calipers????????

[andymgzs180]

after a 3 hour wash and polish on a sunny day(cant beat it,and its only march) i'm now thinking about painting my calipers but unsure what colour??
the zs is x-power grey and what ever colour i decide im gonna change the grill and boot badges to match. any suggestions would be hugely appreciated.:wave:

[Lukeus101]

Red calipers look quite good on XPG

[Enright]

Gloss black. Simple, subtle, tasteful, easily cleaned, and don't look cr@p if you forget to do!

Edit: why not create a poll on your shortlist, to see which alternative people favour?

[andymgzs180]

Gloss black. Simple, subtle, tasteful, easily cleaned, and don't look cr@p if you forget to do!

Edit: why not create a poll on your shortlist, to see which alternative people favour?

was thinking gloss black to be honest, prehaps with green x power decal stuck on them?

[Dav]

I think the other way, XPower green with black decals. Would look spanky :)

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Red or Xpower green, don't paint the grill anything other than black or silver,,
Seen it painted green before and it was horrible.

[mhamps]

I have red on mine looks good, i know some people might say no to it but i used asda's red post box paint looks good goes on really easy and its thick has lasted and still looks good after 2 months.

Matt

[andymgzs180]

Red or Xpower green, don't paint the grill anything other than black or silver,,
Seen it painted green before and it was horrible.

not planning on doing grille, just changing the badges. but i'll have them the same colour as the calipers!

[ian zs180]

I think the other way, XPower green with black decals. Would look spanky :)

+1

[grimmy]

Mines are green but will be getting done red soon on an xpg saloon.

[Fred68]

I'd go with black with grey decals as a low maintenance option. Or red with black decals for the higher maintenance option!!

[dean0]

I was planning on doing mine black with white decals

Slightly understated for some maybe but I think it will suit a XP Grey car very nicely!

[daytona365]

Done mine yellow...........Hammerite. They look quite good, even if they do get dirty.

[andymgzs180]

just found on ebay caliper clip on's. they are red with brembo logo on and cost £19.99. they literally just clip on exsisting calipers. does anyone think these would be tacky?

ebay item number 180513185576

[daytona365]

Ive heard that they get in the way of the calipers working properly!!!

[starfire039]

Not my cup of tea, I think if you've got those fat calipers and then a lil' OE brake disk cuddling into it, it'll look rather silly.

I painted the calipers red on my 120, I'll do it on my 180 also at some point. It's nice and subtle, but definately adds to the car.

[MG ZS STE]

Hi, i've posted the same pic before but what the hell. Any excuse. I did mine in red and used white xpower delcals and think they look the dogs danglys. I know clarkson had a bit of a dig about people who paint there calipers red on sundays top gear but **** him. hes a ****.

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/picture.php?albumid=102&pictureid=1113

I used big wasa's tip for removing the rust, worked a treat.

Spoiler alert, pic heavy

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=17056&highlight=rust+removal

[andymgzs180]

thanks to all for your input. think i'm gonna go red with white decals, plus ive found some nice red mg badges on ebay. cheers once again:thumbsup:

[tb steve]

Hi, i've posted the same pic before but what the hell. Any excuse. I did mine in red and used white xpower delcals and think they look the dogs danglys. I know clarkson had a bit of a dig about people who paint there calipers red on sundays top gear but **** him. hes a ****.

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/picture.php?albumid=102&pictureid=1113

I used big wasa's tip for removing the rust, worked a treat.

Spoiler alert, pic heavy

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=17056&highlight=rust+removal


yer did you see how much hammond payed for them to get painted £200 or £300 :whistle:

[Enright]

Shame I was due in a meeting, but I was amused that this thread came up so soon after the Top Gear discussion, and I wondered if anyone would mention it! If you haven't watched it already, have a look on BBC iPlayer. Flippin funny, but then one of the best episodes of TG I think I've ever seen.