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Painted Calipers?

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#1 ·
Hi Guys I'm getting tempted to paint the brake calipers yellow and add the little AR decals on my GTV (in Blue)... Who thinks ill live to regret that?
 
#4 ·
Maybe by being concerned enough about it to post here shows that it may have been a bad idea... and the initial reaction seems to agree. Maybe red would be a safer option. Thanks guys. P.S. has anyone painted theres before? I've not seen a haynes manual for a GTV with instructions to remove and refit them?
 
#5 ·
What are the rims like. Blue car yellow brakes, sounds good to me. You'll get noticed.
I'm changing the family SW for the new 147 Collezione in white which I don't think comes with fancy callipers. I was thinking of painting them red like Brembos. I dont know whether it would be laughable or classy. I just know that white cars are transformed by nice brakes. Does anyone know how much a brembo brake upgrade (or similar) would be
 
#12 ·
Yellow is exactly what i had in mind too.
Am getting it done sometime int he future, one of the last things on my list. Set of groove disc avail from company on ebay, offer a black galvanised finish too. Will be pitching that against yellow with nice coat of lacquer, already bought my black decals.
I don't mind everyone's opinion but i do think it will look good yellow.
Already looks good with red, no reason why a simple minute contrast is going to ruin anything. have fun and all the best.
 
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Thanks for your offer OttoLove, very generous!

I was in a Halfords the other day and came across the paint... they had black, red and yellow. Red, Yellow, Red, Yellow i was asking myself..... Went for the safe option and choose Red. May get change to paint um whilst installing my strut bar next weekend :eek:)
 
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