jeff77789
(Post 4401493)
red might be too...ricer looking....and i do not want that
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Black on stock.
Although mine are red :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/8327234459/ |
Red will look cool and different on a silver rx8.
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Originally Posted by monchie
(Post 4401877)
Red will look cool and different on a silver rx8.
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Originally Posted by Jeff77789
(Post 4401776)
nice! what brake rotors do you have?
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I don't have an opinion, other than I wouldn't put one metallic color with another. Therefor, I wouldn't use gold on your silver car.
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Originally Posted by Pugheaven
(Post 4402007)
... if that was to me, Panther zinc coated with MTEC pads. Stop perfectly now... although tbh, stock are superb, but these are better and don't cost the earth.
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Look up thread title rotorpros.
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Originally Posted by Jeff77789
(Post 4401938)
cool and different?
Never seen one yet on a silver rx8... |
Originally Posted by Jeff77789
(Post 4402121)
how does the zinc coating hold up? i was looking at r1concepts and im worried that the zinc plating might easily fall off or wear off
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Mine are red (and the car is silver). Don't find it ricy at all, it's just a little accent. Nothing too loud, click below.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j..._DSC_0008-.jpg |
Originally Posted by Jeff77789
(Post 4401493)
I am thinking about cleaning my brake calipers and replacing brake pads while i'm at it
i mind as well paint the calipers as a protective coating (and for looks) :aroused: so i was going to paint them red when i saw a video where a guy painted them brembo Nissan GT-R gold and i thought that might be good as well red might be too...ricer looking....and i do not want that so what color do you guys think will be best to paint them? |
Same here, I have a silver car with red calipers but mine were that way when I bought it. I think it looks fine.
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Originally Posted by Loki
(Post 4402575)
Mine are red (and the car is silver). Don't find it ricy at all, it's just a little accent. Nothing too loud, click below.
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j..._DSC_0008-.jpg Doesn't look ricey at all, and it looks okay. |
do those red calipers darken over time with all the brake dust? or do you have to clean them over time to keep them shiny?
i saw a matte black paint for calipers and a gloss black paint for calipers as well as a glossy red paint for them and i will be definitely be painting them glossy |
Originally Posted by R80MAV
(Post 4401597)
no to painted calipers unless they're done in silver or black. keep the stock brakes... stock looking.
...seriously |
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