got bored of having red calipers...

[ben g]

and being called a boy racer, so painted them silver today.

big improvement i think, looks standard and also much cleaner.

will post some pics of the car tomorrow as i ran out of light.

 

[Swiftly]

They look better. Just need to do the hubs now

 

[ben g]

cheers. i kept the hubs black for now as i have black alloys.

 

[Swiftly]

Got ya

 

[bluestreak56]

 

[Toe-side]

I tidied mine up over the winter with My Green stuff Pads.
And when I took the pictures..... yes I had a wheel bolt missing on both sides............. before someone comments..............because they will. :wink:

 

[Swiftly]

Looks different, but I actually like the look of them Can you get different colours?

 

[andysat]

You have a wheel bolt missing from both wheels

 

[ZermattV]

red stuff ... With silver

Miss them ... Well the look

 

[Swiftly]

You have a wheel bolt missing from both wheels

Toe-side had already mentioned the missing bolts

 

[Swiftly]

red stuff ... With silver

Miss them ... Well the look

I likey

 

[Toe-side]

andysat nice try!.............. :wink:


The pads were originally green (EBC Green stuff) but I got some touch up from e-bay to keep them fresh they had loads of colours

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAKE-CALIPER-DRUM-PAINT-METAL-STEEL-HEAT-RESISTANT-ENGINE-High-Temperature-Temp-/270908604320?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&var=570058026948&hash=item3f13693fa0

 

[ZermattV]

red stuff ... With silver

Miss them ... Well the look

I likey

They would suit yours

 

[Ian58]

Same colour as mine on avatar pic Kawasaki green

 

[andicole0]

I like red callipers :x

Andi.

 

[Swiftly]

red stuff ... With silver

Miss them ... Well the look

I likey

They would suit yours

I was thinking the same, especially as I have a nice set of newly refurbed 224's to fit in the next few weeks. More expense :lol:

 

[ZermattV]

Paint is from halfords - only issue with the pads is they are not great cold they are designed for fast road use and track

 

[Dreamer]

MUCH better! Im a big fan of coloured calipers, but only if they're nice looking 4/6/8 pots.

 

[ben g]

I like red callipers :x

Andi.

so do i, but they're impossible to keep free of brake dust when it's a daily and they end up looking dull an dirty in the end.

weirdly enough, a corsa forum i'm on (used to own a corsa) hated the red calipers and much prefer silver. on here it's the other way round. who'd have thought that?

i used to have orange calipers on my old focus. i changed them to black in the end as they were also a pain to keep clean :lol:

 

[Simn]

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