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Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?

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Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?

Post by 6bmw » Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:37 pm

Came across this photo shoot of the X5 M50d where the owner has painted his callipers in florescent yellow and think it particularly looks YUM!

Deffo a mod I'll be doing when I find my perfect 40d M Sport :)

http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=714328

On another note has anyone on this forum got a M50d !!?!?! What a beast - I didn't even realise this existed until I found this link!
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Post by Sanj » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:22 pm

You gone mad looking for that 40d? That looks horrible!

And even worse on a black car!  :puke:
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Post by 6bmw » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:32 pm

LOL I have gone mad - trust me with the announcement of the new model the E70 seems to be going up in price especially with the right spec...I will find one though,looking hard!! I love the painted callipers :D:


If I get a black one the callipers will have to be Estoril Blue :D

http://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/x5- ... aliper.jpg
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Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?

Post by Sanj » Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:16 pm

They're better.

The F15 doesn't look so good in either guise, no wonder the E70s are holding their value.

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Post by AW8 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:18 pm

Mine are painted.......... albeit sobering OE silver.
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Post by 6bmw » Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:15 pm

[quote="Sanj"]
They're better.

The F15 doesn't look so good in either guise, no wonder the E70s are holding their value.

The Q7 gone?
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Not yet waiting for the right X5 will then part ex it
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Post by 535dboy » Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:08 pm

Looks shit
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Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?

Post by Barney » Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:53 pm

[quote="535dboy"]
Looks shit
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I think that sums it up for me too  :))
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Post by 6bmw » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:26 am

LOL deffo a case of each to their own then :D

Happened to be standing at a set of traffic lights today when an X5M pulled up next to me..noticed the car had Estoril Blue brake callipers and it looked great! Tried taking a pic but it was too dark for the iphone to handle.
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Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?

Post by 535dboy » Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:11 am

I've seen new 320s with painted calipers like that.

Hardly a performance car

More halfords than anything else!
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Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?

Post by 6bmw » Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:59 am

[quote="535dboy"]
I've seen new 320s with painted calipers like that.

Hardly a performance car

More halfords than anything else!
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Yep I saw that at a showroom too - most BMW garages right now have a 320i M Sport saloon with the BMW Performance kit on them - these include painted brake callipers in a range of colours.
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