Brake callipers colour on deep green E92

[A1VDY]

Julian Thompson said:

I would paint them silver if they’re just basic oem calipers. But take them off the car to do it because the whole look is ruined when people use a big floppy brush, manage to paint half the pads and all the clips and everything! Looks terrible.

My Z4 is a basic model and has little brakes but they still look tidy against the silver wheels.

Agree, removal is a must.
If there's access to a blasting cabinet, remove the pistons and dust seals (seal up the bores) and blast them before etch priming and top coating.
A new fitting kit and pads finishes them off a treat.
If affordable, new discs will look even better. Painting the new discs (exept of course the pad contact areas) will stop the corrosion.
Seeing all this though through the wheel spokes then calls for perfect wheels...😁

Edited by A1VDY on Saturday 25th April 11:37

[Camelot1971]

DoubleD said:

Tim bo said:

craigjm said:

So many threads get ruined improved immediately by someone picking up on spelling or grammar

When its done for comedy, yes. But otherwise it just makes you look like a bit of a cock.

As opposed to making spelling and grammar mistakes, which makes you look like a bit of an uneducated moron.

[DoubleD]

Camelot1971 said:

DoubleD said:

Tim bo said:

craigjm said:

So many threads get ruined improved immediately by someone picking up on spelling or grammar

When its done for comedy, yes. But otherwise it just makes you look like a bit of a cock.

As opposed to making spelling and grammar mistakes, which makes you look like a bit of an uneducated moron.

Well maybe, but pointing it out definitely makes the person doing it look like a cock.

[TerryHarman]

You think PH is bad try the transit Uk forum biggest bunch of cock Wombles going.... (apologies for any grammatical mistakes)

[tomthomastom]

Apologies for the typos - I’ll learn, it was my first ever PH post They’ll be done professionally if silver I’m note sure whether to as where refurbed 3 years ago... I was debating a contrast without being tacky, they’re the standard brakes but not too small, I may just pick out in another shade of silver. 🤔

[Pan Pan Pan]

Not sure if it standard across the industry, but believe the colour of the brake calipers is related to the type of brakes fitted to the car rather than it being an aesthetic consideration
With Porsche, for example black denotes standard brakes, Red are for upgraded `sports' brakes, and yellow are for carbon ceramic brakes.

[Butter Face]

Pan Pan Pan said:

Not sure if it standard across the industry, but believe the colour of the brake calipers is related to the type of brakes fitted to the car rather than it being an aesthetic consideration
With Porsche, for example black denotes standard brakes, Red are for upgraded `sports' brakes, and yellow are for carbon ceramic brakes.

Mostly, yes, but Mercedes fit blue Calipers on hybrids and BMW fit then on ‘Msport’ brake equipped cars (including M cars I think)

So who knows?!

[craigjm]

DoubleD said:

Camelot1971 said:

DoubleD said:

Tim bo said:

craigjm said:

So many threads get ruined improved immediately by someone picking up on spelling or grammar

When its done for comedy, yes. But otherwise it just makes you look like a bit of a cock.

As opposed to making spelling and grammar mistakes, which makes you look like a bit of an uneducated moron.

Well maybe, but pointing it out definitely makes the person doing it look like a cock.

I always try to keep my behaviour the same as it would be in real life. I doubt any of the grammar police would walk up to someone talking in a pub in real life and correct their English in any way. Quickest way to a punch in the face.

Lots of people on here do it because “that’s the Pistonheads culture” but in reality grammar correction, hammering sausages, dominating the stairs, MX5 and all the other rubbish is just boring and dull. It’s a shame that people are not made to wear their forum name tags at PH meets. It may stop some of it after a few of them lose their teeth

In answer to the OP. Red is opposite to green on the colour wheel so dark red would probably work well but if they are fairly small you may want to leave them as they are so as to not highlight them or paint them black.

[A1VDY]

Camelot1971 said:

DoubleD said:

Tim bo said:

craigjm said:

So many threads get ruined improved immediately by someone picking up on spelling or grammar

When its done for comedy, yes. But otherwise it just makes you look like a bit of a cock.

As opposed to making spelling and grammar mistakes, which makes you look like a bit of an uneducated moron.

Not really, quickly typed out on a phone keypad mistakes are easily made.
I've an A level English literature but my writing is scruffy as fk and my grammar isn't always spot on. I don't care and doubt many others do either.
Pointing out mistakes is rude but brave on a forum, something which many wouldn't even think about face to face.

There's plenty of grammar mistakes in the above if you care to point it out..

[anonymous-user]

Some people have difficulty spelling. Some people have other problems. All of us aren't perfect, we should learn to be more tolerant.

[Pan Pan Pan]

flashbang said:

Some people have difficulty spelling. Some people have other problems. All of us aren't perfect, we should learn to be more tolerant.

Very much this! (But I still wish Mike Brewer would learn to speak English!