Caliper Color ideas

Bnks · 08-11-2019, 11:00 AM

Trying to find a nice color to paint the calipers on my MG f30. Looking for some ideas. If you have pics of your MG f30 painted calipers, I would like to see

Gen13 F36 · 08-11-2019, 11:25 AM

Copper, bronze, gold, silver just imagination. I'm thinking painting mine too

upsidedownfunnel · 08-11-2019, 11:29 AM

I also think some darker shade of metallic yellow/orange like copper, bronze, or gold would look good.

Solidjake · 08-11-2019, 12:02 PM

Silver but with a clear coat added on top for extra gloss

1QuikWS6 · 08-11-2019, 05:56 PM

MG is one of the colors that actually look good with either red or orange calipers, blue not bad either

Gen13 F36 · 08-11-2019, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Solidjake

Silver but with a clear coat added on top for extra gloss

silver on this F36... what do you think.

GenXer · 08-11-2019, 08:21 PM

Red, blue and yellow are overdone. I think copper, gold or bronze would look great.

LongRuf · 08-12-2019, 02:43 AM

Teal or a quality royal purple. Go big.

eluded · 08-12-2019, 02:46 AM

Blue

Desertnate · 08-12-2019, 09:08 AM

I'd go with a nice glossy black. It will make they stand out a little bit from the rotors, shows you actually took the time to do something different with the calipers, yet won't show brake dust like other colors.

Unless it's a BBK, I'm not a fan of red or yellow calipers. I don't mind the blue on my MSport brakes, but my tastes tend towards the subtle side of things.

rcaso26 · 08-12-2019, 11:36 AM

I went with a shiny blue color on my MG 328i. I wanted blue but I wanted to make sure it was a different color than the OEM blue calipers

DrBall · 08-12-2019, 12:50 PM

i went with the burnt copper VHT color and a few coats of gloss and love the outcome.

GGEVOX · 09-21-2019, 11:36 PM

I hate myself for messing up not ordering the Track Package.

My local auto parts store used to sell a kit that I would brush on that worked really well. Dont see that anymore. What is everyone using? Seems a bit overkill to have it professionally. I love the look of my M40i blue and want to do the same to the 440ix.

johnung · 09-22-2019, 06:10 AM

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I hate myself for messing up not ordering the Track Package.

My local auto parts store used to sell a kit that I would brush on that worked really well. Dont see that anymore. What is everyone using? Seems a bit overkill to have it professionally. I love the look of my M40i blue and want to do the same to the 440ix.

G2 Caliper Paint at G2USA. About $45 from TireRack. Brush it on your calipers right on the car. Follow directions especially air temperature range to get results that look sprayed on. I've written about it in detail many times. Just search on "G2"

TK335iMSPT · 07-20-2020, 08:41 PM

Old thread I know but hoping this helps future viewers like myself. These are mine painted with G2 custom color (San Marino blue) I also have MG.

Canadared · 07-20-2020, 08:52 PM

I wanna do neon yellow but I'm having one hell of a time trying to find some place that will ship the Foliatc caliper paint kit to Canada

08-11-2019, 11:00 AM	#1
Bnks Private 165 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW F30 335i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Jersey iTrader: (0)	Caliper Color ideas Trying to find a nice color to paint the calipers on my MG f30. Looking for some ideas. If you have pics of your MG f30 painted calipers, I would like to see Attached Images
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08-11-2019, 11:25 AM	#2
Gen13 F36 Brigadier General 1599 Rep 3,752 Posts Drives: 428i Gran Coupe Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	Copper, bronze, gold, silver just imagination. I'm thinking painting mine too
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08-11-2019, 11:29 AM	#3
upsidedownfunnel Colonel 1996 Rep 2,499 Posts Drives: 2014 335i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4) Garage List 2014 BMW 335i [0.00]	I also think some darker shade of metallic yellow/orange like copper, bronze, or gold would look good.
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08-11-2019, 12:02 PM	#4
Solidjake ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 945 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: '13 328i Msport 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NYC/SNJ iTrader: (2)	Silver but with a clear coat added on top for extra gloss
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08-12-2019, 02:43 AM	#8
LongRuf Second Lieutenant 89 Rep 214 Posts Drives: 2015 F31 328d Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Teal or a quality royal purple. Go big.
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08-12-2019, 02:46 AM	#9
eluded 2JZ-GTE 3035 Rep 3,992 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	Blue __________________ A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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Desertnate Captain 391 Rep 849 Posts Drives: BMW 435i Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Swansea, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 435i [0.00]	I'd go with a nice glossy black. It will make they stand out a little bit from the rotors, shows you actually took the time to do something different with the calipers, yet won't show brake dust like other colors. Unless it's a BBK, I'm not a fan of red or yellow calipers. I don't mind the blue on my MSport brakes, but my tastes tend towards the subtle side of things.
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08-12-2019, 11:36 AM	#11
rcaso26 Lieutenant 331 Rep 472 Posts Drives: 2015 328i xdrive Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	I went with a shiny blue color on my MG 328i. I wanted blue but I wanted to make sure it was a different color than the OEM blue calipers Attached Images
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08-12-2019, 12:50 PM	#12
DrBall Private First Class 126 Rep 136 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Xdrive Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	i went with the burnt copper VHT color and a few coats of gloss and love the outcome. Attached Images
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09-21-2019, 11:36 PM	#13
GGEVOX Second Lieutenant 63 Rep 201 Posts Drives: G01 M40i, F36 440xi Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	I hate myself for messing up not ordering the Track Package. My local auto parts store used to sell a kit that I would brush on that worked really well. Dont see that anymore. What is everyone using? Seems a bit overkill to have it professionally. I love the look of my M40i blue and want to do the same to the 440ix.
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07-20-2020, 08:41 PM	#15
TK335iMSPT Lieutenant 299 Rep 479 Posts Drives: F30 335ixdrive M Sport Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (3)	Old thread I know but hoping this helps future viewers like myself. These are mine painted with G2 custom color (San Marino blue) I also have MG. Attached Images
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Canadared Private 54 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 335i F30 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I wanna do neon yellow but I'm having one hell of a time trying to find some place that will ship the Foliatc caliper paint kit to Canada
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