Thoughts please. Should I paint the Calipers on my Z4 ?

kona786 · 5 Oct 2015 at 11:31

And I recommend Hammerite smooth black. Great finish and super long lasting.

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2015 at 12:58

paradigm said:
Unless the calipers are something "special" (your Brembos and the like), then no. You don't want to be drawing attention to "standard" calipers.

Paint them black or silver and be done with it.

This.

eatcustard · 5 Oct 2015 at 13:06

Keep them the standard colour

sigma · 5 Oct 2015 at 13:10

Hell no.

LordVader · 5 Oct 2015 at 13:58

I painted mine hammer silver. Looked much better then the rusted calipers

Gaygle · 5 Oct 2015 at 14:05

No, no, no, no, no.

I'd either:

A) Leave them
B) Get them professionally blasted down and then sprayed so you get a good finish to them.

I've tried the Hammerite thing years ago and it isn't good on rust calipers. You need a really clean finish on the caliper if the final finish is to look good.

andicole0 · 5 Oct 2015 at 14:14

Maybe try some caliper covers first, see what colour you like and if they look better. £15 or so from ebay should be cheap and cheerful enough.

Andi.

Gaygle · 5 Oct 2015 at 14:15

andicole0 said:
Maybe try some caliper covers first, see what colour you like and if they look better. A tenner or so from ebay should be cheap and cheerful enough.

Andi.

Catanonia · 5 Oct 2015 at 15:44

andicole0 said:
Maybe try some caliper covers first, see what colour you like and if they look better. £15 or so from ebay should be cheap and cheerful enough.

Andi.

It did cross my mind then I saw the error of my ways with that idea

Drangueos · 5 Oct 2015 at 15:53

Wouldn't this covers make the brake run hotter than usual?
I wouldn't use covers.. I would paint the calipers black

sovietspybob · 5 Oct 2015 at 16:20

Yes paint them but only black or silver.

If you paint them red you may as well just buy these...

Catanonia · 5 Oct 2015 at 16:32

sovietspybob said:
Yes paint them but only black or silver.

If you paint them red you may as well just buy these...

Classy

Take my money

Armageus · 5 Oct 2015 at 16:38

sovietspybob said:
Yes paint them but only black or silver.

If you paint them red you may as well just buy these...

Oh dear - 61 sold :S

I thought the stickers you could get to put on painted OEM callipers were bad enough, but these plastic covers are a whole new level.