caliper color opinions: what color should mine be? - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

WKderF · 04-21-2006, 06:21 PM

im having my calipers powdercoated to give them a fresh look and im having a very difficult time deciding on what color to have them coated. I have narrowed down the choices to either mirror blue or sparkle silver. Its a tough call so I thought id put up a poll & see what everyone thinks & what their opinions are. The brakes are wilwood 4 piston for the front & 2 piston for the rear. the stock color they come in is black, but extreme heat has faded the annodizing which is why im having this done.

so what should i do?

btw: here is a pic of the car, wheels, & brakes as they currently are.

wrxman60 · 04-21-2006, 06:25 PM

im for the mirror blue, match the car

speedDman1 · 04-21-2006, 06:34 PM

I have an 06' WR-blue wrx, and it comes with the red 4-pots....and I get so many compliments on how sweet the red looks with the blue

Silverfc88 · 04-21-2006, 06:36 PM

I say silver or black

WKderF · 04-21-2006, 06:37 PM

ive already thought about red & its simply not a color im interested in using.

speedDman1 · 04-21-2006, 06:39 PM

What kind of rotars are you using, and you are still on stock brakes, right?

WKderF · 04-21-2006, 06:40 PM

please read the above post entirely & look at the picture. I am using Wilwood 4 piston brakes for the front, & Wilwood 2 piston brakes for the rear. The rotors i will be using when the calipers are finished will be powerslot rotors for the front & rear.

speedDman1 · 04-21-2006, 06:51 PM

sorry, I scrolled too quickly...i feel like an idiot. I think blue annodizing would look pretty rediculously awesome.

S4toSTI · 04-21-2006, 06:53 PM

Keep the stock color.

Sincere · 04-21-2006, 07:05 PM

Yellow.

WKderF · 04-21-2006, 07:11 PM

uhh. . . no.

S4toSTI · 04-21-2006, 09:09 PM

Dude the stock color is hot.

Silverfc88 · 04-21-2006, 09:26 PM

The stock black looks sick as is.

If you had to change mabe a silver/grey and the letters can be polished.

WKderF · 04-22-2006, 03:14 AM

only problem here is that the wilwood logo is cut into the caliper, it is not raised. the logo is actually the last thing to be done at the factory, after they have been annodized. this means that no matter what i do, the wilwood logo and the caliper will be the same color. there is no way to have them be a different color. if i leave them the way they are, the fronts almost look purple, while the rears are still black.

WRX27 · 04-22-2006, 08:23 AM

Blue ftw, I like matching stuff up

2slowMX5 · 07-02-2006, 07:50 PM

Blue car - Bronze (or gold) calipers....

Definately look the part

bastid · 07-02-2006, 09:09 PM

I saw an Alcon BBK painted white and they looked great!

**TROLL** · 07-02-2006, 09:10 PM

good discussion, but for those curious wkderf got brand new black wilwood calipers to replace his discolored ones. of course he may be getting something a bit larger and a bit redder in the future

WhiteXFire · 07-02-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

good discussion, but for those curious wkderf got brand new black wilwood calipers to replace his discolored ones. of course he may be getting something a bit larger and a bit redder in the future

That say StopTech?

**TROLL** · 07-02-2006, 09:24 PM

whats that post missing? oh yeah... tact, thats it... ;)

my opinion on calipers, now that i own red ones... brake dust is a bitch. it was never really an issue to clean my calipers before when i had grayish stock ones and then even grayish 4 pots, but gloss red is a whole different story and its pretty annoying.
red and gold look hot though, but i think my favorite are the silver (possibly bare machined) prodrive brakes... [billy madison]so hot, want to touch the backing plate[/billy madison]

edit for pic:

View Poll Results: what color should my calipers be
BLUE	7	50.00%
SILVER	5	35.71%
SOMETHING ELSE	2	14.29%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

04-21-2006, 06:21 PM	#1
WKderF Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia Member #30 My Ride: Taste The Beast iTrader: (2)	caliper color opinions: what color should mine be? im having my calipers powdercoated to give them a fresh look and im having a very difficult time deciding on what color to have them coated. I have narrowed down the choices to either mirror blue or sparkle silver. Its a tough call so I thought id put up a poll & see what everyone thinks & what their opinions are. The brakes are wilwood 4 piston for the front & 2 piston for the rear. the stock color they come in is black, but extreme heat has faded the annodizing which is why im having this done. so what should i do? btw: here is a pic of the car, wheels, & brakes as they currently are. Last edited by WKderF; 04-21-2006 at 06:26 PM.

04-21-2006, 06:25 PM	#2
wrxman60 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philly Member #834 My Ride: WRX iTrader: (0)	im for the mirror blue, match the car __________________ THE WHEELMAN

04-21-2006, 06:34 PM	#3
speedDman1 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware. Member #1372 iTrader: (0)	I have an 06' WR-blue wrx, and it comes with the red 4-pots....and I get so many compliments on how sweet the red looks with the blue __________________ SpeedDman1 on clubwrx.net -'06 wrx TR

04-21-2006, 06:36 PM	#4
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	I say silver or black __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

04-21-2006, 06:37 PM	#5
WKderF Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia Member #30 My Ride: Taste The Beast iTrader: (2)	ive already thought about red & its simply not a color im interested in using.

04-21-2006, 06:39 PM	#6
speedDman1 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware. Member #1372 iTrader: (0)	What kind of rotars are you using, and you are still on stock brakes, right? __________________ SpeedDman1 on clubwrx.net -'06 wrx TR

04-21-2006, 06:40 PM	#7
WKderF Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia Member #30 My Ride: Taste The Beast iTrader: (2)	please read the above post entirely & look at the picture. I am using Wilwood 4 piston brakes for the front, & Wilwood 2 piston brakes for the rear. The rotors i will be using when the calipers are finished will be powerslot rotors for the front & rear.

04-21-2006, 06:51 PM	#8
speedDman1 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware. Member #1372 iTrader: (0)	sorry, I scrolled too quickly...i feel like an idiot. I think blue annodizing would look pretty rediculously awesome. __________________ SpeedDman1 on clubwrx.net -'06 wrx TR

04-21-2006, 07:05 PM	#10
Sincere Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stay out of my garage! Member #248 iTrader: (5)	Yellow. __________________ "I'm going to put my nutsack on your..." To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-21-2006, 07:11 PM	#11
WKderF Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia Member #30 My Ride: Taste The Beast iTrader: (2)	uhh. . . no.

04-21-2006, 09:26 PM	#13
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	The stock black looks sick as is. If you had to change mabe a silver/grey and the letters can be polished. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

04-22-2006, 03:14 AM	#14
WKderF Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia Member #30 My Ride: Taste The Beast iTrader: (2)	only problem here is that the wilwood logo is cut into the caliper, it is not raised. the logo is actually the last thing to be done at the factory, after they have been annodized. this means that no matter what i do, the wilwood logo and the caliper will be the same color. there is no way to have them be a different color. if i leave them the way they are, the fronts almost look purple, while the rears are still black.

04-22-2006, 08:23 AM	#15
WRX27 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Work Member #363 My Ride: 2004 Subaru WRX Sedan iTrader: (0)	Blue ftw, I like matching stuff up

07-02-2006, 07:50 PM	#16
2slowMX5 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Member #1351 iTrader: (1)	Blue car - Bronze (or gold) calipers.... Definately look the part

07-02-2006, 09:09 PM	#17
bastid Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1732 My Ride: 2008 BMW M3 iTrader: (0)	I saw an Alcon BBK painted white and they looked great! __________________ *2008 BMW ///M3 Coupe: Alpine White on Extended Fox Red Novillo Leather Factory Options:* Premium Package : M-DCT : 19" Alloys : Technology Package : Bi-Xenon : Heated Seats : EDC : Premium Audio : iPod/USB Adapter Modifications: APE Performance S65B40 Air Filter : Fabspeed X-pipe : Remus Race Muffler

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