good afternoon peoples!!! my wrx is silver with the traditional gold 16s...

would like to pop the wheels of and paint the calipers...

WHAT COLOUR????? ive got some silver smooth hammerite. any better colours. want nice shiny calipers for these summer times.

heres a pic (bit crappy with my phone!!)

 

Red mate

 

red...

 

have a butchers at my website and you will see what red looks like on gold and silver


http://web.mac.com/cdodsworth/iWeb/T...ely%20fun.html

 

and red again

 

did mine last weekend mate
red for definite!

 

Definite Chav............ .........has to be BLACK every time..

 

Agreed 100%,red calipers are sooo utterly naff,black will always look clean and fresh

 

elmer where is she now lost track of her event the RB5OC do'nt know?

 

elmer, agree that black looks good on a silver or grey scoob (or indeed back for that matter) but for any other colour, red does the trick and dosent look naff.....

so since he has silver, black or red would do it.
it all depends on whether he wants loads of contrast or a more suble look

 

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Mick

 

ok red or black depending on the look i want...

what about silver though to match the car bodywork???

eventually i was gonna get the skirts and rear spats etc colour coded or indeed get the car resprayed a gunmetal grey...

for now though would a smooth silver look good?

also (may sound thick as ****) but what do i paint the calipers with... and can they be painted without being removed???

your opinions mean a lot me gentlemens!!!

 

I vote for red. But I do have a red car

Steve

 

i like steve, see you have red on a red car so i was thinking the same thing... silver on a silver car... tell me did you take the calipers off when you painted them???

 

how to do them......

dunno about buying them already red, but if you do them yourself, easiest(though not cheapest) is the kit from halfords.(its in the chavtastic section )
take off wheels, clean the calipers and brakes/discs with the cleaner they provide.
Let dry., mix up the caliper paint.
Paint on carefully (if not removing calipers), making sure no paint gets on discs, brake lines etc.
Let dry, repeat coat, dry.
Then the tricky part of the lettering. some people dont bother.
i did, and all you need is a thin brush, a steady hand and loads of patience.
loads of rags to wipe off the excess and mistakes
then if you want, spray over a metal sealent.(again nowwhere near the discs..better to paint on this than spray TBH)
let dry...
Put wheels back on, stand back and admire.

oh and dont drive your car for at least 2-3 hours just in case.
easy eh???

 

I painted mine whilst they were on the car. Didn't take too long, and makes a big difference

Good luck.

 

painted mine red and they look much better

 

painted mine gold and picked out the subaru logo in Black, looked spot on

 

painted mine Yellow, and I think they look really good

 

Gold!?!?, Red?!?!?... and now YELLOW?!?!?....

 

Yes YELLOW works on mine

Red Or possibly Blue on a silver car, IMO

 

whats imo mean???

 

In My Opinion

 

thankyou micheal!!!