Painted brake calipers - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

meeskee2 · 04-09-2014, 01:36 PM

I have been toying with the idea of painting my calipers this spring but I'm not sure on color and looking for opinions. I have a WRB BRZ with red Rally Armor flaps. I was thinking, Red, Blue, Yellow or Neon Green

supramkivtt2jz · 04-09-2014, 01:44 PM

If youre going to paint it, might as well paint it red and keep the theme.

That said, I wouldnt paint them at all.

Deadspool · 04-09-2014, 01:44 PM

Along with the color of your car, matching caliper paint also is effected by the color of your rims for effective contrast.

olorin · 04-09-2014, 03:23 PM

If you are already going red, then go red. Yellow goes better with blue IMO:

whitedemon · 04-09-2014, 07:03 PM

I used to have a white prelude. I had the calipers painted neon green. I looks really good. If you have a white car, that's what I recommend.

gramicci101 · 04-09-2014, 07:07 PM

What color are your wheels?

Drebin252 · 04-13-2014, 08:17 AM

I just painted mine blue today

I don't have a far away shot cause I want to let the paint dry for a day first

Grymm86 · 04-13-2014, 10:22 AM

black

Frank5364 · 04-13-2014, 11:08 AM

What you guys use to paint? Im a car noob and deff dont want to screw up the car

thanks

Dr. BRZ · 04-13-2014, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by meeskee2

I have been toying with the idea of painting my calipers this spring but I'm not sure on color and looking for opinions. I have a WRB BRZ with red Rally Armor flaps. I was thinking, Red, Blue, Yellow or Neon Green

Since you are wr blue, ( same as mine by the way ) to make it pop during the spring, paint them yellow. I painted mine yellow and it looks awesome on the wr blue color. Dude forget red, 99% of people always paint their calipers red. Do something different and stand out. You can go with green, as of matter of fact i was thinking of painting mine neon green next !

Dr. BRZ · 04-13-2014, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank5364

What you guys use to paint? Im a car noob and deff dont want to screw up the car

thanks

From my experience i can tell you VHT is awesome to spray paint the calipers. Just don't use dupli-color, it sucks!

Frank5364 · 04-13-2014, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. BRZ

From my experience i can tell you VHT is awesome to spray paint the calipers. Just don't use dupli-color, it sucks!

Where can i pick them up?

Drebin252 · 04-14-2014, 08:19 AM

I used VHT paint. No problems yet (cause it's only been a day).
note on photos: I washed it and changed the tail lights after

meeskee2 · 04-14-2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. BRZ

Since you are wr blue, ( same as mine by the way ) to make it pop during the spring, paint them yellow. I painted mine yellow and it looks awesome on the wr blue color. Dude forget red, 99% of people always paint their calipers red. Do something different and stand out. You can go with green, as of matter of fact i was thinking of painting mine neon green next !

yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm going with yellow. I just need to find the time now haha

View Poll Results: Caliper color
Red	31	63.27%
Blue	7	14.29%
Yellow	7	14.29%
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olorin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: GBS Premium Location: Denver Posts: 154 Thanks: 41 Thanked 59 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you are already going red, then go red. Yellow goes better with blue IMO: __________________ Build Thread

04-13-2014, 08:17 AM	#7
Drebin252 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: GTS 86 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 44 Thanks: 97 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I just painted mine blue today I don't have a far away shot cause I want to let the paint dry for a day first Attached Images __________________ "Daaannngggg!" - Random Pedestrian.

04-09-2014, 07:03 PM	#5
whitedemon Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 brz Location: dallas tx Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I used to have a white prelude. I had the calipers painted neon green. I looks really good. If you have a white car, that's what I recommend.

04-09-2014, 07:07 PM	#6
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04-13-2014, 11:08 AM	#9
Frank5364 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ white limited Location: NC Posts: 119 Thanks: 73 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What you guys use to paint? Im a car noob and deff dont want to screw up the car thanks

04-14-2014, 08:19 AM	#13
Drebin252 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: GTS 86 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 44 Thanks: 97 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I used VHT paint. No problems yet (cause it's only been a day). note on photos: I washed it and changed the tail lights after Attached Images __________________ "Daaannngggg!" - Random Pedestrian.

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