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Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:37 pm
by 6bmw
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!
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:22 pm
by Sanj
You gone mad looking for that 40d? That looks horrible!
And even worse on a black car! :puke:
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:32 pm
by 6bmw
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
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If I get a black one the callipers will have to be Estoril Blue
http://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/x5- ... aliper.jpg
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:16 pm
by 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?
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:18 pm
by AW8
Mine are painted.......... albeit sobering OE silver.
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:15 pm
by 6bmw
[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
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:08 pm
by 535dboy
Looks shit
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:53 pm
by Barney
[quote="535dboy"]
Looks shit
[/quote]
I think that sums it up for me too
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Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:26 am
by 6bmw
LOL deffo a case of each to their own then
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.
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:11 am
by 535dboy
I've seen new 320s with painted calipers like that.
Hardly a performance car
More halfords than anything else!
Re: Painting Brake callipers - anyone done it?
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:59 am
by 6bmw
[quote="535dboy"]
I've seen new 320s with painted calipers like that.
Hardly a performance car
More halfords than anything else!
[/quote]
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.
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/owners/access ... 0&cat=1009
