Black Brembos or Red Brembos? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Mike_ZN6 · 04-30-2021, 09:58 AM

Can't decide if I want to go with black Brembos or red Brembos on the car. What do you think would look best?

x808drifter · 04-30-2021, 10:37 AM

Grey or Pink.
If they fade like so many I've seen.

weederr33 · 04-30-2021, 10:38 AM

Are you going for an all black theme? Could look good. I don't recall seeing anyone do black brembos, though I could be mistaken.

FLIPDADY · 04-30-2021, 10:59 AM

Lot's of choices, but with your setup I'd personally go with gold with black Brembo decals.

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DarkPira7e · 04-30-2021, 11:01 AM

Red is going to stick out too much, keep them black and let the rotors do the talking

Thefalls · 04-30-2021, 01:37 PM

Depends what kind of theme you are going for.

Overall it looks like black will be more subtle with the car and wheels colour.

I think black callipers will be good and bronze lettering.

Mike_ZN6 · 04-30-2021, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thefalls

Depends what kind of theme you are going for.

Overall it looks like black will be more subtle with the car and wheels colour.

I think black callipers will be good and bronze lettering.

I originally thought red would be consistent with the theme of the car because the FR-S has red stitching and red lights throughout the interior. If the wheels were silver I would definitely go red. But with the bronze wheels, I am starting to lean towards black.

AsphaltJ · 04-30-2021, 06:32 PM

I have red calipers (not brembo) on my Grey Asphalt Fr-S with black and white wheels. I think the red is great cause the car is mostly dark and it creats an highlight. It's the reason I still have orange sidemarkers too. But in your case, with the bronze wheel I would go with black. Both would be great anyway, good looking car buddy!

DarkSunrise · 04-30-2021, 07:44 PM

Red calipers with bronze wheels on a black car is a classic look. Would look similar to this:

DarkPira7e · 04-30-2021, 09:03 PM

Red calipers will not include an ls swap, don't be fooled

RToyo86 · 04-30-2021, 09:05 PM

With brembos red can work. Standard calipers to me are ugly.

I prefer the calipers to be understanded. Not really interested in a caliper catching my eye.

My base calipers are black.

cmiovino · 04-30-2021, 10:38 PM

I'm personally a fan of red when it comes to Brembos. Or other colors depending on the car. Yellow some stock on a few different cars, Gold on STIs, even light green on some.

Black is ok too, but on a black car, you end up not seeing them at all. If they're just regular calipers, it's black all the way for me, but with larger ones, I prefer a different color.

wbradley · 04-30-2021, 11:44 PM

Yellow, with carbon ceramic rotors.

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04-30-2021, 09:58 AM	#1
Mike_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Drives: 2016 Toyota 86 Location: DMV Posts: 426 Thanks: 253 Thanked 209 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Black Brembos or Red Brembos? Can't decide if I want to go with black Brembos or red Brembos on the car. What do you think would look best?

04-30-2021, 10:38 AM	#3
weederr33 Airborne at your service Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '17 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 6,325 Thanks: 4,528 Thanked 5,586 Times in 2,928 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Are you going for an all black theme? Could look good. I don't recall seeing anyone do black brembos, though I could be mistaken. __________________ Series.Yellowbird - http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122135 MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, CPT

04-30-2021, 11:01 AM	#5
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,932 Thanks: 3,199 Thanked 4,095 Times in 2,045 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Red is going to stick out too much, keep them black and let the rotors do the talking __________________ Turbo FR-S Build - Build Thread JDL EL Recirc manifold, Boostlab BL58x Turbo w/ T51R, 17x9 ARC-8, IAG block

04-30-2021, 06:32 PM	#8
AsphaltJ Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Drives: FR-S '15 Asphalt/Legacy GT '05 Blck Location: Quebec,QC Posts: 22 Thanks: 6 Thanked 17 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have red calipers (not brembo) on my Grey Asphalt Fr-S with black and white wheels. I think the red is great cause the car is mostly dark and it creats an highlight. It's the reason I still have orange sidemarkers too. But in your case, with the bronze wheel I would go with black. Both would be great anyway, good looking car buddy! Attached Images

04-30-2021, 10:37 AM	#2
x808drifter LMGTFY Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: 13 FRS, 91 Miata Location: Lava Town, HI Posts: 2,776 Thanks: 5,561 Thanked 3,646 Times in 1,625 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Grey or Pink. If they fade like so many I've seen.

04-30-2021, 10:59 AM	#4
FLIPDADY Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Sport Tech Location: Toronto Posts: 89 Thanks: 148 Thanked 80 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lot's of choices, but with your setup I'd personally go with gold with black Brembo decals. Sent from my LM-G900 using Tapatalk

04-30-2021, 01:37 PM	#6
Thefalls Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: Corolla GT Location: Sunny place. Posts: 208 Thanks: 371 Thanked 118 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Depends what kind of theme you are going for. Overall it looks like black will be more subtle with the car and wheels colour. I think black callipers will be good and bronze lettering.

04-30-2021, 07:44 PM	#9
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Red calipers with bronze wheels on a black car is a classic look. Would look similar to this: __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

04-30-2021, 09:03 PM	#10
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,932 Thanks: 3,199 Thanked 4,095 Times in 2,045 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Red calipers will not include an ls swap, don't be fooled __________________ Turbo FR-S Build - Build Thread JDL EL Recirc manifold, Boostlab BL58x Turbo w/ T51R, 17x9 ARC-8, IAG block

04-30-2021, 09:05 PM	#11
RToyo86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: 17 Asphalt 86 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,164 Thanks: 1,706 Thanked 2,196 Times in 1,125 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	With brembos red can work. Standard calipers to me are ugly. I prefer the calipers to be understanded. Not really interested in a caliper catching my eye. My base calipers are black.

04-30-2021, 10:38 PM	#12
cmiovino Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Drives: 2017 BRZ PP, 2004 WRX Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 341 Thanks: 16 Thanked 244 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm personally a fan of red when it comes to Brembos. Or other colors depending on the car. Yellow some stock on a few different cars, Gold on STIs, even light green on some. Black is ok too, but on a black car, you end up not seeing them at all. If they're just regular calipers, it's black all the way for me, but with larger ones, I prefer a different color. __________________ 2017 BRZ Limited Performance Pack - Steel Cities Region SCCA / North Hills Sports Car Club

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