Brake callipers colour on deep green E92
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Howdy y’all,
Eventually getting around to sprucing up my slightly scuffed alloys, question is do I change colour on the brake calipers? I’ve the standard 335 calipers, and intend (I think) to keep the same bright silver wheel colour they are silver now. I want an oem look even if it’s not...
BMW blue or green, or stick to silver? I’ve seen some cars with yellows on deep green that actually goes rather well?
As is below.
Tom
Eventually getting around to sprucing up my slightly scuffed alloys, question is do I change colour on the brake calipers? I’ve the standard 335 calipers, and intend (I think) to keep the same bright silver wheel colour they are silver now. I want an oem look even if it’s not...
BMW blue or green, or stick to silver? I’ve seen some cars with yellows on deep green that actually goes rather well?
As is below.
Tom
Edited by tomthomastom on Saturday 25th April 01:08
I'm going to take a stab at this possibly being a PH'er with a newly created account hoping for a weekend wind up
Crap spelling - always going to get picked up on straight away on PH
Car - another PH favourite (especially if it turns out to be a diesel ) - BMW 3 series.
Picture - use one of the car parked on DYL's - again, no way that's not going unnoticed here and finding a home on the bad parking thread
Edit - oops, may have just posted it onto the parking thread myself
Crap spelling - always going to get picked up on straight away on PH
Car - another PH favourite (especially if it turns out to be a diesel ) - BMW 3 series.
Picture - use one of the car parked on DYL's - again, no way that's not going unnoticed here and finding a home on the bad parking thread
Edit - oops, may have just posted it onto the parking thread myself
Edited by AlexRS2782 on Saturday 25th April 01:22
nomis36 said:
I think unless you have fancy 4 pot brake callipers keep them understated, in other words, don’t draw attention to ‘normal’ sliding callipers. I have a similar car to you and know the brakes are more than good enough but they don’t look anything special.
This. I'd suggest splinter camouflage. tomthomastom said:
Howdy y’all,
Eventually getting around to sprucing up my slightly scuffed alloys, question is do I change colour on the brake calipers? I’ve the standard 335 calipers, and intend (I think) to keep the same bright silver wheel colour they are silver now. I want an oem look even if it’s not...
BMW blue or green, or stick to silver? I’ve seen some cars with yellows on deep green that actually goes rather well?
As is below.
Tom
Standard calipers are pretty ugly. Unless you have some nice Brembos or otherwise I'd paint them black so as not to draw attention to them. Eventually getting around to sprucing up my slightly scuffed alloys, question is do I change colour on the brake calipers? I’ve the standard 335 calipers, and intend (I think) to keep the same bright silver wheel colour they are silver now. I want an oem look even if it’s not...
BMW blue or green, or stick to silver? I’ve seen some cars with yellows on deep green that actually goes rather well?
As is below.
Tom
Edited by tomthomastom on Saturday 25th April 01:08
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.
My Z4 is a basic model and has little brakes but they still look tidy against the silver wheels.
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