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Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« on: November 10, 2013, 09:37:19 pm »
Thinking of a change but Im bored of black, and everyone seems to be going for red...

Any other suggestions?? Was thinking white might be different but will get dirty quick?

Or something more conspicuous like orange or an electric blue??

Bounce some ideas on meeee  :grin: !!
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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2013, 09:59:33 pm »
You got your motor now dude? If so all depends what colour the car is...

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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2013, 10:00:01 pm »
it depends on car, wheel colour really I would do anything to bright but that's just me I prefer subtle colours like black

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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2013, 10:08:35 pm »
Not got the car yet.. got my eye on a couple of them. Will either be metallic grey or the sky blue mk6 most likely.

And aside from braking power, big brakes look naughty!! So making them more obvious is better?

Am considering white now, not too larey and bright enough to see easily provided I keep them clean  :smiley: ??
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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2013, 10:10:44 pm »
Hurry up and buy one  :laugh:
White would look nice if you kept them clean, especially with a nice decal.

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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2013, 10:15:54 pm »
I knowww!  :sad1:  so hard finding the right colour, spec and price!! Looking at auctions now too
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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2013, 10:20:28 pm »
I quite like silver as my last Mercedes had them and it looked really good. :happy2:

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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2013, 10:21:00 pm »
I think grey is the best colour  :booty:
Can't wait to eventually see it all transformed.

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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2013, 10:24:21 pm »
i went for green and my brother went yellow  :happy2:


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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2013, 06:18:55 pm »
i went for green and my brother went yellow  :happy2:



They look good man but bit too loud for me!
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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2013, 07:48:50 pm »



ive had a few colours .....

Yellow R32 Brakes - current



White GTI Brakes





Blue GTI Brakes on my caddy



Orange GTI Brakes on my caddy



so some options there!

re the white, unless you plan to clean the calipers every weekend they will turn yellow. thats the only thing i didn't like about them!

going to have to repaint my yellow in the spring as they've chipped a little of having the suspension changed.

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Re: Brake caliper colour change.. what to go for...
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2013, 08:39:10 am »
Thanks everyone!  :smiley:

Im gonna try white calipers first, and then do contrasting coloured carrier pad retaining clips to keep it a bit subtle but interesting at the same time!!

So white calipers, carriers and black/red/blue retaining clips... Pics to come very soon!!
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