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What Colour Brake Caliper Should Go With Black Mag
Topic Started: Oct 23 2007, 04:56 PM (690 Views)
AzN_Altezza
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Hi,

Title said it all. I'm just wondering. I was gonna to have black one but its look funny with black mags.
What colour you think is recommend?
PS. my car is white.

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Maybe Red with the Black Altezza logo :D
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Any colour you like really. Do you have theme in mind? I've gone green on my calipers (factory mags, black car). I've just used Duplicolor touch-up spraypaint, there's a huge range of colours and it's perfectly ok for calipers, mine have been painted for over a year now and they still look mint.

Good luck, keep us posted with what you decide :-)

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I have white logo which I bought it from here :P wish it was black and have white calipers with it lol.
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sydneyis200,Oct 23 2007
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Maybe Red with the Black Altezza logo :D

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Muzza,Oct 23 2007
05:29 PM
Red with white logo

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Bronze/Gold like the brembo calipers on a 300Z looks hot on white cars
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Baaaa!!

Be different, I dare you!!

Even if you do go red, get an unusual red or a metallic or something. I get tired of seeing the same red calipers on all kinds of cars... I'm sure I'm not the only one with this opinion...
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jeremyflower,Oct 23 2007
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Baaaa!!

Be different, I dare you!!

Even if you do go red, get an unusual red or a metallic or something. I get tired of seeing the same red calipers on all kinds of cars... I'm sure I'm not the only one with this opinion...

hard to find high temp paint is the problem i think.
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blitzNUR,Oct 23 2007
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jeremyflower,Oct 23 2007
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Baaaa!!

Be different, I dare you!!

Even if you do go red, get an unusual red or a metallic or something. I get tired of seeing the same red calipers on all kinds of cars... I'm sure I'm not the only one with this opinion...

hard to find high temp paint is the problem i think.

Don't think it needs to be high temp, the chances of you getting the calipers up to the temperature needed to burn paint off are pretty slim.

Mine are still fine after a year + I certainly haven't been babying it.

If I'm wrong I'll gladly apologise.
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DR-JEKL,Oct 23 2007
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Bronze/Gold like the brembo calipers on a 300Z looks hot on white cars

now there is an idea!!!

go for gold mate!!!
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How about a different colour for each calipar? That would be unsual!!

But, seriously, I reckon gold or something, don't forget to paint the hubs also!

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What is the hubs? sorry :S
Hmm probably go with red with white logo yeah?
so you can pick any type? like having metallic, candy, matte, etcs.
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I think you could use regular spray paint.
The key to getting the paint stick is always in...
1) proper surface prepration
2) using high quality paint
3) spraying with an even stroke, don't be afraid to waste paint..
Gold would look awesome in my opinon with whit caliper stickers and gold hubs.
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Hmm thanks for the opinion and can you tell me what is the hubs are please.
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AzN_Altezza,Oct 25 2007
10:49 PM
Hmm thanks for the opinion and can you tell me what is the hubs are please.

The hub is where your wheels studs are, but don't paint where the wheel mounts onto the hub, just around it (the bit you see when the wheel is actually on the car)
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DR-JEKL,Oct 25 2007
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The hub is where your wheels studs are, but don't paint where the wheel mounts onto the hub, just around it (the bit you see when the wheel is actually on the car)

Yeaa, if they are non-painted, they should look shitty and rusty. Or paint the hubs black, then then calipers gold, will look wicked!
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Alright thanks for the answer. Going for Red with white logo yup :) what colour for the hubs? black?. Do you guy put Toyota logo at the rear calipars? just wondering.
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AzN_Altezza,Oct 26 2007
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Alright thanks for the answer. Going for Red with white logo yup :) what colour for the hubs? black?. Do you guy put Toyota logo at the rear calipars? just wondering.

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AzN_Altezza,Oct 26 2007
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Alright thanks for the answer. Going for Red with white logo yup :) what colour for the hubs? black?. Do you guy put Toyota logo at the rear calipars? just wondering.

Hubs look good in the same aluminium coloured paint that they originally came in too.
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I would go red!

Mine was silver with black mags and red callipers and it looked great!
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can't go wrong with red caliper... :lol:
for me, i would say either red caliper with white or black wording or yellow caliper with black wording... :)
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suggestions for colour combos.

Red car - red/black calipers - white decals
White car - red/black calipers - white decals
Silver car - red/black/silver calipers - white/white/black decals respectively
Black car - red/black/gold calipers - white/gold or chrome/red decals respectively
blue car - red/black/silver calipers - white/white/blue decals respectively
yellow car - red calipers - white decals
grey car - red calipers - white decals

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