StypeCL

What do you guys think. You think red brake calipers would look ricey? I might paint them black. Tell me what you guys think.
Peace

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01 CL-S Satin Silver
Eibach Pro-Kit, Brushed aluminum dash kit, 5%tint all round, Spoiler, Weapon R intake

CLpower

no not ricey, but i think you need a brake upgrade to make them look proper. Black would be cool, i'm thiking of doing the same. Black would look good on your silver IMO

QwiQ cLs

I painted my calipers red
everyone says it looks wayyy better and more elegant


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StypeCL

What color CL do you have?

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01 CL-S Satin Silver
Eibach Pro-Kit, Brushed aluminum dash kit, 5%tint all round, Spoiler, Weapon R intake

Jayru

No, It will not look rice. I used to drive a 1990 pontiac bonneville and I painted the calipers/drums RED with the Plasti-coat paint they sell at the automotive shop. Clearvcoated it and it looked great. Even matched the off-red color I had.

I WILL be painting my calipers cherry red on my new type-s just as soon as I can!!!!!!!!!




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amir was here

i always thought they neever looked rice.

they make you notice the clean lines of the car more, its stylish, like a spoiler kind of way.

CLpower

painted drums are rice

DtEW

Putting paint on calipers adds an insulating layer of resin on top of the already anodization-protected parts. It hurts heat dissipation a bit, and so contributes a bit to fluid fade. Being a step backward in performance, it is "rice".

Stripping the bland stock anodization and re-anodizing with your favorite color is better than painting, but's a lot of money and effort for just looks, kind of like vinyl graphics and/or racing stripes.

If you guys look closely at the Brembos, AP's, Baers, etc. on proper race cars, you'll see that the vast majority are anodized in a dark color to facilitate heat dissipation.

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soopa

Painted calipers are sweet if done in Red... or a neutral color like Black or Silver.

Painted drums are rice.

And I dont agree at all with DtEW's statement...

Paint will not insulate at all... paint conducts heat just as well as if it wasnt there.

Powder Coating may hurt heat dissipation since a benefit of Powder Coating is to keep heat out (like on CAIs)... so it may keep heat in on calipers.

But I really dont think that paint will do that.

I would like to see some solid research sayin yay or nay on that issue... I have a feeling DtEW's statement is not much more then a wild guess.

Either way... go for it... anything is better then the pitted aluminum crap we have for calipers.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fog Lights
Aftermarket Black Wood Trim Kit

QwiQ cLs

My cls is black
i have red type S sticker on the side too so it matches
its kinda like the Type R sticker

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mattldm

How about painting them to match the body color? Rice or not?

My CL is Emerald green, I think that green would look good!

You really need some rims with a lot of open space so you can see your fancy painted calipers!

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2001 CL-P Emerald/Parchment

frederix

got any pics?

NOVAwhiteTypeS

Not ricy at all, I've seen them on a M class AMG and it looks tight. I was actually thinking about it since it will match the S badge and the brake lights.

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White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers, Comptech Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.
AEM CAI once they decide to make the dame thing.
235/40/17's or 225/45/17's once I found out which one works for me.

gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load. preheader.

soopa

I think body color calipers are nice...

A lot of the concept cars these days have body colored calipers. Expecially all the Pimp Gold concepts... Ive seen more pimp gold calipers these days then I could ever want to hehe.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fog Lights
Aftermarket Black Wood Trim Kit

sneakypete

Very ricey. Why don't you put some of those Japanese writing stickers on your car while you are at it. An AMG might have paited calipers, but that is ok because it came that way, not because some clown painted them himself. But to each his own. If that is what you want, knock yourself out.

Technique

What kind of paint and clearcoat to use? Do you have to take the brakes apart or can you just masking tape em up and spray away?

Thanks.

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Silver CL-S w/ Navi, Spoiler, Wheel Locks, Trunk Tray, 19169, 9005
Toyo 235/45ZR17-97W* T1-S Proxes on 17X8 SSR Competition Wheels (47.2 lbs lighter than stock wheel+tire setup)
G-Tech (Full tank of gas, 60F, VSA off, SS) - 5.93 seconds

soopa

The most popular paint for calipers is made by Foliatec.
Foliatec Caliper Paint

You can really use any heavy-duty high temp paint though.

You can either brush it or spray it on.

You can take off your calipers for a super clean job... or try and mask everything.

But make sure you clay your car afterwards if you spray anywhere near it... cuz its prolly pretty likely youll get some overspray on your baby

Heres some caliper spraying info:
http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/DIY/paintingcalipers.htm


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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fog Lights
Aftermarket Black Wood Trim Kit

Technique

Sweeeet. Thanks for the link. I'm going to paint mine red with just caliper paint. No kit.

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Silver CL-S w/ Navi, Spoiler, Wheel Locks, Trunk Tray, 19169, 9005
Toyo 235/45ZR17-97W* T1-S Proxes on 17X8 SSR Competition Wheels (47.2 lbs lighter than stock wheel+tire setup)
G-Tech (Full tank of gas, 60F, VSA off, SS) - 5.93 seconds