Painted Calipers

ltripley1983 · Post by **ltripley1983** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 pm

Decided I'm gonna paint my calipers red and the bars behind the grill.

Should make the purists heads explode.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:34 pm

ltripley1983 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 pm Decided I'm gonna paint my calipers red and the bars behind the grill. Should make the purists heads explode.

Wifey insisted on bright yellow smoothrite on her Sterling Grey one.
Oh, and the engine bay strut braces too.

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:38 pm

[quote=enuff_zed post_id=1876758 time=1634582049 user_id=23640
Wifey insisted on bright yellow smoothrite on her Sterling Grey one.
Oh, and the engine bay strut braces too.
[/quote]

Obviously as the man of the house you put your foot down and told her in no uncertain terms that just was not going to happen whilst you were in charge.

What shade of yellow did you go for?

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:53 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:38 pm [quote=enuff_zed post_id=1876758 time=1634582049 user_id=23640
Wifey insisted on bright yellow smoothrite on her Sterling Grey one.
Oh, and the engine bay strut braces too.

Obviously as the man of the house you put your foot down and told her in no uncertain terms that just was not going to happen whilst you were in charge.

What shade of yellow did you go for?
[/quote]
Nope, I said do what you like but you're still not eating in my E89.

Think Smoothrite only does 'kin bright yellow.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:36 pm

ltripley1983 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 pm Decided I'm gonna paint my calipers red and the bars behind the grill. Should make the purists heads explode.

I'd say go for it.

My car already had red calipers and bars behind the grilles - I really like them.

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:49 am

I did the bar behind the grilles over the weekend. Took the left hand grille out and unscrewed the 4 torx bolts. Fiddly as feck!

Also opened the 4 boxes sitting in the shed containing the big brakes kit. Luckily I can get them sanded/ painted before they go on the car

Best of luck!

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:56 am

Don't think many would object to a red caliper tbh

MalNCH · Post by **MalNCH** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:17 pm

ZedsDeadbabyZedzdead · Post by **ZedsDeadbabyZedzdead** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:21 pm

Done mine red last month

Zedebee · Post by **Zedebee** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:49 pm

jock156 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:49 am I did the bar behind the grilles over the weekend. Took the left hand grille out and unscrewed the 4 torx bolts. Fiddly as feck!

It really is so much easier to do when you have the bumper off.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:05 pm

Zedebee wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:49 pm
jock156 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:49 am I did the bar behind the grilles over the weekend. Took the left hand grille out and unscrewed the 4 torx bolts. Fiddly as feck!
It really is so much easier to do when you have the bumper off.

You guys!
Take both grilles out and it's easy mcpeasy.
Says the bloke who used to get volunteered for all the inaccessible jobs on Tornado as he had the smallest hands.

ZedsDeadbabyZedzdead · Post by **ZedsDeadbabyZedzdead** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:13 pm

Or buy these

ltripley1983 · Post by **ltripley1983** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:39 pm

ZedsDeadbabyZedzdead wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:21 pm Done mine red last month

Me likey

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