Painting Brake Calipers

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:38 am

I'm thinking of painting my brake calipers just unsure what colour

Does anyone have a British Racing Green MX5 with painted brake calipers? or have photos of any?

Thanks,
Tien

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:44 pm

I've got the BRG NB8A, but no painted calipers. Was considering doing it actually, but it's on a very low priority.

I know irwin83r has painted his calipers on his evo gold NB8A. He did black calipers with yellow Mazda lettering. Looks pretty nice.

If you end up doing it, be sure to post up photos

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:11 pm

yeah i will post some pics

just unsure what colour suit my 5 atm tho

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:24 pm

If I was going to do it, I'd be doing it with as close a green to the car colour as possible. But I'm going for that green themed look, which may not be what you're after. Mind you, it's probably the easiest colour to match.

I don't know what other colours would work except either black or perhaps a shinier silver. I don't think red would look too good unless they were brembo calipers or something...

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:13 pm

I agree wit marcusus (except the green bit), maybe even yellow? something contrasting so it's noticeable.

I did mine as per instructions of ... uhmmm ... I forgot who it was. Do a search Tien as a similar question was asked a month ago.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:53 am

did a bit of photoshop

I'm a noob at photoshop so yeah

I thought about doing silver but because the rims are silverish it wouldn't stand out

So all i could think that would suit the car was either orange and green

Orange - Matches up with the side indicator and reflectors

Green - Would probably be better if it was darker but then it would almost be like as if it was black

Let us know what you think

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:11 am

it's not what we think - it's what you like.

Just do what you like.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:55 am

Uncle Arthur wrote:it's not what we think - it's what you like.

Just do what you like.

lol the only problem is i dont know which one i like

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:23 pm

I wouldn't go the orange, but that's just me. Reason being I changed my indicators from the orange to the clear ones, so it wouldn't match with the indicators.

The green looks alright, but of course you need to select a green that's much closer in colour to the BRG. If you get a green that's completely off, it'll not match just as the orange doesn't really match.

Again, this is personal opinion though.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:47 pm

marcusus wrote:I wouldn't go the orange, but that's just me. Reason being I changed my indicators from the orange to the clear ones, so it wouldn't match with the indicators.

yeah i thought about this one too

I was thinking of changing the indicators to those clear ones

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:04 pm

I think a darker colour is a good idea. I don't know if an mx-5 is the right car to have calipers that stick out hugely.

At least the NB brakes look a little more impressive than my NA6s' do with the NB8B 16's.

So I would go a darker colour rather than bright one if it was me, BRG would be spot on in my opinion.

Ben,

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:22 pm

AZNTieN wrote:yeah i thought about this one too

I was thinking of changing the indicators to those clear ones

The clear lights clean up the look of the car so much.

The only other colour I can think of that would work on the 5 would be black, but then that doesn't seem to quite work in my mind either, unless you do something like irwin83r did and painted yellow lettering on them to make it stand out more.