What colour to paint the brake hubs + calipers???

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05-09-2006, 09:20 PM
Ru$kI

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What colour to paint the brake hubs + calipers???

Hi guys

I've been playing with the idea of painting my brake hubs & calipers, but haven't been able to settle on a colour. Im choosing between blue, black, and gold, and i have white rims.

Here's a pic of my car:

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7...6061410lt2.jpg

I'm sure you guys can imagine what blue and black would like, but as far as gold, here's a pic I've found of gold brakes with white rims (even though it's not a Honda):

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5...dbrakessl3.jpg

Here's the closest pics I've been able to make using modifymycar.com of a honda looking as close as possible to mine, with the 3 varieties of caliper colour:

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6314/coloursxy9.jpg

What colour do you guys reckon I should go with?
Also, if anyone can do a photoshop edit of my car with gold coloured brakes n calipers, that would be awesome.

Cheers
05-09-2006, 09:30 PM
chef_32

i reckon black cos it looks good without being ricey....
05-09-2006, 09:31 PM
m3ntAL_l2

pics dont work
05-09-2006, 09:40 PM
Ru$kI

...try now

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Originally Posted by m3ntAL_l2

pics dont work
05-09-2006, 09:41 PM
egSi

leave them as is imo or clean up with a wire brush imo.

are your brakes stock atm?
05-09-2006, 09:42 PM
funkdr

BLUE SPoon blue
05-09-2006, 09:56 PM
Ru$kI

Yea...they're stockies. Thing is, its the rear hubs that are my biggest headache...as the hubs have that crap rust colour on them which ruins the contrast with the white rims.

I've tried cleaning the rust off them but it comes back in next to no time, so the solution is to spray over, and to make it nice n colour coded...spray the calipers too.

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Originally Posted by egSi

leave them as is imo or clean up with a wire brush imo.

are your brakes stock atm?
05-09-2006, 10:21 PM
czy_sol87

i did mine gold and my car is red, with silver rims, i rekon it looks good
black or blue, u probly wont be able to see it
05-09-2006, 11:37 PM
funkdr

Rust is a dark gold colour
06-09-2006, 01:30 AM
n/a

RED!! red is for racing!

do you have drum brakes on the rear? don't paint the drums if you do.. not a great look.
06-09-2006, 01:36 AM
TYPE-ONE

the oem kinda gold. Like when the car is new.
06-09-2006, 01:50 AM
An41

I personally would prefer to keep them clean, but there is no problem with painting them either.

I think black would go pretty nice
06-09-2006, 02:02 AM
|N|

i have blue
06-09-2006, 09:09 AM
Ru$kI

Quote:

Originally Posted by n/a

RED!! red is for racing!

do you have drum brakes on the rear? don't paint the drums if you do.. not a great look.

its a VTi, so calipers all round. ;)

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Originally Posted by funkdr

Rust is a dark gold colour

Lol, rust is like brown orange vomit colour man! Im sure gold would look better than rust, lol.
06-09-2006, 09:27 PM
Boban

I have red (goes faster, stopping hasn't improved though :))
White car, white wheels
07-09-2006, 10:22 PM
blu3illusion84

i have red on my ek1...
black ek and white rims!
16-09-2006, 12:12 AM
TypeRice

are drum breaks paintable?
16-09-2006, 09:59 AM
Ru$kI

yea...spacepants_fb has painted his in red