Painted Calipers...

  1. #1
    Do i paint my new calipers when they arrive or not?

    Either red or leave them black..
  2. #2
    Do they come already painted black then bud?

    Id say red but your saxo is red so maybe too much on yours?

    I did mine red as they are huuuge and i wanted them to stand out more
  3. #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by riggsy View Post
    Do they come already painted black then bud?

    Id say red but your saxo is red so maybe too much on yours?

    I did mine red as they are huuuge and i wanted them to stand out more
    Yeah calipers come black from the factory, well my standard ones are anyway.

    Yeah was thinking it might be too much.. hmm..

    These new ones will be a bit bigger i excpect a aswell.

    Hard decision! lol..
  4. #4
    Depends if you want them noticed like i did?

    If so paint them red.
  5. #5
    If they are quite big then i will paint them!

    Want big ones noticed.

    Cheers mate!
  6. #6
    What you getting 266mm?
  7. #7
    ye.

    I'll compare them in size to my standard ones and see whether they are much bigger, if so will paint them red so they stand out.
  8. #8
    I had that setup on my vtr and yes the calipers were noticeably (Spelling) bigger
  9. #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by riggsy View Post
    I had that setup on my vtr and yes the calipers were noticeably (Spelling) bigger


    They will probs be going red then!!

    Quick question too, do i need different carriers?
  10. #10
    Yes but should come with them!?
  11. #11
    Ah ok, williams said they will come ready to fit so will probs come with them then.
  12. #12
    Yes of course they will, stop worrying

    To give you an idea, heres the 266mm on my vtr...





  13. #13
    lol, i aint worrying!

    Ooooo, look lovely! Is that with mintex discs??
  14. #14
    Cheers, no the discs were from ebay, just drilled and grooved as i wanted them to look nice.

    If you use red they should look even better and bigger.
  15. #15
    No probs.

    Will be getting the red hammerite out then by the sounds of things! lol.. Me and my hammerite!

    Cheers for your input and pics mate, but i'm off now! Spend too much time on here!

    Cya.
  16. #16
    No worries
  17. #17
    i have red calipers on my saxo, they look good, although can be annoying to keep clean at times
  18. #18
    when i got my 266mm set up from williams the calipers were already red lol
  19. #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by cheese- View Post
    i have red calipers on my saxo, they look good, although can be annoying to keep clean at times
    True, good point!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by craigy_87 View Post
    when i got my 266mm set up from williams the calipers were already red lol

    LOL.

  20. #20
    Black or Silver...
  21. #21
    No, has to be black or red..

    i have no silver on my car that it would go with or anything so..
  22. #22
    tough decision dunno if it'll be to much red or not

    so if they turn up red you gonna leave them that colour lol
  23. #23
    lol, if they turn up that couluer then yeah..

    will have a look when they come.. Dont want too much red tbh!!
  24. #24
    when i got them they needed a wee touch up though, an they still do lol. so might be an excuse to paint them black if you wanted
  25. #25
    ye true, well i will post piccies up etc and ask for opinions on the matter.
  26. #26
    good idea
  27. #27
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by craigy_87 View Post
    good idea
  28. #28
    black with red citroen sticker
  29. #29
    My 266mm calipers, painted with red hammerite.



  30. #30
    sorry to go off subject how much they costing you? as i need new brakes
  31. #31
    Red definately makes calipers stand out a lot more than blackwould
  32. #32
    Both of those brake setups look really nice tbh.. Do like the citroen sticker on the second one!

    graeme-PM williamsvts.. he will tell you what he can do them for..
  33. #33
    if your cars red you'd have to have an exact match imo for them to look ok

    go black or silver
  34. #34
    Where did you get those Citroen stickers from?
  35. #35
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Global_discovery View Post
    Where did you get those Citroen stickers from?
    You can get them on ebay
  36. #36
    red or grey