My.'05 coupe has stock brakes and I was wondering how to have a red caliper either paint or colored cover?

I really don't have funds for full BBK don't think...

Thanks

 

paint them either black or an oem gray/silver


Don't fake a BBK
you never fake a BBK

 

Wire brush them up and paint black/silver ONLY....

Thanks

 

until I save for my bbk that's what I'll be doing as well...

 

I recommend the g2 kit over paint all day. Its a tad more expensive but i have done 1 car done for 4+ years & they still look as good as they did on day one. I did my G in silver & they have been holding up great since day one as well. Maybe close to a year or so on the silver kit with no complaints.

Easy to apply & does not flake, peel or dis-color.

 

You already said it, "you don't have the money".. That means don't fake it.. Just paint them black, no need to see crappie stock calipers

 

Time involved and high cost, this is a waste of your $$! When I installed my first set of Volks I painted my calipers with high heat rattle can dark blue to match SLICKS body color. That was 8 years ago and they still look good without cracks or peeling.
Gary

 

This is why you don't paint stock calipers anything other than silver:
Stock pained caliper (notice its two pieces. The bracket and caliper):

And a real BBK (all one big piece. Very clean):

A lot of people think its the paint that makes stock calipers look like crap painted, but the problem is really in the fact that they aren't made to be decorative. The BBK is. So, unless you want people to point and laugh as you drive by (you know..like the guy who wears a fedora), just leave em alone.

 

I painted mine black and my center silver. You may as well do the center so that it doesn't get rusty over time. There is a brush on caliper kit by duplicolor. It works great. Any other color besides black or grey looks cheeezy. Stay away from the fake plastic covers! A member on here FrankieG35 put some on his Sentra and they melted over time.

 

You curb your tongue talking about my man like that

 

I'm confused. Don't red calipers make you stop faster?

 

They also add +50 hp.

 

That is the perfect idea. Mine are black hat silver caliper opposite .

 

Paint them what you want. It's your car.

 

I highly doubt anyone will laugh and point at you as you drive by based on the color you choose. It's your car. Do what makes you happy. Everybody was quick to attack you and order you not to paint them a certain way. Very few people answered your question. But I'm sure there are plenty of threads about how to do it properly.