Brake caliper colours?

[bubba]

My calipers were originally red, some one has since painted them blue and now the 2 colours are both showing. I was going to paint them back to red but not sure now...

What colour do you guys recomend?
car is black with graphite wheels

Ive heard good things about hammerite metal paint any one else used this?

 

[Seatmann]

Hammerite is pretty good but I suspect there's better stuff around, need to check it out myself. As for colour what colour's the interior?

 

[bubba]

The interior is blue, not sure if it looks to chavy having the calipers blue but I do like it

 

[Seatmann]

In that case I'd go blue, it breaks up the black but also ties into the interior, if you went red you'd get clash I reckon, the red wouldn't tie in with anything.

 

[jay-cupra]

I've painted mine red because of my red interior, colour matching looks smarter than painting everything different colours. If you don't want them blue just paint them black, silver or grey

 

[bubba]

cool blue it is! cheers lads

 

[davidcupra]

i think blue looks good

 

[chris_200120vt]

mine

 

[davidcupra]

mine

liking that ! can i ask where you got the bonnet struts from and are they an easy fit

 

[chris_200120vt]

mk4 polo bonnet struts fairly easy to fit , work ok for a while but mine are giving up cracked me on the back of the head last night so bonnet stay is fitted so use as well till order new ones

 

[davidcupra]

ouch !! that hurts my mum's decided to come down on the back of my head and thats a jeep ! how long do the struts last for ?

 

[chris_200120vt]

been on about a year think there are inxx but there are some better ones out think round £30-40

 

[Seatmann]

mk4 polo bonnet struts fairly easy to fit , work ok for a while but mine are giving up cracked me on the back of the head last night so bonnet stay is fitted so use as well till order new ones

Lol Been there, done that

I quite fancy a single strut like the Mk4 golf, I'm going to try and see if I can make it work.

 

[chris_200120vt]

did think about trying a boot strut from a bora of something with them been same i lenght but will not be using anysoon the new bonnet is on its way and it's super lite

 

[chris_200120vt]

Lol Been there, done that

I quite fancy a single strut like the Mk4 golf, I'm going to try and see if I can make it work.

yeah me too was thinking of using a boot strut since they are more heavy duty , on thing will not be using them when the new bonnet comes its too lite carbon fibre

 

[chris_200120vt]

bloody internet keeps messing up hence 2 posts

 

[Seatmann]

yeah me too was thinking of using a boot strut since they are more heavy duty , on thing will not be using them when the new bonnet comes its too lite carbon fibre

Na the Mk4 golf has a single strut for the bonnet and that's the one I'm wanting to try, don't know if it's all of them but that's what's on my mates one.


Like the one in this pic

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