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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Dannygood on 11 September 2010, 19:53

Title: brake colour???
Post by: Dannygood on 11 September 2010, 19:53

Right folks its time to paint my calipers
What colour should i do them ?
bearing in mind my golf is rave green.
was thinking of yellow what does everybody think?

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: houston on 11 September 2010, 20:00

yellow

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Post by: richw911 on 11 September 2010, 21:31

Silver  :cool:

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Post by: mikemk4gti on 11 September 2010, 21:39

orange !

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Post by: paulhgti on 11 September 2010, 21:56

Blue

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Post by: Wayne on 12 September 2010, 00:03

Silver  :cool:

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: new to vw on 12 September 2010, 00:11

BLACK allday long bud......they end up that colour anyway :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Dannygood on 12 September 2010, 16:58

im thinking yellows winning so far

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Post by: Big Tone on 12 September 2010, 17:01

Do you need some special sort of paint for this?

thinking about the heat.

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: tech1889 on 12 September 2010, 17:07

yes they do special paint for painting brake calipers...


my colour choice would be lambo orange :)

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Post by: kuvalee on 12 September 2010, 18:09

orange!!

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Dannygood on 12 September 2010, 18:26

right this is her still think orange???

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: tech1889 on 12 September 2010, 18:28

yes good contrast..  :smiley:

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Post by: jake on 12 September 2010, 18:52

why on earth would you spray your brakes yellow? :rolleyes:

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: tech1889 on 12 September 2010, 19:03

Now who on earth had yellow brakes Jake ??  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Ben Lessani on 12 September 2010, 19:15

Quote from: tech1889 on 12 September 2010, 17:07

yes they do special paint for painting brake calipers...

Not really, standard Hammerite will be fine.

Can't help thinking yellow with green will look odd, I vote red :)

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Wazzzer on 12 September 2010, 19:29

pink

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Post by: mikemk4gti on 12 September 2010, 20:03

 I was joking when I said Orange! I think silver or black tbh.

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Dannygood on 12 September 2010, 20:09

hmmmmn! :undecided:

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Post by: s-l-i-x on 12 September 2010, 21:35

Brown  :cool: don't be a sheep  :grin:

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: houston on 13 September 2010, 00:24

i think yellow would go well with the green  :tongue:

how about being really different and go white, then spend every weekend cleaning them?

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Ben Lessani on 13 September 2010, 11:57

Quote from: houston on 13 September 2010, 00:24

i think yellow would go well with the green  :tongue:

how about being really different and go white, then spend every weekend cleaning them?

I used to have white callipers on my old car - they didn't really get *that* dirty, a jet wash now and then was sufficient.

But white on green would look weird too!

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: vwprime on 13 September 2010, 12:11

Still think you can go wrong with red  :grin:
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Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: Cov golf on 13 September 2010, 13:07

Yellow with orange spots

Title: Re: brake colour???
Post by: houston on 13 September 2010, 13:12

tartan!