[joq3]

Hi,

I'm about to paint my rusty brake calipers so they don't stand out with my new wheels. First I was decided on going with silver. But I also like the gold and blue brakes the F80 has got.

Problem is that I have a F30 328i. That means my front brakes are pretty small. And maybe it will look dumb in gold or blue.

What do you think?

I'm trying to find G2 Caliper Paint kit in Europe, but it is not available anywhere. I can only find it on US eBay, and the freight + import charges are as much as the kit.

The only thing available in Europe is the Foliatec Caliper Paint kit which is also 2K, but I've read that the G2 kit is better?
Where can I find it?

Thank you!

[M-Sport Wagon Funnnnnnnnn]

No idea where to find it but I would go with the blue. I can't see gold as a brake caliber color at all.

[joq3]

I don't think blue matches well with my white F30. Will get my 437M in grey soon and together with gold it will pretty much look like this F30 with M5-wheels:

But I wonder if it will look bad with my smaller 328i calipers. If so I might go with silver.

[EddieF30]

I have the yellow brake option. I personally like this color!

[joq3]

Originally Posted by EddieF30

I have the yellow brake option. I personally like this color!

Yes, I do really like the gold on a white car, especially with wheels like the M3 or M5 wheels in silver.

My problem is that the calipers on my 328i is much smaller than yours:


So it might look bad!

[HFW003]

Stick to the OEM colour or upgrade to a BBK.

[S4NoMore]

I went with G2 in black for my 328 calipers, since they aren't anything terribly special.

Don't skimp on prep, quality of the kit, or number of coats - calipers get beat up! 2 years and 20k miles later mine still look okay, but some of the gloss has degraded. Being black helps with hiding the wear as well, so no one can really tell without taking the wheel off. I did remove the clip and paint it separately.

I did G2 blue on my E30, right around the time the F10 M5 came out. Also a nice color, but I didn't want to draw attention to the F30 standard brakes so I kept it low key with the black.

[S4NoMore]

Had to make another post to add this photo, but wanted to share it since it shows the caliper cleaned up after 1 year of use.

[yoandry]

Originally Posted by joq3

Yes, I do really like the gold on a white car, especially with wheels like the M3 or M5 wheels in silver.

My problem is that the calipers on my 328i is much smaller than yours:


So it might look bad!

I'm selling my m sport one if you want at least the front ones.

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1225576

[yoandry]

Originally Posted by joq3

I don't think blue matches well with my white F30. Will get my 437M in grey soon and together with gold it will pretty much look like this F30 with M5-wheels:

But I wonder if it will look bad with my smaller 328i calipers. If so I might go with silver.

I like those wheel, you can really see the brakes. Not like mine 403m.

[PelotonToPodium]

I have a 328i as well and personally would NEVER even consider painting my calipers, let alone choosing gold/blue. If rust or braking performance was an issue, I would upgrade. Then maybe I would consider it. Don't get me wrong, I love the blue and gold brakes but to be perfectly honest, seeing it on a non-m car just comes off poser-ish. You're not fooling anyone. Plus, like a lot of us here, we're working our tails off so that one day we can have the satisfaction of actually having the real blue or gold brakes- that goal is enough for me to wait.

I guess my reasoning goes a bit deeper than pure aesthetics, but do whatever you want to do!

[joq3]

Will go with Foliatec Silver then. I also think it will look weird with the small brakes. It's sad though as I think it would match my 437M pretty well

[Dreamvillainz]

Originally Posted by yoandry

I like those wheel, you can really see the brakes. Not like mine 403m.

where'd you get the ///MILITIA sticker?? mine is just a M there lol

[S4NoMore]

Originally Posted by joq3

Will go with Foliatec Silver then. I also think it will look weird with the small brakes. It's sad though as I think it would match my 437M pretty well

I was on the fence about silver vs black - do share the results for us!

[casualDIYer]

With big calipers you can pretty well get away with murder colour wise. For something more standard, silver or grey. Anything else makes your bmw look like a ricer.

I went silver. Now my car looks the way it should have looked when bmw made it.

[eluded]

Purple

[ckyr]

Isn't there a warranty issue when painting calipers?

[eluded]

only if you use non BMW paint.

Originally Posted by ckyr

Isn't there a warranty issue when painting calipers?

[Project Elite]

Originally Posted by ckyr

Isn't there a warranty issue when painting calipers?

I would imagine them saying it was't professionally done so the paint could have went into the pistons, causing it to do blah blah blah.

I've heard from a friend that Acura was going to deny a fix under warranty for the suspension because the aftermarket mufflers changed the weight of the car. I started dying