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Brake Caliper Paint colour
- chanlon1
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Plan on refurbishing my calipers, but have no idea colour should I paint them.....?
Appreciate thoughts/comments
Car is an E86 Coupe, Titan Silver.
Appreciate thoughts/comments
Car is an E86 Coupe, Titan Silver.
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E86 Z4 Coupe 2006 Silver
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
I bought black for mine so it hides anything not perfect, from POR. Calliper paint.
Current:
911-50 Black - unique spec
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Abarth 595 Comp.
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Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
- chanlon1
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Did any of the Z4's ever have a logo or wording on the calipers?
They are not the biggest, so I can't imagine they did.
They are not the biggest, so I can't imagine they did.
E86 Z4 Coupe 2006 Silver
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Only the M
Current:
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
- chanlon1
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
I guess it’s sacrilege to put something on a non M then?
E86 Z4 Coupe 2006 Silver
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Beyond that
Current:
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
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OnlineMikeyH
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Previous owner painted mine black, I had to replace a front one which is silver. Quite like the way it looks, brightens up the wheel area. So can’t make my mind up either would like to paint them all silver but can’t be asked, sorry, not much help but I voted silver.
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
I'm not a big fan of bright colours on calipers unless its the way they left the factory. So I voted for silver.
- SOhioZ4
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Id go for black or silver .
- 3gGT01
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
If you don't mind it standing out, red calipers are my favorite and look really nice on a silver vehicle. My blue calipers are not even visible and I have ordered some red Brembos for it. Just depends on what you like.
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
If you go 'blue' (I did), the caliper paint sold in Halfords is very similar to the blue on the BMW logo
IIRC they also do Red, yellow, or silver
I used the brush on one, not aerosol
IIRC they also do Red, yellow, or silver
I used the brush on one, not aerosol
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
Ive gone for a fairly dark silver-grey, since our callipers aren’t of the slick Brembo-type that I’d want to draw extra attention to, but I did want them to look fresh and nicely finished. Note that they dried up a shade or two darker. It doesn’t stand out with the wheels fitted, which is what I went for
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Brake Caliper Paint colour
I did not reply to the poll as I am pretty even between Blue/Red/Yellow if you want the calipers to contrast with the Silver, or Silver/Black if you want them to blend.
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