View Poll Results: what color brake calipors?
white
2
12.50%
Blue
0
0%
Other
14
87.50%
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i have a 2000 Max SE it is pearl white w/factory 17 in rims. and hyper whites all around rear and front, so they look blue when not blinking. should i go with Blue paint or White for the brake calipors??
thanx
thanx
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it's won't be clean for long if you go with white. Go with red, that's my favorite - you might be able to see them in my pics on my website.
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Originally Posted by maximilion
it's won't be clean for long if you go with white. Go with red, that's my favorite - you might be able to see them in my pics on my website.
Neither. White will look like hell after a month and blue is.....well, blue. I like silver, black, etc, etc- the toned down stuff.
Why is a car referred to as a "whip" (or is it?) Anyone know the origins of this. Just wondering, sorry to hijack the thread.
Oh, and I think black would look the best....low key, not ricey
Oh, and I think black would look the best....low key, not ricey
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let me just say that my red calipers get visibly dirty. I can only imagine that white would be more noticable. Would black be visible? Of course not, it's black.
no i dontmean will the dirt on the black be noticable, i meant the caliper, and that it was painted
Yeah, you will notice it if you paint them black. They stay shiny if you keep them clean. Silver is cool too. I am going to paint mine black once I get new pads and rotors.
i wash my car pritty often, but white will still prob get real dirty right?? damn!!!! i donno if i should go w/white or black!!!
i considered painting mine...but then my 'anti-rice meter' kicked in.
NOT SAYING THAT THOSE WITH PAINTED CALIPERS ARE RICE!!!. just hear me out for a sec.
do you really want to show off our dinky little brake caplipers? if you have upgrades brakes = then great idea! or, if you have a pimped out ride like alot of guys on here = then again a great idea. but, our stock brakes are kind of sad. and with my ride looking pretty stock - with no major cosmetic styling, i gave it a second thought.
i still may do silver...i think that would look classy. also thought about red like you. but red screams "look at me! i'm cheap little stock brakes! lol...look at me!" so, i decided to bounce the red idea!
again, if i had a pimp'in ride with a body kit, aftermarket wheels, or something then i would do it for sure. just think it looks rice with a odd color like blue or red on a stock ride. you don't have a link to your ride...so perhaps this doesn't apply to you anyways.
just a thought for you to consider and my .02! and again, FOR THOSE WITH PAINTED CALIPERS - don't start a flame war on me...just trying to play 'devils advocate' here at toss in another option!
i like them...i just think they should be on a Max that deserves them!
NOT SAYING THAT THOSE WITH PAINTED CALIPERS ARE RICE!!!. just hear me out for a sec.
do you really want to show off our dinky little brake caplipers? if you have upgrades brakes = then great idea! or, if you have a pimped out ride like alot of guys on here = then again a great idea. but, our stock brakes are kind of sad. and with my ride looking pretty stock - with no major cosmetic styling, i gave it a second thought.
i still may do silver...i think that would look classy. also thought about red like you. but red screams "look at me! i'm cheap little stock brakes! lol...look at me!" so, i decided to bounce the red idea!
again, if i had a pimp'in ride with a body kit, aftermarket wheels, or something then i would do it for sure. just think it looks rice with a odd color like blue or red on a stock ride. you don't have a link to your ride...so perhaps this doesn't apply to you anyways.
just a thought for you to consider and my .02! and again, FOR THOSE WITH PAINTED CALIPERS - don't start a flame war on me...just trying to play 'devils advocate' here at toss in another option!
i like them...i just think they should be on a Max that deserves them!
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Originally Posted by PearlWhtMaX2000
i do have a body kit. i dont want to do red or blue, im deciding btwn black, or white
then black....it will be difficult for you to paint the calipers with the stock pearl color, and it'll be even more difficult for you keep those white calipers clean. dirty looking calipers are not so-great.

oki think i will, thanx alot guys. if anyone by any chance has blake ones can they show a pic?
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
Silver or black- reds on the ricey side
what in the.....oh well.....

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Well, you have 300ZX calipers. It's not ricey to paint those red. It's ricey to paint your teeny stock calipers red. Yours looks good.Originally Posted by irvine78
what in the.....oh well.....
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go with black for sure!
in this pic, those aren't stock calipers though, are they? They look great, but don't know if the tiny stock ones on my 2k would....Originally Posted by fishhouse
now that's what i'm talking about! sweet!go with black for sure!
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no, they are 300ZX TT calipers with 3000GT VR-4 rotors...Originally Posted by irish44j
in this pic, those aren't stock calipers though, are they? They look great, but don't know if the tiny stock ones on my 2k would....
im def not ganna go red, i think uhhhhhhhhhhhh i donno eithor black or white. decisions decisions...
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Dude you brake set up is hot....its aftermarketOriginally Posted by irvine78
what in the.....oh well.....
but a stock red painted caliper- nothing performance about it

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lol ok ill do that Originally Posted by MaDdFLaSheR
hahahahah paint ur break caliper gold, get those sticky white letters and make it say brembo on the break

I have a white car also. After months of thought, I used 1500 degree
aluminum spray paint. It kinda looks like simi polished cast aluminum finish, brighter than I thought it would look before I did it.
It looked so good (to me) that I also painted the rotor hubs and the outer rim and fin area.
I never get tired of aluminum pieces weather on a bike, motorcycle, car etc.
aluminum spray paint. It kinda looks like simi polished cast aluminum finish, brighter than I thought it would look before I did it.
It looked so good (to me) that I also painted the rotor hubs and the outer rim and fin area.
I never get tired of aluminum pieces weather on a bike, motorcycle, car etc.




