Colour Calipers On Green Car?

[tommygun]

After reading through lots of the posts on here, I really like the idea of painting my calipers.

Amazing source of how to guides and equipment info on here!!

However, I am undecided on which colour to go for on my green is200.

I am not a serious modder and this would probably be the only visual mod I would bother with, so not after anything lairy!

I am thinking either black or gold...

Any thoughts guys?

[Parthiban]

Yep black, silver or gold would get my vote.

Probably black if you're not going to do much else.

[autogloss valeting]

Yep black, silver or gold would get my vote.

Probably black if you're not going to do much else.

Gold FTW! ;)

Cheers

Mike

[Tango]

My IS200 Sport is green, and the calipers are red with black lettering. Doesn't look lairy at all.

[tommygun]

My IS200 Sport is green, and the calipers are red with black lettering. Doesn't look lairy at all.

Have you got any photos? Id love to see what it looks like.

Cheers

[stevie_]

black.

why anybody would want to attract attention to standard brake calipers is completely beyond me.

[tommygun]

Decided on black with silver Lexus decals from fleabay.

What's the best way to apply the lacquer? Is it best painted on or sprayed on?

[besty78]

Decided on black with silver Lexus decals from fleabay.

What's the best way to apply the lacquer? Is it best painted on or sprayed on?

bought a kit off flea bay for about 18 quid mate http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-E-TECH-CAR-BRAKE-CALIPER-ENGINE-BAY-PAINT-KIT-NEW-/370372024374?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item563be49836 this link is for the white but they sell black too , it includes the paint and the degreaser spray and brush , you need to buy a wire brush though to scrub them up first and then degrease as your doin it to get rid of the crap and rust ,i then applied 2 coats to each caliper ,first coat only needs about an hour to dry enough for the second coat which then needs 24 hours to properly cure ,you dont need a seperate laquer for this paint , i painted my horns to match the calipers too , i also have a green lex and decided on gold although i was also going to go for black , put me some pics up after your done mate so i can see what it would have looked like ;)

[tommygun]

Nice one Besty, i'll check that out. Your gold calipers look good. Got to find a free day to get them done now! I'll post some pics when finished.