caber
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 08:22 AM |
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Coloured Calipers and brake Drums
I seem to have stirred up a bit of contrversy in another thread over the appropriate finish for brake calipers and drums. I thought I should set up a
little poll to see if there is a consensus on this!
Caber
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 08:27 AM |
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calipers - nice shiny colours but Drums? nah stealthy black.. why broadcast?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 08:37 AM |
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what can I say to that? Hung like a baby carrot, obviously 
(actually i'm going for discs all round I just think bright painted drums look silly)
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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DavidM
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 08:58 AM |
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Rear drums painted red, and proud of it.
I've never really understood why people go to all the trouble of fitting rear discs, when they then have to install a valve to limit their
operation.
David
Proportion is Everything
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 09:43 AM |
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Ignore NS Dev and the others - get them painted. I've got a yellow rear axle - looks nice 
(although its going bright red before the car is finished)
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nick205
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 09:44 AM |
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Red drums for me as I had some red high temp paint left from painting my engine block 
Recon calipers at the front are unpainted, but a nice gold colour plated finish (may paint them Red if I can be arsed)
At the end of the day it's your car, so whatever floats your boat 
although I do draw the line at Pink 
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02GF74
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 10:05 AM |
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unless the wheels are spoked so the drums/calipers are visible, it is all a bit accademic.
It has been proven that red painted calipers work best (mine are silver unfortuanately, as are my drums).
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 10:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
It has been proven that red painted calipers work best.
Is that using the same principle that red cars are faster?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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02GF74
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 10:13 AM |
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unless the wheels are spoked so the drums/calipers are visible, it is all a bit accademic.
It has been proven that red painted calipers work best (mine are silver unfortuanately, as are my drums).
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Fred W B
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 11:04 AM |
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Another vote for Silver
Cheers
Fred W B
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Crazy Jay
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 11:14 AM |
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Brembo's are usually red = red is good enough for me!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 11:53 AM |
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ignore my ramblings, nothing critical meant!!!
Just I like the purposeful nature of black brake bits etc and likewise think that a nice naval grey is the best colour for engine blocks, gearbox
casings etc.
one thing that I think does look AWFUL though (sorry to those that this is criticising!) is silver painted engine blocks and gearboxes!! URGGGH they
look so terrible it is untrue! Plated silver looks nice and tidy, painted silver looks plain bad.
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caber
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 12:08 PM |
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Personal hygine issue NSDEV. . . My Navel was pink last time I looked!
Caber
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 03:28 PM |
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Just remember, NS Dev is the guy giving colour advice and drives a BRIGHT GREEN race car with a silver seat, red harness and blue overalls!
i rest my case m'lord.
And engine bits should be either black, bare ali or matched to the main or highlight colour of the car.
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 04:23 PM |
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The proof - oh, did i forget to mention the white helmet and orange shock sox?
p.s. he was just about to race at the national finals hence the "thoughtful" look on his face.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 10:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Just remember, NS Dev is the guy giving colour advice and drives a BRIGHT GREEN race car with a silver seat, red harness and blue overalls!
i rest my case m'lord.
And engine bits should be either black, bare ali or matched to the main or highlight colour of the car.
You're not very observant Mike!!!!!
My car is mainly black,though lurid green in some parts!! (newun will be all kawasaki green!) and my seat is green too, not silver, my overalls are
green and black (neck brace is blue!) ok the harnesses are red but they came free with a wrecked ministox and were nearly new 3" belt 5 point so
worth using!
All good fun LOL!!!!!
(still can't believe you thought the seat was silver though, you've sat on the bugger!)
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 10:50 PM |
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you're seat is one big lump of metal ........
aaah, hold on........the back is ..... and gaffer tape....... sure its not green though. Might say black.
didn't you have it silver / sell someone a silver one / look at a silver one?
If you're overalls are green, they are the darkest of dark greens. .......... hmmm, damn, thinking about it, they are a REALLY dark green. ok,
so that green is nothing like the bright kwack green of the car. Your car is defo green - its in the pictures and the shock sox are orange and and
ange.....
awww crap i've prob lost this argument
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NS Dev
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| posted on 2/8/06 at 10:53 PM |
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nah don't worry!
I'm not very good at colour co-ordination, will accept that!!!
(PS yea there is some black gaffer tape holding the rib protector padding onto the seat)
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