Billy Dagwood Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Ok, so I've only had my car for a few days, but I'm already noticing that those calipers look pretty narsty the way they are. Anyway, I was reading through the various posts on caliper painting, but I didn't see any mention of painting them body color. First of all, I would love some opinions of this little photochop I did real quick. Second, any idea on how I could get appropriate paint for calipers in atlantic blue? What exactly am I looking for? (Please don't flame the newbie! .. this is my first car, and I've never, ever, ever done any car work before so I'm a little squeamish about monkeying around with it too much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_rex Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 i'd just paint them silver, maybe black any other color just looks like you're trying to show off aftermarket parts you don't have. dR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Yeah, I was kinda worried about that .. hence the photoshop. I was hoping having them body color (specifically THIS body color) might be subtle enough to avoid the ricey problem. Also, can I just say that I took the car out on the highway for the first time today, and I must say I take great comfort in knowing that, when riced-out civics blow by me, I could just downshift, take off, and burn them. And not destroy my engine in the process. And, now that I think about it, not be a cop magnet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 The key here is that you can't just paint them with standard temp paint, and naturally you can't get high-temp paint in the many OEM colors. This is why we all picked mostly generic colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I'd like the Brembo setup for front & rear, but since that's uber penny, I'll just paint the factory ones black so they're not as visible with 18" wheels on. It is the disposition of men to desire that which he cannot have, hence my un-quenchable wet desire for Shakira! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallispec Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 looks at these wheels (not sure who's car this is though ) http://photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/2005%20Subaru%20Legacy%20GT/Calipers%20April%2005/ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/2005%20Subaru%20Legacy%20GT/Calipers%20April%2005/calipers016copy.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05BluePearlGT Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Get the Rotora BBK. Mine will be here in about 2 days. Fronts for now, rears very very soon. They have a pearl blue which will match pretty nicely. Plus they clear the stock 17"s. look about half way down in this post \/ \/ \/ It shows what I am getting. They are sweet looking. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 The key here is that you can't just paint them with standard temp paint, and naturally you can't get high-temp paint in the many OEM colors. This is why we all picked mostly generic colors. +1 On stock calipers there really isn't any point in drawing attention to them. I would suggest that you just paint them silver or black so they blend in and disappear. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 damn the Rotora brake are beautiful ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 I don't really want to draw attention to them; I just don't want them to be bad-looking. Perhaps black or silver is the right way to go for me. But I'd love to see how those rotoras match up with the atlantic blue .. post pics if/when you got em!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallispec Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 i think that the stock brakes are nice enough to justify painting them a bright color. With larger more open wheels it might not look as good, but i think that it works well with the stock wheels. I've gotten several compliments on my red calipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_rex Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I think these look great. http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9135/ap71600517wv.jpg http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7039/ap7190059a3ph.jpg http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5238/ap71600550zs.jpg dR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 i think that the stock brakes are nice enough to justify painting them a bright color. With larger more open wheels it might not look as good, but i think that it works well with the stock wheels. I've gotten several compliments on my red calipers. i have a ABP Legacy, personally i want to paint mine light blue (like Rotora) or just simply black with Subaru logo on it like what scan007 had done ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 i'd just paint them silver, maybe black any other color just looks like you're trying to show off aftermarket parts you don't have. dR +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illt3ck Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I'd be more concerned with their performance than what color they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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