01-19-2018, 12:21 AM | #1 |
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Honest opinion about painted calipers?
Yesterday I saw a 50i on a gas station, black M Sport with black 22 inch AC Schnitzer rims - it had red painted calipers and they looked so good
I need to say before this eye opening event I had a strong opinion that painted calipers are rice. Now I'm not so sure anymore Some manufacturers have a factory red painted calipers - like VW GTI for example. When done properly - without painting clips and pads and with good prep work - it looks very good. I do understand that they are still stock calipers, but it's not an attempt to make them look like BBK. It's just they really do look good in red with blacked out rims on x5. I am on a fence, I don't want to look rice, but on the other hand - not many cars out there have 365mm rotors like 50i has and imho BMW stock brakes for 50i are very good - probably best on market among stock calipers, second only to Porsche. I'm sure they provide more braking power and performance than some aftermarket 1-piece calipers that come in bright colors by default - so in that regard it's not trying to make them seem something they are not, they already are excellent brakes to begin with. So why not improve appearance and make it easier to keep cleaner calipers simultaneously? If I had a Kia with tiny brakes I wouldn't do it, but in this case I feel like I have enough performance to back it up their improved appearance, no? Also, wanted to mention that you guys know me, I'm all for performance, I sacrifice comfort for dynamics, I try to improve real power hp/tq my car has, I reduced unsprung mass, did weight reduction of the car, I'm at 500+ hp currently proven by dyno, my 0-60 is 3.8sec (basically at x5m level), I have planned to weigh my car and run 1/4 mile, BUT I still hesitate to do something like painting calipers red because of stigma associated So rice or not rice in this case if done properly? I want to paint dark red (not bright red) and I'm not going to put any stickers on it, no M logos or anything, just really want them to tie the look of the wheel setup (blacked out rims, with red calipers) on Alpine White x5 Hard to find good photos, but for example take this M3 on the photo below - it has stock calipers painted red, just like I want with black rims and drilled rotors. This is the look I'm hoping to go for. What do you guys think? Last edited by DuSh; 01-19-2018 at 12:34 AM.. |
01-19-2018, 01:20 AM | #2 |
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You worry way the hell too much about what others may think. Painting them will look good/at home.
No need to justify aesthetic upgrades with comparable power upgrades. Your car and mod plans work nicely overall, even if I may not agree with the tuner lug/stud conversion.
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01-19-2018, 08:44 AM | #9 |
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It is highly ghey.... and very rice... if you want the look buy a bbk.
But is your car and life. It really doesn’t hurt anyone and who cares what others think
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I though the OP was talking about the BBK .... yeah, painting regular calipers is a little ..... well, trying too hard IMHO.
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I been itching to do the same but I want to stay away from normal colors..
i was thinking of the baby blue thats on the M logo white silver/grey gloss black Last edited by nyalpine90; 01-19-2018 at 10:29 AM.. |
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01-19-2018, 11:24 AM | #13 |
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I don't see anything wrong with painting your calipers. Mine are painted and it looks great. No different than painting your trim, tail pipes, wheel color, etc.
My previous car with OEM red calipers. Really pops on a car with black wheels.
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01-19-2018, 11:28 AM | #14 |
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Can't see them that much on my current car
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01-19-2018, 12:07 PM | #17 |
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Wasn't it Porsche who introduced painted calipers first to begin with? They paint their stock calipers: for example base Cayenne gets black paint, S gets silver, Turbo gets Red and Turbo S gets Gold (if I'm not mistaken). I mean is Porsche ghey too?
It's really interesting where people draw a line of what is ghey/rice and what is not? We have many threads about blacking out rims or wrapping trim or painting exterior body elements starting from reflectors and ending with roof, people even paint seats or change trim color, black out tailpipes etc As I said in my first post stock 50i calipers may outperform some BBKs and yet we don't call BBKs ghey/rice when they are Red. Interesting, but we have such strong stereotypes and prejudice about certain things. At least you guys are honest! I appreciate that! I'm still thinking whether to do it or not lol Last edited by DuSh; 01-19-2018 at 12:28 PM.. |
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And this type of caliper, IMHO ...... (I think gold on Porsche means ceramic, according to my neighbor who has a turbo 911 and turbo Cayenne) |
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01-19-2018, 02:49 PM | #20 |
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One is attractive and one isn't .... why draw attention to the ugly?
You gotta love forums, people ask opinions and then when one is given (that doesn't agree with theirs) they get all butt hurt. Listen, it boils down to it being your car and what you want to do with it. If that's the case then why even ask for opinions? I look at mods this way, I like some cosmetic mods as long as you are not trying to make your vehicle look like something it isn't. To paint (again just my opinion) non-BBK brakes is nothing more than trying to make them look like BBK .... something they are not. When we had our Infiniti G37, every now and then someone on the forum would want to de-badge the Infiniti stuff and put Nissan Skyline badges on it. It's their right to do it but again, trying to make it look like something it isn't. OP .... seems like you already had your mind made up before you posted so it's your car man, do what you like. |
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Agreed with Florida, the DIY painted caliper looks ghetto... the one from Porsche is professionally done. If you can get your stock calipers to look like that Porsche caliper minus the "PORSCHE" then it might be alright. Imo the rotors being plain and non slotted or drilled also makes a difference. If I was OP I'd bite the bullet and get the M Performance /brembos / bbk sets and call it a day.
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