Opinions please - brake calipers.
 

Hi all,

Some AP Racing 6 pots coupled with Performance Friction discs recently came up for sale and I couldn't resist :norty: .

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...x/brakekit.jpg

The only problem is that the calipers are the black ones and my current brake calipers are gloss red as per the pictures below.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...g?t=1228474383

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...g?t=1228474495

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...g?t=1228474525

So now I need to decide on one of the following options and wondered if anybody else had an opinion:

1 - Stop being a tart, whack the AP's on as they are and drive it!
2 - Paint the AP's red with white lettering to match the rear.
3 - Buy the black AP rear calipers - this is the ideal option but that kind of braking power is overkill for all but the top spec TA cars (also costs too much).
4 - Paint all the calipers a gloss black with white lettering.

Caliper paint wise - Foliatec stuff okay from Halfords with maybe Hammerite for the lettering okay? Any other recommendations?

I'll also have the Brembos up for sale soon so let me know if any of you are interested.

Many thanks
Rossi

option 5 ;) :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_3317.jpg

yeah I was gonna say needs another option.
Option 5 is good :thumb:

I like! :D

Where can you get the matt look black from?

I just wasn't sure about the puke yello lettering against the rest of the car...

Rossi, it's Halfraud's high temp paint about £6 iirc. Puke yellow letters will be more subtle than your existing bling red callipers :p :D

If you really wanted red ones i'll swap with you :thumb:

Leave them the standard colour :thumb:

JimLad and i spent 4 hours per caliper getting red paint off of mine and I think they look much better after!

Before
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z195/NickBes/AP1.jpg

After
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...Dsc00181-1.jpg

Thanks lads - really appreciate the ideas! :thumb:

Trails - :lol1: I agree, the red is a bit tarty.

Moley - Mmm.. very tempting, can I have the weekend to mull it over?

Nick - Totally agree yours look much better with the black/yellow. Who painted them red? Looks like a bit of a bodge job to me.

I'm really tempted to go all black... either with the matt black as per Trails or possibly gloss black with white lettering like 53WRX's black Brembos...

This is because the new year plan is to replace the V6 rear wing with a lip or complete despoiler. Black calipers would then be more in keeping with the dark/subtle look.

Either that, or swap with Moley... hmmmm..

Id paint the rears to match the fronts mate. Do it with proper VHT like i did mine.
Dont paint the APs.

Proper APs should be black and yellow :thumb:

I don't know some previous owner!! but yes is was a bodge job and took ages to get off but well worth doing :)

Well said :D

I have an brand new tin of matt black VHT your welcome to if you decide that route

:thumb:
David

Of course mate

what's VHT Frayz? High temp paint of some sort?

I think it's Very High Temperature

thought so...same as this then;

Halfords Very High Temperature Paint Black 300ml from Halfords Price £5.99

:)

Dave - thanks very much for your kind offer and I may well take you up on it. :notworthy

Going to think about it over the weekend but due to the one sided voting I'm probably going for the matt black for the rears and keeping the AP's as they are. Cheers everyone :thumb:

VHT does indeed stand for Very High Temperature.