How many of you guys have painted your calipers and what color did you choose? I'm debating on what color I should paint mine. Suggestions?

 

Search, big thread on this before.

 

I painted mine red and I love it. Added some 350Z letter graphics. Subtle touch and looks great especially with the Axis Hiros.

 

It looks OK. I did it on my last car but for some reason i feel like the 350 just deserves a bbk, save up 1200 buks and get one, itll be far better.

 

yea it deffinitly does deserve a BBK but im gonna go and paint mine just cuz im cheap and i feel slotted rotors and EBC red stuff pads work well enough for me.

 

+1

 

If you don't *need* a BBK, there's no point in doing it (why spend $1,200+ ?). There's plenty of people who do it for "the look" and nothing more and to me... that's silly.

I also went red w/ 350Z letter graphics. Adds a bit of color behind the wheels (which is too complex of an idea for many people here as demonstrated by another thread). Don't worry, it looks great (better than stock).

 

I did mine like lascala26 and very happy with them. I find that it looks much better with the letter graphics than paint alone.

 

I don't really understand the BBK for the Z either. Performance is only increased marginally. Unless you track ALOT, for me the $1200 plus for the kits is not worth it. The stock brakes on the Z are great. Change the brake pad and you're in even better shape. Chicken summed it up.....painted calipers look better than stock.

 

I've been considering doing something like this when I get a new set of wheels for my car (doesn't make much sense with the stock 17's...couldn't really see them), but I've been thinking that I'd get them powder coated rather than painted. Powder coating lasts longer than just painting. Unless you're going to be changing the color a lot...I think you'll get more out of your expenditure by doing it that way.

 

I actually like my painted calipers with the stock 17's. Besides people can see them when you are driving.
If you had thin spokes, the brakes and the rotors looks so tiny and just doesn't look right. I got red btw.

 

thanks a bunch for all the replies. I just orderd me some G2 red paint and going to get the 350z lettering.

 

IMO the stock Z calipers are not conducive to painting, since they don't have a clean smooth surface. They have all sorts of hills and valleys to paint around, which also makes it look less clean when painted.

You can do it if you want, but you're fooling yourself if you think it will look as clean as, say, the famous Porsche red calipers.

 

a page i made
http://www.panhandlez.com/calipers/calipers.html

 

Totally disagree with the statement that they don't look as good as Porshce red calipers. If you take your time and apply a nice even coat or two, the calipers will look facorty finished. The Z graphics further the "finished" look. I agree that they don't have a smooth plastic look, but they can still look like they were done at the factory. I've had mine painted for a year and there is no fading or chipping. It makes for a nice, cheap, sporty mod.

 

I powedercoated mine red instead of painting them.





I also put the JVD stickers on them...

 

^ nice looking calipers!

 

you can also take a sanding wheel and sand them smooth before painting them.

 

how much to powdercoat and how much are the decals for the calipers