Rice or Nice?? Red calipers
06-04-2007, 09:30 PM
#22
Registered User
iTrader: (32)
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: dartmouth
Posts: 3,148
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by OneI350
Nice, if I do this, I will become car of the month. Sweet!!
In any case, painting your stock calipers a black or silver would be alright. I would stay away from pretty much all other colors that would draw attention to them. Dont do red, or yellow. That would just be hideous. A sticker might look alright, but there isnt a whole lot of room for it, so Im not really sure on what you were looking to get out of it.
06-04-2007, 11:02 PM
#25
Originally Posted by OneI350
I really don't want this to be a standard vs Auto thread. It almost seems like the folks that have aftermarket brakes are saying, "nay" and the stock folks are saying, "go for it". If this is happening, then that sucks. If not, then thanks for your honest opinion.
06-05-2007, 04:57 PM
#26
Registered User
iTrader: (35)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Virginia Beach, VA.
Posts: 2,741
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
Please....
....don't
if you love your Z....it'll look really cheap in my opinion. If anything I woulf paint the hub and the calipers a matted black to make them less noticeable.
Just save up and get a BBK or OEM Brembo. Honestly I have to admit I considered what you said + some stoptech rotors. However, after considering my options I just don't see it as being worthwhile. At the end, I know I wouldn't be happy with it. I ended up with this instead...and I think it's the best choice.
For about 1.8k ~ 2k you can get some nicely used OEM Brembos from a Track, GT, or 35th Anniversary Edition Z and do the install yourself.
....don't
if you love your Z....it'll look really cheap in my opinion. If anything I woulf paint the hub and the calipers a matted black to make them less noticeable.
Just save up and get a BBK or OEM Brembo. Honestly I have to admit I considered what you said + some stoptech rotors. However, after considering my options I just don't see it as being worthwhile. At the end, I know I wouldn't be happy with it. I ended up with this instead...and I think it's the best choice.
For about 1.8k ~ 2k you can get some nicely used OEM Brembos from a Track, GT, or 35th Anniversary Edition Z and do the install yourself.
06-05-2007, 07:33 PM
#27
Originally Posted by halfass872
Not everyone needs/wants a BBK. Or has/wants to drop 2K on brakes, if their stock brakes are doing just fine for their style driving. I think if done tastefully it would be fine. He can always repaint them silver or black if it looks rice.
06-05-2007, 07:41 PM
#29
Registered User
iTrader: (59)
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Posts: 8,517
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
obviously choosing red means that he wants other people to notice them behind the wheels (show off factor) Which is cool, but IMO showing off single piston stock brakes by painting them red is really rice.
+1,000,000
You have a 25k+ two seater , rwd, sports car. Just add a bbk. Z already looks expensive, make it look even better. I'd understand one day when the z depreciates down to 10k-12k dollars and ricer kids that can't afford brakes so they paint the calipers.
If you are trying to mod and don't have enough money, you shouldn't mod until you do. There is no hurry.
06-05-2007, 08:32 PM
#35
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 1,604
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
People buy BBKs more for performance than for the color they come in. Even then, sometimes the color of the BBK calipers don't match the car's theme, so some people have them repainted.
If it's okay to paint BBK calipers, I would say that it's okay to paint OEM calipers too.
If it's okay to paint BBK calipers, I would say that it's okay to paint OEM calipers too.
06-06-2007, 02:07 AM
#36
Registered User
iTrader: (35)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Virginia Beach, VA.
Posts: 2,741
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
obviously choosing red means that he wants other people to notice them behind the wheels (show off factor) Which is cool, but IMO showing off single piston stock brakes by painting them red is really rice.
So basically your saying, if you can't afford a BBK, or don't want/need a BBK, you have to deal with the oxidized grayish stock caliper, or be rice. Even though the rest of your car looks pristine. This is just as bad as the guys who always answer an engine performance question with "Just go forced induction". And believe no Z is fast unless it's got a turbo or supercharger on it. If everyone wanted/could afford a supercharger, we'd have it.
06-06-2007, 03:05 AM
#37
Registered User
iTrader: (11)
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Seattle/Portland
Posts: 2,754
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by halfass872
So basically your saying, if you can't afford a BBK, or don't want/need a BBK, you have to deal with the oxidized grayish stock caliper, or be rice. Even though the rest of your car looks pristine. This is just as bad as the guys who always answer an engine performance question with "Just go forced induction". And believe no Z is fast unless it's got a turbo or supercharger on it. If everyone wanted/could afford a supercharger, we'd have it.
06-06-2007, 09:45 AM
#40
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Uxbridge, MA
Posts: 301
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i have redline z and i painted mine red with the brackets black. i have a lot of black mods and cf so it looks nice to me, not rice. oxidation looks ridiculous and i would rather leather seats so i didn't buy a track but some day i'll upgrade to brembo or something. having brembos on a stock z is a little excessive if you ask me but everything aint for everybody so i say do what you think looks better!