What colour Brake Callipers?

[CliveB]

My brake calipers vary between silver and rusty. The car is the Daker Z3 M series. Question I have is, should I have the Calipers :

A) resprayed red
B) resprayed yellow
C) leave them alone

Instincts say C) as everything on the car is original, even if they do look crap. Asking group for advice now as need to get the Dakar paint touched up in couple of small rust spots, so any Caliper respray would make sense at the same time.

Sensible suggestions as always welcome

 

[colb]

I would go for yellow or silver, silver has the edge over yellow as it will hide the build of brake dust better than yellow.

 

[Craig Machin]

My brake calipers vary between silver and rusty. The car is the Daker Z3 M series. Question I have is, should I have the Calipers :

A) resprayed red
B) resprayed yellow
C) leave them alone

Instincts say C) as everything on the car is original, even if they do look crap. Asking group for advice now as need to get the Dakar paint touched up in couple of small rust spots, so any Caliper respray would make sense at the same time.

Sensible suggestions as always welcome

I go for silver or have you thought of black

 

[CliveB]

Not thought of silver, possibly the best shout

 

[stevie_a]

 

[Sean d]

Silver

 

[CliveB]

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Nice

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Did mine gold, but may soon be changing to blue. Get bored easy.

 

[Mint]

Black, then you can't see brake dust at all

 

[Shelly]

I’ve got red callipers ,but my Z is black
Think I’d go for silver

 

[Mario]

I got mine done in silver on a topaz blue car and they look good. the Black M has them in red.

 

[Nodzed]

Black or yellow mine on my M are red but it matches the interior and roof

 

[How 29]

I did mine blue

 

[BMBabe]

Refurb them back to original or refurb them to Dakar

 

[Mac Romans]

Personally I’m a fan of body coloured callipers. That’s what I went for.

 

[Paul Rice]

My vote Black with Z3 or BMW decal on them

 

[CliveB]

A lot to think about, does not seem to be a right or wrong answer. Cheers

 

[mrscalex]

On a highly desireable car like a Z3M in a rare colour like Dakar Yellow (can’t think for the moment if I’ve even seen another) I would keep it subtle. Let the body colour do the talking.

I would have black or silver.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Not quite on-topic, I know, but I've just done my e46 brakes, full strip and paint, and got a kit from Biggred containing everything needed to refurb all four calipers for £47.50. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/for-BMW-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Don't know if they do something similar for the Z3Ms, and too busy at the moment to go looking. Got a set of wheels waiting for another coat of paint.

 

[Jonno Bee]

Definitely a high temp silver finish, red would add too much horse power !