Antonio323

The mod bug has been kicking very hard lately, but I'm on a budget, so I was thinking of doing something small and I think I finally decided what. I wanna paint my brake calipers. Painted calipers stand out good enough and it's very cheap. I'm thinking of painting them either black or white, and this is where I need your opinions and/or suggestions. I'm leaning a lot more towards black, but I think white would fit very good with what I have planned for the future. My car is black and I'm gonna do white Le Mans stripes in the future to match my GT500 leather seats. I also have black Bullitt wheels planned for the future, but I may Plasti Dip my stock wheels sometime next week (SPRING BREAK!).

My reasons for black calipers: looks very good, stands out a lot more, and it'll match with the rest of the car. Cons for black calipers: I may Plasti Dip my wheels black and plan on black wheels for the future, so they won't stand out so much.

Reasons for white calipers: looks pretty good, very unique (I haven't seen many white calipers), would stand out from behind black wheels, and a white accent on the exterior would match my interior (Shelby seats) and would compliment future white stripes. Cons: I honestly can't think of any.

Anyway, what do you guys think? I want to see your input. I would really like to do this on Saturday or Monday morning.

DSargent09

Plasti dip your wheels. You will love it

Antonio323

I will. I think I may do it as I'm painting the calipers, might as well if the wheels are already coming off.

kevinmalec

I chose black, but I am a little biase since, I painted my calipers black. ;-)
In reference to white paint, I am assuming it would show the brake dust really easily. The white paint/brake dust may turn more of a gray color.

Antonio323

Black it is then! It's ok to be biased lol. And you have a good point about the brake dust showing on white more, it shows plenty on my wheels and those are a gray color. Love your wheels! Are they 20s?

kevinmalec

Sorry for the delayed response, I was out of town on vacation during spring break. =-)
Good to hear I could help you with your decision. ;-)
FYI, the black will eventually start to turn brown due to the brake dust. every 6 months or so, I usually spray brake cleaner on the calipers and repaint, for a fresh look. It's not difficult, due to having 5 spoke rims.
Thanks and yes, my Cobra R wheels are 20".

a_lopez1975

Once you go black, you never go back ;0). I go for black....

BKamp613

Shift

Black or Red. Red looks sweet on a lot of dark color cars such as Black.

HIS S-197

I've never seen white calipers. I imagine they'd show well on a show car.
However, If you plan on really driving your car, BLACK.