Help!!! Brake caliper color ideals
07-13-2014, 10:00 AM
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Help!!! Brake caliper color ideals
Saw a Porsche Cayenne GTS, Red with yellow calipers. I am thinking of maybe doing the same to my Misano red SQ5. I am wondering if any of y'all good with photo shop could give me some ideals? I thought the yellow might pull of the German flag theme
07-14-2014, 06:37 AM
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On the Porche Cayenne line-up, the caliper color is aligned with the model level:
Base = silver calipers
S = black calipers
GTS and Turbo = red calipers
They also offer optional ceramic composite brakes which have yellow calipers.
Audi is more subtle, hence the silver or black calipers from the factory.
I think colored calipers have become way too mainstream and cheesy. I've seen them on Hyundais and Chevys.
Your car looks great as-is!
Base = silver calipers
S = black calipers
GTS and Turbo = red calipers
They also offer optional ceramic composite brakes which have yellow calipers.
Audi is more subtle, hence the silver or black calipers from the factory.
I think colored calipers have become way too mainstream and cheesy. I've seen them on Hyundais and Chevys.
Your car looks great as-is!
07-14-2014, 07:16 AM
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However, if you're wanting to do something other than the black, I'd probably tie into the body color by going with a red (maybe a medium red so it's not quite as bright as the usual red calipers?). That way everything ties together and hopefully people aren't just staring at your brakes instead of the car as a whole.That anodized-looking red from spijun's images might work. Not a fan of it with the silver car (I keep looking at the brakes and ignoring the car), but it might work with your red. No good at Photoshop to do a mockup, though.
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On the Porche Cayenne line-up, the caliper color is aligned with the model level:
Base = silver calipers
S = black calipers
GTS and Turbo = red calipers
They also offer optional ceramic composite brakes which have yellow calipers.
Audi is more subtle, hence the silver or black calipers from the factory.
I think colored calipers have become way too mainstream and cheesy. I've seen them on Hyundais and Chevys.
Your car looks great as-is!
Base = silver calipers
S = black calipers
GTS and Turbo = red calipers
They also offer optional ceramic composite brakes which have yellow calipers.
Audi is more subtle, hence the silver or black calipers from the factory.
I think colored calipers have become way too mainstream and cheesy. I've seen them on Hyundais and Chevys.
Your car looks great as-is!
07-14-2014, 08:46 PM
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Thanks guys for all the suggestions. I am going to start asking around for a professional that paints BC. I am not the type to go to Autozone and get a kit. I will try to post a pic of that cayenne GTS. It did have yellow BC
