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      08-11-2015, 05:02 PM   #1
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Caliper painting

I don't know what colour to choose between white and gold/bronze caliper for my e90 , the car is black with black wheels
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      08-11-2015, 07:48 PM   #2
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paint them classic silver
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White will get so dirty, so easily. Blue is my favorite, but of your two choices listed, I'd go with gold (perhaps brembo gold or Alpina gold).
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White will get so dirty, so easily. Blue is my favorite, but of your two choices listed, I'd go with gold (perhaps brembo gold or Alpina gold).
There's so many bmw with blue calipers , M cars or equipped with m performance brake , I want something different, maybe I'll do gold ya
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paint them classic silver
Stock brakes should stay stock color=silver.
Cars look silly with painted stock calipers not big enough
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Paint them gold, let them dry, then CLEAR coat over them. It'll look great on your black car!
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I think you can't go wrong with Silver or black. to answer your questions I think Gold or Bronze would look really good with your Black on Black. They are so similar to pick between but I'd say I like Gold better but if you want something more rare/different go with Bronze. I also think Red would look good.
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I think you can't go wrong with Silver or black. to answer your questions I think Gold or Bronze would look really good with your Black on Black. They are so similar to pick between but I'd say I like Gold better but if you want something more rare/different go with Bronze. I also think Red would look good.
Thanks buddy , and yeah im thinking about going gold/bronze
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I don't know what colour to choose between white and gold/bronze caliper for my e90 , the car is black with black wheels
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How about a slightly lighter color for your wheels to showcase them first? The lack of contrast makes them kind of look like a black blob. Then some nice silver paint for the calipers
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Gold or silver. Gold would look cool but a bit flashy.
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Gold or silver. Gold would look cool but a bit flashy.
More like a gold/bronze
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How about a slightly lighter color for your wheels to showcase them first? The lack of contrast makes them kind of look like a black blob. Then some nice silver paint for the calipers
I know this is off topic of the thread but I've always liked Black on Black but I have been becoming more and more a fan of a little contrast. I REALLY wanted to go with a gunmetal grey on my Black car but then found the m359's (one of my top choices) in silver from another forum member.

IMO you can't go wrong will Silver, it's always a clean look and offers contrast on darker colors. However, with the Gunmetal I think it offers a little contrast while still looking clean but a little more of an aggressive look (doesn't look as much like factory wheels)

Bottom line though, I think they all look good on Black. Just comes down to personal preference.
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