im going to paint my calipers

i have a 2004 SSM TL with stock rims. ive seen pictures of Silver TL's with RED calipers and it looks very nice, nice and sporty and yet not overbearing. but i kinda have this blue theme going on with my car (Blue Neons, Interior Blue DOMES and DOORS, blue illuminated sills) and in the near future BLUE AEM INTAKE. im not sure which color to paint them. also what caliper paint is good to use? and does anyone have any pictures of Blue calipers on 04-05 SSM TL with A-Spec body kit preferably

 

When you do this mod, make sure u post pics.

Btw how did you change out your vanity mirrors to white leds? was it hard? and was it a 921 wedge led?

 

i ordered the LED's off EBAY they are W9's. its not hard to change them out you just have to be careful when prying out the vanity enclosure. on the right side of the outer casing there is a hole u can stick a screw driver into and wedge it out, but be careful because there are 3 layers. theres the ROOF LINING a METAL CASING and then the PLASTIC ENCLOSURE, you want to get it inbetween the metal and the plastic without bending the metal and it will pop right out and you just switch the bulbs.

 

awesome....I just changed them out, thanx for your help. I had a couple of extra 9wleds.

 

also...sorry to double post....ive read up on the caliper paint...is the G2 Pain that good? and is it that hard to paint the caliper yourself.......also...would u recommend to do all the calipers? or just the front 2

 

This is the paint I bought, I will let you know how it goes.

Paint

 

the blue looks a little too flashy for my taste. too skyish...looking for something darker.

 

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NFL, are you going to take the wheel apart or paint it thru the rims? That would be really easy... would it work? Just slap it on there and let dry?

 

Quit bumping your posts so soon, or at all. This isn't the Black Market, and you don't need to bump unless several days have gone by and you haven't gotten an answer, and then you should only bump once.

I deleted a bump in your other thread that you posted one hour after you posted the thread.

 

paint them BLACK!

 

black wouldn't really stand out though

 

i think im gonna take the wheels off and make a sunday out of it, so i can get that extra practice in, incase i need to change a flat tire and not have to wait for acuras shitty road side assistance

 

Too flashy for your taste? That's pretty funny, considering your TL has the most neons and LED's on this forum...

I'd go with either red or black, although I wouldn't paint it in the first place. Make sure you clean 'em properly before painting.

 

i meant flashy in the brightness of the color, i personally like the blue scheme i have, the caliper paint he showed me was more of a sky blue as opposed to a neon blue.

 

Is this really better than having them powdercoated at a shop? Has anyone seen any problems with the paint that would warrant the extra money on PC?? I have ben thinking of doing the same thing and am curious as to the best way to do it..... Thanks guys

 

I want to paint my brake caliper black and i have no idea how to do it. is it easy to do and can i buy the goods @ like autozone or something? any ideass i would really appreciate thx !!!!!

 

 

Nah...I wouldnt go with black because it wont stand out. Normally I would have chosen red but since your car has a blue theme, I would go with blue. Jatt has blue calipers on his car...may be a pic/photochop would help other users to better evaluate the choices

 

navy blue... red would look bad with all the other blue stuff

 

How about yellow? That would be nice and garish.

 

Definitely red . . . especially with SSM. Plus it will make it look like you have the Brembos.

I was looking at the Duplicolor Caliper Pain Kit at Autozone today. Red was out, so it seems to be the most popular color. Anyone used this kit?