Hey guys as u know i just got myself some new rims and they are white.

Now im looking at painting my calipers to match the car and the rims or more just the rims.
Now i have a problem i dont know what color to paint them and what type of way to paint them, either spray or brush and paint.

And i want to try and do my timing belt and transmission flush, so ill be doing a bit of work this weekend.

Tom

Nice wheels, they go well with the colour of the car but plz plz plz plz lower it n tint the windows.....

For ya brakes i think a blueish colour would work best, preferably the same shade as your car.

Yeah i know i gotta do those things but all in good time, tint i might get soon and lowering will have to come later ( :rant: Stupid Insurance AAMI ).

And i need to finish off ICE install before anything else so money will be scarce.

Im thinking blue as well as it would be a good contrast between the white rims.

Tom

Might give you some idea... This is what I guess the 'true blue' colour might look like... oh and I lowered it a bit while I was at it ;)
http://neilk.customer.netspace.net.au/chop/bluebrakebefore.jpg
http://neilk.customer.netspace.net.au/chop/bluebrakeafter.jpg
Nearly everyone likes red too... matches your P plates!
http://neilk.customer.netspace.net.au/chop/redbrake.jpg

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

I like ur work HyperTF the pics look verry nice. Thanks
I like the blue and the red, its a tough choice both look verry nice. :D

me goes out and starts saving for springs and lowers car.
Will have to persuade insurance to let me get them.

Tom

red - looks good but a bit 2 common i think
blue - i like it a LOT

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~thw01f/vrx/black.jpg

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~thw01f/vrx/white.jpg

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~thw01f/vrx/yellow.jpg

maybe white, clean and not too lairy

I'm a fan of yellow calilpers. if i were to do mine i'd go yellow. then again, white rims and yellow calipers don't go that well, so blue is the go. :)

red looks nice everywhere, but like asylum said, its damn common. black is just...well, pointless! white and blue aren't too bad.

I'm a fan of yellow calilpers. if i were to do mine i'd go yellow. then again, white rims and yellow calipers don't go that well, so blue is the go. :)

red looks nice everywhere, but like asylum said, its damn common. black is just...well, pointless! white and blue aren't too bad.

im suprised u dont have blue fluff on urs eek............ :nuts:

OOOOOHHHHHH!!!!! more colors thanks thw01f and HyperTF for ur photochops, its really good seeing how it would all look.

And since i suck at photoshop thanks for lowering it too, and the blue and white are definately both nice, i think those are two colors ill be,
thinking about maybe white hubs and all in there and blue calipers and brake lines, now that would look interesting, but i think for now ill just paint the calipers and then move on to the hubs.

And man my weekend is gonna be very very busy with a lot of things to change
Timing Belt
Fuel Filter
Engine Oil+Filter
A/T Flush and Filter
plus finishing off sub box ready for new Head Unit
And painting calipers
Also rims and car need a wash white gets dirty quickly ( Need dust free pads!!! )

Damn thats looks like one expensive service for parts, install free.


Tom

definately not yellow or blue, looks gay as.
all white will probably look wierd
reds not bad IF you lower it and make it look a little sportier
i vote black or the same colour as your car.

anymore advice and i'd have to charge you lol

Black, they are STD brakes and are better looking tidy than sticking out like a saw thumb then when people have a look finding out they are just STD

personaly i reckon that black looks realy good. but if you wanted a colour i would say the blue..

red or yellow i reckon

Ive always had a soft spot for yellow but not yellow valve caps too...

Yellow looks good but probably a bit lairly

The blue looks awesome!

but not yellow valve caps too...

I heard that

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~thw01f/vrx/Untitled-3.jpg

dude, go n find sum 1 that will polish ur calipers up. thatd look so *** cool!

Well ive decided to get blue.

But

The blue i gought is a metallic blue and looks really nice ive tested it out on some metal lying around and it looked very nice.

Now to find a good day to paint the calipers on, darn melbourne weather.

Tom

Hey TF_ADVAN, are you doing the timing belt yourself? If you are, its a fairly long job to do, but not difficult. There is also an idler pulley that Mitsu chuck out on the V6's. Its the one in between the a/c comp, and the alternator. Also, Metallic blue would look pretty schmick on your calipers.
Chris

Keep us posted on what they look like - should be smick :thumbsup:

Will keep u guys posted on when i get them painted, as i cant wait for weather to get better here in melbourne ( today its too windy )

And yeah Screamin TE im gonna do the timing belt myself, me and my dad did the water pump about 6 months ago and it took the whole day doing it first time, alos had misfortune of forgetting to remove pin from the tensioner having to take most of it apart again to remove it. Im guessing this time it will only take me about a few hours this time.

Tom

Do you need a special paint for your calipers?

from http://www.speco.com.au/vht_faq.html

"Why do I need VHT Brake, Caliper and Rotor paint, won’t any Engine Enamel work?

* Brakes reach temperatures of 345°C. plus. Even VHT Engine Enamel is only rated to 249°C.
* VHT Brake and Caliper Paint will take temperature of 485°C. and is chemical resistant when dry."


for colours available go to page 3 of http://www.speco.com.au/Downloads/VHTBrochure.pdf

Well the stuff i got was K+H DISC DRUM CALIPER spray paint.

And they say on the can "The paint is a blend of resins which through repeated exposure to heat, fuses the enamel to the surface increasing bonding strength and improving toughness"

So im sure if u got just any spray paint say one for dashes would probably come off after it gets heated a lot, and cools off etc.

So yeah u do need a special paint.

Tom

what is that kinda paint worth?

$12.99 for the stuff i got at Autobarn.

Tom

Wicked!! Do you reckon that red would go with the silver ralliart? The interior & steering whell is red is all

Red usually goes with anything as its a fast color.

Just liket the poll shows the red is also the most popular, and i dont see why it wouldnt look nice on yur Ralliart magna. Thugh its always good to have ppl do photochops of ur car too, with the color, thanks again guys.

Tom

If someone has already done it can you post a photochop of a silver ralliart with red calipers please?

send me a good pic of your ride

I actually think the white looks pretty sweet with those rims. btw how big are they? 17"?

yep they are 17"

Any more and i think cops would defect me and maybe insurance might not cover me, that and they do cost more for bigger.

Tom

yep they are 17"

Any more and i think cops would defect me and maybe insurance might not cover me, that and they do cost more for bigger.

Tom

yea ive already had a thread goin regarding insurance, but i found it for 18" chromies. Just hope i dont get defected...oh well cross that one when i come to it, just bang the stockies back on for the roadworthy :shifty: