Need opinions of color combo for new brake setup c5 caliper/f-body bracket

[The Broken Regal]

Ok, so I already know I'm going to be doing a c5 caliper on the f-body bracket as my brakes, currently almost done with trying to get that new 2-piece rotor finished up and do a mock up.. SCdrew and myself are still investigating this

Anyways, so trying to figure out what combo to do on the caliper... I can get the red z06 caliper and it will look just like this and have it with a black bracket

ooooor go with a set of used c5 calipers and get them powdercoated in this green color
keep in mind i have a couple monster stickers on my car and also the car is silver and i think the green would look sick against the silver

all against the current car... for reference

also, i can get the new red ones for 200, and then the used is going to be 250+ after buying them and having them powdercoated

lemme know what ya think

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[OffshoreDrilling]

black, or just silver so they look clean and not corroded.

 

[Yaj Yak]

when i clicked the thread i said "neon green"

and then u delivered.

i want a set of neon green ones.

 

[The Broken Regal]

Jared.. ? .. i guess i dont see how having a colored caliper makes it look like there is corrosion on it? If anything the lighter colors make it look cleaner imho

KJ, and yea another special delivery... www.thepowdercoater.com his name is Mike,
type in "mike the powder coater" in google and its comes up with 400k searches LOL

anyways, for that setup c5/f-body to do the caliper in green adn then f-body bracket it black he quoted me 125 including shipping...

he does like a ton of them for the vette community i guess, thats how i found him... someone just sold a set of c5 brakes that were powdercoated by him in yellow for like 400+, crazy

but yea, idk lol

 

[Turk]

Green will look really bad. Black or silver.

 

[The Broken Regal]

i dont like your opinion :metallicblue:

 

[PANDA]

red like mine, thats how race-cars do it

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Im just a fan of a clean look. Honestly, I would think you were some crazy ricer driving a regal with neon green calipers. IMO Red, Black, and silver would be the only colors I would consider.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

NONONONONONONONO leave the poor car alone! It looks good the way it is.(besides the light covers)
If you feel it's absolutely necessary please go with black.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

black or silver. every other color is stupid and rice. we get it....red means stop.

 

[RebelGTP]

must have a setup in silver with black letters

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

that would be a tasteful way to show it off a bit. what happened to the big brake kit? wasnt that you?

 

[FastKatt]

I got a guy here in Rockford that will PC Calipers for $25/each
I'm getting a set of F-body Calipers PC'd the same red as my rears (Comp-G)
I'm going to have my rotors PCd red as well, I want to see how long the slots stay red

 

[AlmightyBirdman]

do black or silver

 

[Ron Vogel]

I like red on brakes. Black or silver are OK. Don't paint them unless you get the GR2 stuff and smooth the calipers before you do it. Paint looks worse than dirty if done wrong.

 

[AlmightyBirdman]

I like red on brakes. Black or silver are OK. Don't paint them unless you get the GR2 stuff and smooth the calipers before you do it. Paint looks worse than dirty if done wrong.

I can attest to that, I didn't properly prep my brake pads before I painted them and more and more paint just flakes off every day.

 

[The Broken Regal]

that would be a tasteful way to show it off a bit. what happened to the big brake kit? wasnt that you?

yep, currently still working on the 2 piece rotor replacement from wilwood

had most of the parts er well the calipers (usually 500 a piece) ready to bid on ebay but was sniped at the last 10 seconds on the auction so

anyways, have a hub/spindle assembly on the way from a regal member and going to try to test fit the 2 piece rotor into the c5/f-body setup... currently we have the right parts with calculations/measurements, but still want to get it all setup with pads and everything to make sure all is perfect before we go public with it

eh, ill either go with red cause thats how they come or have them powdercoated black with the corvette letters in green... dont want to be rice or anything

 

[sickmint79]

neon green probably has the most easily noticeable discoloartion if you burn the paint, not really expecting to see that occur in your situation though. still too loud for me nonetheless.

 

[Yaj Yak]

its powder coat tho?

 

[B serious]

black, or just silver so they look clean and not corroded.

yes. I like silver the best. I painted my civic's calipers silver and it looks like they're just factory fresh instead of painted to look like something crazy.

Although, the OP seems to want something that stands out.

Red is overplayed. So is blue or Yellow or any of the other colors available at pep boys.

The neon green would be different...for better or worse.

 

[RebelGTP]

must have a setup in silver with black letters

yes. I like silver the best. I painted my civic's calipers silver and it looks like they're just factory fresh instead of painted to look like something crazy.

Although, the OP seems to want something that stands out.

Red is overplayed. So is blue or Yellow or any of the other colors available at pep boys.

The neon green would be different...for better or worse.

When I said what I said above, I meant that I wanted a set in silver for myself... Just clarifying that what I said was what I meant to be said...

 

[TeknoTrouble]

no neon green. would look bad with on a tan car

 

[The Broken Regal]

who has a tan car?