tdottsx

im getting a new set of rims which are mesh style and a hyper black/platinum colour. my tsx is white and i have a black roof. i was thinking of getting them painted black but im also thinking of red? what do you guys think. will you really notice them if there black? any 1 have pics of a white tsx with black calipers & red. thnks

jlukja

I think either would look ok, the red being more "adventurous".

Chadwick

White would look nice too. Depends on how much you subscribe to that whole, 'too hard to keep clean' mentality though.

I've always toyed with painting mine white, I think it would look neato.

But then again I say things like neato. If you don't want to go too outside the box, red then. For sure.

Audioserf

Red stands out, black cleans then up and is understated, but can be dressed up a bit with white Acura decals, which is the route I took.

Remember that red will fade to orange and then to pink within a year or two. Black doesn't have that problem.

Chadwick

Is that pretty much the general rule of thumb with all of these supposed Caliper paint kits Audio? Or are some better than others?

bluexcrush

depends on the quality of the paint you use. i've seen red calipers stay red even after a few years.


fyi, I painted mine gunmetal. imo, if i had bbk i'd show them off, but not stock calipers.

amadeus303

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That's exactly the line of thought I had... I went black to just "tidy" the look up since 2 years had given my calipers an oxidized look... I'd didn't want to draw too much attention to the brakes unless the were a BBK - I just wanted a nice clean look. I bought white 'Acura' decals for them, but decided not to put them on...

ill45

don't paint them... just get a BBK!

tdottsx

lol no not planning on keeping the car for that long, i just want to get rid of that ugly grey.

tdottsx

i always thought of getting them white, maybe i'll do that...