Painted Brake Calipers - Golden - Updated Pics

I would have mine coloured but I wonder how the mechanics treat them in the dealerships?
My car has to go in - even for mundane tasks like pads and I don't think painted bits and bobs would be shown any respect.
 
I'm going to paint my calipers this week I got a white car so not sure to go for silver anybody gone different on a white Z4
 
If you go silver I can recommend Plasticote Chrome spray paint.
Very shiny to start but will dull down after a while.
Also stays shiny on the disc hubs.
I found ordinary silver paint went dark too soon and needed re-spraying.
Also the rear callipers are steel so will need several coats to keep the rust from breaking through.
 
There is quite a useful colour guide tool here, Select your car colour, some various alloy styles and 18 different caliper colours.
Gives you a good idea of the result and takes the guess work out of it a little
http://pbbrakes.com/bmw-z4-e89-09-up-rear-big-brake-kit.html

Mike
 
Painting the calipers is the next step on my very slow and cautious journey aimed at doing more of my own maintenance on the Zed. Gold is now a strong contender. It's not going to be done until the weather warms up a bit!
 
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