Painting barke calipers

tvl1219 · 10-13-2011, 09:30 AM

Has anyone painted their stock calipers?? I\'m thinking bout it but still on the fence!!! Any pictures would be great!!

THE TECH · 10-13-2011, 09:33 AM

Personally, the stock calipers aren't worth painting.

1MOREMOD · 10-13-2011, 09:43 AM

I wouldn't paint them yellow or red but have thought about repainting them black again just so they look a little better. I actually putting on my stud conversion today and will be cleaning up the whole wheel well area and making the decision if painting is needed or just a detail.

tvl1219 · 10-13-2011, 04:34 PM

I don't track my m3 so I don't see the point of spending 6-8k for BBK!! Just and a different look without breaking the bank!!

1MOREMOD · 10-13-2011, 04:36 PM

im not gonna paint as it all cleaned up really well today when i put on my studs. black also goes with the theme of my car anyway.

aus · 10-13-2011, 06:17 PM

I saw a car with painted stock calipers and it looked good from a distance. Up close, they just looked like painted calipers. It's cheap and worth doing.

Exclusivs · 10-13-2011, 06:25 PM

Don't do it...Period. Cheapens the look of the car...

If you want to bring some attention to your brakes only way to do it is rocking a true BBK setup!

1MOREMOD · 10-13-2011, 06:30 PM

the finish you end up with wont be anywhere near what the stock is. it will probably peel off or look poorly. that being said i did it on my x5 just black but they were looking pretty beat up and it turned out okay.

NYBulldog · 11-14-2011, 05:09 PM

I wouldn't do it. I thought it was a terrible idea. Then when I was in Lima I stepped into a new Frozen Black... looked around admiring the car just to see this:

Is it weird I didn't think it was so bad then?

tlp · 11-14-2011, 05:12 PM

OEM is best left not seen or heard.

Kyoshi71 · 11-14-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tlp

OEM is best left not seen or heard.

Perfect advice

alpina527 · 11-14-2011, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tpowerdinny

I wouldn't do it. I thought it was a terrible idea. Then when I was in Lima I stepped into a new Frozen Black... looked around admiring the car just to see this:

Is it weird I didn't think it was so bad then?

Frozen black M3s in the UK are also being supplied with red painted calipers.

MR///M3 · 11-14-2011, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tpowerdinny

Those red calipers look horrible. Please OP keep them black.

Technic · 11-15-2011, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tvl1219

Has anyone painted their stock calipers?? I\'m thinking bout it but still on the fence!!! Any pictures would be great!!

Been there, done that...

datbimmerdoe · 11-15-2011, 05:26 PM

if anyth'n, paint 'em black

aus · 11-15-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tlp

OEM is best left not seen or heard.

Very true.

ailikesiliu · 11-16-2011, 12:43 PM

IMO Painted stock calipers always look cheap. Do not do that pls.

CMBeamerM5 · 11-16-2011, 01:03 PM

OP-Black or nothing.

juan@aep · 11-16-2011, 01:53 PM

I've done it on my car before.

black or get a bbk.

BimmerRob08 · 11-16-2011, 10:22 PM

looks ghetto. Repain in black or get a BBK. Any other color looks gay. Maybe ok for a Honda Civic hooptie, not on a $70,000+ European sport sedan. Just my HO.

iDRIFT · 11-16-2011, 10:35 PM

Get em powder coated

10-13-2011, 09:30 AM	#1
tvl1219 Private 5 Rep 65 Posts Drives: white E92 m3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: cherry hill iTrader: (0)	Painting barke calipers Has anyone painted their stock calipers?? I\'m thinking bout it but still on the fence!!! Any pictures would be great!!
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10-13-2011, 09:33 AM	#2
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10-13-2011, 09:43 AM	#3
1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	I wouldn't paint them yellow or red but have thought about repainting them black again just so they look a little better. I actually putting on my stud conversion today and will be cleaning up the whole wheel well area and making the decision if painting is needed or just a detail. __________________ 02 Tiag e46 M3\|6MT\|GC plates\|MCS c.o.\|GC bars\|GC race control arms\|GC bushings\|BW eng. & tran. mounts\|subframe kit\|BW race shifter\|BW Jaffster\|Euro header\|BW exhaust\|K&N c.a.i.\|Epic race tune\|Rouge pulleys\|Seibon CF hood\|CSL bumper\|apr gt 250 & splitter\|ST-40\|XR-2\|SS lines\|half cage\|Recaro profi\|Profi 2 harness\|BMWpedals\|BW studs\|
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10-13-2011, 04:34 PM	#4
tvl1219 Private 5 Rep 65 Posts Drives: white E92 m3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: cherry hill iTrader: (0)	I don't track my m3 so I don't see the point of spending 6-8k for BBK!! Just and a different look without breaking the bank!!
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10-13-2011, 04:36 PM	#5
1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	im not gonna paint as it all cleaned up really well today when i put on my studs. black also goes with the theme of my car anyway. __________________ 02 Tiag e46 M3\|6MT\|GC plates\|MCS c.o.\|GC bars\|GC race control arms\|GC bushings\|BW eng. & tran. mounts\|subframe kit\|BW race shifter\|BW Jaffster\|Euro header\|BW exhaust\|K&N c.a.i.\|Epic race tune\|Rouge pulleys\|Seibon CF hood\|CSL bumper\|apr gt 250 & splitter\|ST-40\|XR-2\|SS lines\|half cage\|Recaro profi\|Profi 2 harness\|BMWpedals\|BW studs\|
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10-13-2011, 06:17 PM	#6
aus Major General 892 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	I saw a car with painted stock calipers and it looked good from a distance. Up close, they just looked like painted calipers. It's cheap and worth doing. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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Exclusivs Colonel 542 Rep 2,968 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (34)	Don't do it...Period. Cheapens the look of the car... If you want to bring some attention to your brakes only way to do it is rocking a true BBK setup!
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10-13-2011, 06:30 PM	#8
1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	the finish you end up with wont be anywhere near what the stock is. it will probably peel off or look poorly. that being said i did it on my x5 just black but they were looking pretty beat up and it turned out okay. __________________ 02 Tiag e46 M3\|6MT\|GC plates\|MCS c.o.\|GC bars\|GC race control arms\|GC bushings\|BW eng. & tran. mounts\|subframe kit\|BW race shifter\|BW Jaffster\|Euro header\|BW exhaust\|K&N c.a.i.\|Epic race tune\|Rouge pulleys\|Seibon CF hood\|CSL bumper\|apr gt 250 & splitter\|ST-40\|XR-2\|SS lines\|half cage\|Recaro profi\|Profi 2 harness\|BMWpedals\|BW studs\|
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11-14-2011, 05:09 PM	#9
NYBulldog Specialist 1310 Rep 2,707 Posts Drives: Nikes Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NuYawk iTrader: (19)	I wouldn't do it. I thought it was a terrible idea. Then when I was in Lima I stepped into a new Frozen Black... looked around admiring the car just to see this: Is it weird I didn't think it was so bad then?
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11-14-2011, 05:12 PM	#10
tlp Colonel 276 Rep 2,216 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, Sold:'11 e92 M3 SG/FR Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Las Vegas/SoCal iTrader: (6) Garage List SOLD 2011 BMW e92 M3 [9.10]	OEM is best left not seen or heard. __________________ 991 GT3, Sold: '11 e92 M3 SG/FR ZCP\|ZCV\|ZP2\|2MK\|494\|415\|6NR\|752
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11-15-2011, 05:26 PM	#15
datbimmerdoe Lieutenant General 1277 Rep 17,493 Posts Drives: like I'M BOUT THAT LIFE Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PARADISE aka CANES COUNTRY iTrader: (0)	if anyth'n, paint 'em black __________________ #datbimmerdoe #thatbimmertho FOLLOW @datbimmerdoe on INSTAGRAM
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11-16-2011, 12:43 PM	#17
ailikesiliu Captain 80 Rep 998 Posts Drives: e90m3 997.2gt3rs Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (8)	IMO Painted stock calipers always look cheap. Do not do that pls.
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11-16-2011, 01:03 PM	#18
CMBeamerM5 Private 2 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 2002 M5, 2010 M3 & 2010 X5M Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	OP-Black or nothing.
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11-16-2011, 01:53 PM	#19
juan@aep AE Performance 16 Rep 218 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Valencia,CA iTrader: (0)	I've done it on my car before. black or get a bbk.
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11-16-2011, 10:22 PM	#20
BimmerRob08 Major 110 Rep 1,311 Posts Drives: 2008 M3, Space Gray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KIKR (ABQ), NM iTrader: (0)	looks ghetto. Repain in black or get a BBK. Any other color looks gay. Maybe ok for a Honda Civic hooptie, not on a $70,000+ European sport sedan. Just my HO.
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11-16-2011, 10:35 PM	#21
iDRIFT First Lieutenant 10 Rep 398 Posts Drives: Fast! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: N.America iTrader: (0)	Get em powder coated
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