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JeniQ · 03-23-2005, 11:52 AM

Hey everyone

I need your opinions! I have an IIP tC and I want to paint my front calipers. I'm torn between yellow and red... I think yellow would look pretty sweet but it would show dirt and brake dust a lot better than red would... What do you think?

buckeye23 · 03-23-2005, 12:01 PM

I voted other. I also have an IIP tC and plan on doing them blue.

*EDIT*

Our cars are nearly identical...hehe. MT, floormats, pedistal spoiler. Get some TRD springs and fog lamps and we can be twins.

phatfront · 03-23-2005, 12:12 PM

personally, I think the brembo gold on your car would look good.

JeniQ · 03-23-2005, 12:19 PM

Buck, I"m getting the foglights in two weeks

Gold was another option, but it's not my favorite... I really kind of dislike gold in general.

AKgoalie7 · 03-23-2005, 12:37 PM

PURPLE!

fulcrum_approach · 03-23-2005, 12:41 PM

If you are going to paint the front calipers, why wouldn't you paint the rear calipers as well?

I don't normally like painted stock calipers IMO. Although I have seen some done up very nicely.

Good luck!

JeniQ · 03-23-2005, 12:43 PM

I don't know, I've only seen it done on the front ones...
I JUST started getting into this whole mod thing, I'm still not quite sure what I'm doing. ha!

fulcrum_approach · 03-23-2005, 12:49 PM

Paint the rears too, it will look more complete. The right way would be to powder coat them but the paint you are talking about is sooooo much easier.

JeniQ · 03-23-2005, 12:53 PM

Powder coating is expensive... Maybe when I'm rich

fulcrum_approach · 03-23-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JeniQ

Powder coating is expensive... Maybe when I'm rich

Powder caoting isn't really that expensive, it's just a pain to have to disassemble the caliper, take it to the powder coating place, wait for it to get finished(Meanwhile your car is undrivable), when finished - reassamble caliper, reinstall caliper, and bleed the brakes.

What a pain in the A%$!!!!

I plan on just buying a set of used rear calipers (Anyone selling some???) and getting them powder coated to match the front big brake kit.

3_IGs · 03-23-2005, 01:02 PM

How about a silver-ish to match the wheels (if your stock)?

JeniQ · 03-23-2005, 01:03 PM

Eh, too much silver... thought about that though. Plus it wouldn't be that much different from the grey that they are right now.

duston831 · 03-23-2005, 01:09 PM

i have an IIP and also and have been trying to find a nice blue paint for the calipers to match the car, but every one i find looks almost like a baby blue

qbnlykwhoa · 03-23-2005, 01:09 PM

For IIP i would say gold or red. Anything else would just not look right. I have a BSP, i'am thinking red. Are there any Brake kits out for the tC yet?

Danimal · 03-24-2005, 12:15 AM

GREEN!

Hitm@n:
Word on the street is that you can use Celica brake kits. I dunno if it works, just something i picked up on the forums, so if i'm wrong don't get ____ed

triplesix · 03-24-2005, 12:33 AM

Here is red. Dupli-color caliper kit at Shucks for $17.00.

maximus96 · 03-24-2005, 12:33 AM

paint it red, paint the back too otherwise it'll look stupid.

danman04x · 03-24-2005, 12:40 AM

i would do orange

blastedat9 · 03-24-2005, 12:42 AM

i painted all four red on my BCP. on an IIP i think yellow would look really cool, sort of a blue angels color theme

i dont know how much brake dust would show up on yellow, i dont really notice it on my red ones.

rsx_freak79 · 03-24-2005, 12:48 AM

just save your money and buy a big brake kit that comes painted already and are functional. IMO painted stock calipers look tacky and rice. but it's your car so just forget what i said and paint them red i guess.