Painted brake calipers=cheesy?

napeHbNYC · 06-08-2013, 11:21 PM

Just thinking of the next things to do I came across this and it made me wonder...

P Casey · 06-08-2013, 11:25 PM

Yea pretty much.

Taran.J · 06-08-2013, 11:37 PM

My rule if thumb, if going to waste time go gloss black, if BBK came in a color so be it.

rr006rbc · 06-08-2013, 11:53 PM

It only looks good if the pistons are facing the outside. It looks cheesy when it's a single or dual piston on the backside of the caliper as it is with most BMW cars, including even M3's. But you get these little 135i guys with full six piston calipers. LAME.

Game · 06-09-2013, 12:22 AM

Stock calipers in red look awful. I'd only do black.

1QuikWS6 · 06-10-2013, 01:26 AM

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Stock calipers in red look awful. I'd only do black.

+1 on calipers in Black - painted black looks a whole lot better than the lumps of rust that BMW standard calipers turn into in a short time.

While you're in there, don't forget to paint the rotor hats also - they rust in short time & look like a$$...

Revlis · 06-10-2013, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rr006rbc

It only looks good if the pistons are facing the outside. It looks cheesy when it's a single or dual piston on the backside of the caliper as it is with most BMW cars, including even M3's. But you get these little 135i guys with full six piston calipers. LAME.

This is what I was thinking. BMWs calipers often just are not something I would want to draw attention to, the assembly is ugly. But by and large, if the color works with or ties into the rest of the car it's just fine.

dwells · 06-10-2013, 09:27 AM

Went with black on my car. Looks infinitely better than the rust that used to be there.

1QuikWS6 · 06-10-2013, 10:06 AM

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Went with black on my car. Looks infinitely better than the rust that used to be there.

Exactly what I did - nothing cheesy about black vs. rust - black blends in & is not noticeable at all

Richurd · 06-10-2013, 12:41 PM

i would only do black or silver. nothing else.

edirtaynine · 06-10-2013, 12:44 PM

paint it orange. if anyone gives you shit about it, just say "its reversible". works all the time by the plastidip crew.

Cbozz · 06-10-2013, 12:51 PM

I painted them black and it looks much better!

dwells · 06-10-2013, 01:39 PM

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paint it orange. if anyone gives you shit about it, just say "its reversible". works all the time by the plastidip crew.

Except in the case of Plastidip, it actually is reversible. I'm yet to see a dipped car look good, but if people are doing it just for a fun project, power to them. I'd never do it to mine, however.

Plastidip definitely has its uses, though. Did chrome grilles on an X5 in it, came out looking good and holds up great. I'll probably do my winter wheels in it to protect them from the road salt and whatnot this year. Looks fine on smaller pieces when done right and with a gloss coat.

napeHbNYC · 06-11-2013, 10:01 AM

My wheels are black and the car is orange lol

335iAP · 06-11-2013, 11:57 AM

I was thinking about painting them white but haven't done it yet.

AndyR83 · 06-11-2013, 01:43 PM

I've been considering powder coating mine either black or blue. Probably black.

chmsalman · 06-12-2013, 12:52 AM

I don't think they look cheesy as long as the colour works well with the paint on your car. I'm thinking of a very dark orange to go with my space gray e90. thoughts?

dwells · 06-12-2013, 07:42 AM

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I was thinking about painting them white but haven't done it yet.

I'm sure the white would look good if your car is modified a little, but keeping them clean would be a nightmare.

335iAP · 06-12-2013, 01:09 PM

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I'm sure the white would look good if your car is modified a little, but keeping them clean would be a nightmare.

Exactly. That's mostly why I haven't done it. I'll probably just do black.

wdeerfield · 06-12-2013, 01:22 PM

black or metallic gunmetal work well. any bright color just illustrates further how small stock calipers are.

psmitty95 · 06-12-2013, 01:53 PM

I painted mine black just because they were really rusted. Used G2 paint and also caliper decals which some may not like but I definitely do. It breaks up the black well in my opinion. Not the best pic I have but this is after I switched the decals to "BMW Performance" instead of "///M Performance" which they were originally

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P Casey Captain 41 Rep 807 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (2)	Yea pretty much. __________________ F80 M3 Mineral Gray
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rr006rbc Colonel 1204 Rep 2,818 Posts Drives: '23 M440i GC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: California iTrader: (38)	It only looks good if the pistons are facing the outside. It looks cheesy when it's a single or dual piston on the backside of the caliper as it is with most BMW cars, including even M3's. But you get these little 135i guys with full six piston calipers. LAME.
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Game ------ 7409 Rep 10,215 Posts Drives: G87 M2 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	Stock calipers in red look awful. I'd only do black. __________________
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edirtaynine Major General 81 Rep 6,092 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	paint it orange. if anyone gives you shit about it, just say "its reversible". works all the time by the plastidip crew. __________________ e90post killed plastidip Just say no to painted stock wheels jm3as hooks it up
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335iAP Captain 149 Rep 921 Posts Drives: AW E92 & F26 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I was thinking about painting them white but haven't done it yet.
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chmsalman First Lieutenant 46 Rep 357 Posts Drives: 2014 F10 535i x-drive Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Regina, CA iTrader: (0)	orange?? I don't think they look cheesy as long as the colour works well with the paint on your car. I'm thinking of a very dark orange to go with my space gray e90. thoughts?
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wdeerfield A family of bimmers 2747 Rep 7,742 Posts Drives: '18 G01 X3M40i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Clifton Park, NY iTrader: (0)	black or metallic gunmetal work well. any bright color just illustrates further how small stock calipers are. __________________ 2018 PB/Black G01 X3M40i \| 699M \| ZDA \| ZPP \| ZPX \| Maxton front lip \| X3M vents \| 15mm Spacers \| Diamond G20 style grills
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psmitty95 Brigadier General 578 Rep 4,393 Posts Drives: '23 M340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (11)	I painted mine black just because they were really rusted. Used G2 paint and also caliper decals which some may not like but I definitely do. It breaks up the black well in my opinion. Not the best pic I have but this is after I switched the decals to "BMW Performance" instead of "///M Performance" which they were originally __________________ < Click picture for photoshoot E90 335i xDrive 6spd, Nav, Prem, Cold Weather, & Sports package - Msport Conversion Mods: JB4 + MHD, Doc Race ST, Pure 6266, AD-Eng PI/Mounts, Fuel-It st. 3, Custom Exhaust, Tuned by TwistedTuning More Pictures: Build Thread /// 683AWHP/675AWTQ
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