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Title: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Buck on 28 March 2011, 12:01
OK I've deep cleaned and sealed my wheels over the last couple of weekends and also spray painted the disc centres with matt silver as I was sick of seeing the rust on them (appears to be a typical VAG issue as had it on my Audi too) They look so much better but with the wheels off I realised just how grubby the calipers are looking.

Rather than just cleaning them up I will be painting these too.

As it is a black car - what colour do you think will best suit? I like the idea of red (prompted by GTD 2010's Mod'd car) but wonder if that is a bit "in your face"? Black is o-so subtle and silver is more OEM.

Tell me what you think?

Thanks
Adrian
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Rhyso on 28 March 2011, 12:09
Kawasaki Green  :laugh: :laugh:

I'd go silver  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: danski on 28 March 2011, 12:12
I`ve been considering the same...on a black car too.
I think red will look like you`re trying to add a bit of GTI to a GTD and will prolly get a lot of criticism from the GTI boys on here, I`ll be going either black or gunmetal grey with mine, I tink.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Buck on 28 March 2011, 12:19
Kawasaki Green  :laugh: :laugh:


Now there's an idea!! ;)
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: countrytrucker on 28 March 2011, 12:20
What wheels do you have?

Gold is quite nice, I've seen it done before. Blue would look too much like the old R32.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: KennyGTI on 28 March 2011, 12:20
What about blue, same colour as the R32  :huh:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: MAW73 on 28 March 2011, 12:27
I would playsafe and paint them red, especially as they would standout nicely on a black car.





Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Steve30 on 28 March 2011, 14:01
Yellow would look great  :cool: differant from the rest
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Wayne on 28 March 2011, 14:19
Red would be good choice  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Snoopy on 28 March 2011, 17:28
I always liked the skodas when theres were green.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Jimble on 28 March 2011, 17:44
Black imo, i still find it strange that vw chose not to paint them in the first place. I suppose it's just one more area where the GTI is superior! :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Snoopy on 28 March 2011, 17:50
nar they don't paint the calipers properly either.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: R32UK on 28 March 2011, 17:57
Black imo, i still find it strange that vw chose not to paint them in the first place. I suppose it's just one more area where the GTI is superior! :laugh: :lipsrsealed:

+1

Black
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Jimble on 28 March 2011, 18:12
nar they don't paint the calipers properly either.
:grin: mine are red in a couple of places!
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Buck on 28 March 2011, 22:19
Cheers so far!

Looks like reds winning...any more votes?
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: ashie_b1986 on 28 March 2011, 22:23
i have red on my black mk4 golf
i think red calipers look good on a black car
and i personaly like blue on silver cars
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: gizzywizzy on 29 March 2011, 00:02
RED
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: DRC on 29 March 2011, 00:36
Red for me too. I had red on my old Stealth Leon, looked brill :)
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Exonian on 29 March 2011, 05:45
Black.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Rhyso on 29 March 2011, 09:20
Paint them red and you'll turn your car into something its not   :shocked: :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: MAW73 on 29 March 2011, 09:26
Paint them red and you'll turn your car into something its not   :shocked: :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:

^ b!tch   :kiss:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Rhyso on 29 March 2011, 09:28
Paint them red and you'll turn your car into something its not   :shocked: :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:

^ b!tch   :kiss:

Who? Me?   :huh: :shocked:  :cry: :tongue: :kiss: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Buck on 29 March 2011, 20:14
^^ Yeh you!! ;)


Hmmm tempted to to go red could always paint them black after if I don't like them?
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Jimble on 29 March 2011, 21:02
I would've said red if there was anything else red on the car but otherwise might look a bit odd. Take SteveP for example, he put orange calipers on so wrapped the grill stripes to match which looked superb imo.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Buck on 29 March 2011, 22:03
I know what you mean. I like the fact that that the car is black and silver only.

My worry iS that red might look brash !!

The more I think about it, black is the answer.

Decisions decisions
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: gizzywizzy on 29 March 2011, 22:22
I know what you mean. I like the fact that that the car is black and silver only.

My worry iS that red might look brash !!

The more I think about it, black is the answer.

Decisions decisions

You sound like James Gould  :grin: Anyone know what happened to him?
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Snoopy on 29 March 2011, 22:25
Freaky that as i think i spotted his Golf yesterday on the roundabout.

My GTI has silver calipers.
Title: Re: Painting Calipers - What colour?
Post by: Jimble on 30 March 2011, 00:03
Freaky that as i think i spotted his Golf yesterday on the roundabout.

My GTI has silver calipers.
WWHHHYYYY???? :shocked: