NFLblitze1

im bringing back this poll that i posted awhile ago but im adding an option. as ive said before i have a blue theme going on, with neons (eek), the blue LED's and the Illuminated Door Sills....im debating whether to paint the calipers RED (as ive seen many pictures of it looks great), BLUE (a darker shade of blue, this will go great with my blue theme, but i don't think it will be as aggresive and sporty looking as red), or BLACK (might give it a more stealth mature look)

tzakiel

I'd go with black or red. I found white was best for my white car, but for a silver car I don't know. Red perhaps.

NFLblitze1

yea i figured red would be nice...im dying to see what blue looks like tho, i was looking for a blue that is darker than what u had tzakiel

tzakiel

my blue was duplicolor engine enamel: ford blue

i did find a shade darker blue, but I nhever applied it, i went straight to white engine enamel paint which I think looks HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

flvol77

I have WDP, I like the white, but I am putting on Brembo DR/S rotors and Axxis brake pads which WILL create more break dust, so over time I have no clue how the white will look. Where did you get your white paint from?

tzakiel

I just bought universal white engine enamel from duplicolor at advance auto parts, masked off everything except the caliper parts and sprayed 3 coats, 5 mins between coats.

I had a bright blue color before the white, and even after a full week of driving there was almost no dust on the calipers, looked great.

NFLblitze1

so you painted them white already? do u have pics?

blktl1

VHT Caliper paint

http://store.clubrsx.com/merchant.mv...egory_Code=BCP


When I did it I used this stuff. it is made for it. It looks great and holds up real well. i suggest that you buy 2 cans so you can get everything convered.

ericajackhannahjamie?

Is it hard to paint? I am thinking about painting it RED too.

cM3go

Black

blktl1

Its not hard but it is a pain to make sure that the calipers are clean and grease free

Iceman23

Red

NJ Aegean 03

Brake cleaner first, then scrub with a brush. You can also use simple green or castrol super clean (diluted) as well, they both work great. This gets the area as clean as humanly possible. Let it air dry. As for paint, VHT makes good caliper paint, so check them out as well... http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhthigtembra.html

NJ Aegean 03

No, it's not hard.. just make sure the area is prepped correctly. Make sure the it's clean and don't forget to tape off areas to prevent overspray.

Teh Jatt

how about this?

tzakiel

Yes I have pics of my calipers in photo gallery, thread is "updated WDP - smoked n aero" caliper pic toward bottom of first page.

blktl1

Where did you get cross drilled rotors?

NFLblitze1

lovin the smoked look...not lovin the bluish look.

but now im not so sure about the red....being that so many people said black.... does anyone have a silver TL with black Calipers?

tzakiel

Yeah those look like very good brakes and rotors but did they come with that baby blue paint or did you do that?

NFLblitze1

tzakiel...i think those are the way the calipers come, ive seen those before, im not sure if they come like that tho, im guessing because they have a logo embedded on it

A-TLvic882

BLACK -

pimpravi

black.. i did mine in black.. they look great

altezzajovy

Black. . .

NFLblitze1

do you guys have any pics of the black calipers on SSM TL? 3G

ericajackhannahjamie?

blktl1, NJAegean03, thanks for the tips, I will keep that in mind I just realized I have black calipers on my 6MT, so I dont need to paint it at all.

NFLblitze1, the easiest way to see a black caliper on SSM TL is to check on 6MT

blktl1

Wait. TheMainEvent, You drive a 6mt. All I have to say is wow. i very rarely see and women driving sticks anymore. at least in my town.

ericajackhannahjamie?

yes I do, I learned how to drive a car in MT, so I just stuck to it since then. I have never owned a AT vehicle before and I don't think I'll ever own one. It's more fun this way, you feel more in control when driving a MT.
BTW, I am from your town

tmitch2315

If you are into status, Porsche colors in order of cost of brake systems are Black, Red, and Yellow at the top.

blktl1

Oh yeah. If you dont mind me asking whats your name? If you dont want to say its cool but maybe I know who you are.

Teh Jatt

Rotora www.rotora.com

kcrumbley

How bout Silver..

TheBster

I'd say black will look best w/ silver.
Check out ChrisQ. He painted his calipers black and he drives SSM S.
One of these days I plan on painting mine black, so let me know how the process goes?

GLowrdr

I think he already went.... that was back in 2005

LoveMyTL-S

I had red on my 04 SSM TSX and it really looked good. Good luck with your project.

imj0257

iTrader: (1)

thats a toughy. honeslty id go with black, although the blue on the pic above looks pretty good. (i have a SSM too)

IDEA: How about someone with photoshop skills use the above photo and do one with red one with blue and one with black?

imj0257

iTrader: (1)

Blazing GT

thats a poor "photoshop" ^^^^ LMFAO

Blazing GT

Go with Red man....you cant even see black calipers

imj0257

iTrader: (1)

na i'm jk i know it is one shitty ass ms paint job

SMOOHGUY76

Does anyone know where I can get the Blue illuminated door sills for an 2006 TL