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Title: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 23, 2013, 07:10:45 pm
Hi,

In looking to get my calipers painted front and rear and was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions on colours and pics to show what they look like. I like the Lamborghini orange which I think is savage orange or maybe yellow but not sure which is best for a Black GTi

J
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: skylinedan94 on May 23, 2013, 11:04:43 pm
I'm thinking of doing mine too, I was planning focus st orange :) same kinda colour, I reckon it'd look good, my golfs blue, so I'm hoping it'd be pretty good contrast of colours
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 23, 2013, 11:07:44 pm
Well if I get them done first ill send you a picture and let you see what you think. Someone said yellow as this is the colour porsche paint them to show ceramic discs. Choices hey
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: jaffa on May 23, 2013, 11:13:54 pm
my brother painted the brakes on his caddy orange its a nice contrast against the grey paint

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi929.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad140%2Fjaffa_2010%2Fmay%25202013%2520brakes%2Fnull_zpsfad30f45.jpg&hash=025e06a9e3b4be19e4e1589f902b8a6e974c51e0) (http://s929.photobucket.com/user/jaffa_2010/media/may%202013%20brakes/null_zpsfad30f45.jpg.html)

He also painted his brakes yellow on his laser blue gti and i painted my reflex silver gti brakes green
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: skylinedan94 on May 23, 2013, 11:15:55 pm
Ok cool sounds good, thanks, same goes for you... Yeah sounds good, I just thought orange was a bit different aswell lol, not very often you see those kinda colours on calipers.... They look sweet on the caddy mate.. I see what you mean about yellow though, would look good,
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: MC71 on May 23, 2013, 11:17:06 pm
Any colour will look ok with a black car, tie it all together and paint/wrap your GTI lip in the grill the same colour. Always looks good when peeps go orange/yellow/green/blue/pink/white.......well you get the idea!  :wink:
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 23, 2013, 11:21:23 pm
I like all of those colours, thanks but its given me more choices now. Dam you lol!

Will look at getting the lip painted as well, great idea thanks
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: jaffa on May 23, 2013, 11:23:45 pm
My brother painted his gti lip and engine cover yellow to match his calipers so it really ties in  with the whole car

heres mine and his together

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi929.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad140%2Fjaffa_2010%2F2012%2Fwww_zps154e3938.jpg&hash=97a5524fd08be325a2a9627d873a6d34c670edff) (http://s929.photobucket.com/user/jaffa_2010/media/2012/www_zps154e3938.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: MattR32T on May 23, 2013, 11:45:32 pm
Mine are Lamborghini Arancio Orange....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fw432%2FMattR32VR46%2Fimage_zpsfe29a200.jpg&hash=d0a6d018caddcfc5856d0159e1d845af6d379391)
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Chris92 on May 24, 2013, 12:49:06 am
Mine are Lamborghini Arancio Orange....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fw432%2FMattR32VR46%2Fimage_zpsfe29a200.jpg&hash=d0a6d018caddcfc5856d0159e1d845af6d379391)

Are those your actually calipers  :drool:  Give me!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: adamm on May 24, 2013, 01:19:57 am
Mines were Candy White.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4096%2F4862566833_24c84eb607_z.jpg&hash=b04c87260918766e0bbb39439cda0ce403db4df3)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4093%2F4864080547_4b5e7c2664_z.jpg&hash=2a1c316ec29bb861224cd63cc446b797cf934c6c)
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: eltel on May 24, 2013, 02:20:47 am
Some nice calipers there  :drool:mine could do with a paint any ideas for a tornado red golf fancy something different?
Cheers
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 24, 2013, 07:39:27 am
Mattr32

Love the colour is that a paint you can buy for the calipers? Or did they come that colour.
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: MattR32T on May 24, 2013, 06:57:48 pm
Mattr32

Love the colour is that a paint you can buy for the calipers? Or did they come that colour.


Painted this colour by Jonny at Brake caliper Refurbs....
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 24, 2013, 07:46:42 pm
What sort of money you talking? But then again if they look the nuts who cares
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: MattR32T on May 24, 2013, 08:03:12 pm
What sort of money you talking? But then again if they look the nuts who cares

Do you have the calipers?

Give Jonny an email, mention me and might get some money off which would be nice....... As I'm running out  :signLOL:

Jonny@brakecaliperrefurbs.co.uk
Title: Re: Caliper Colours Help
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 24, 2013, 08:08:33 pm
Cheers for that ill drop him a email now.