NANA

Has any one done this on a White coupe? I would like a picture if possible. I could not decide what color to select.

Enze6997

PINK!

preyx

You can't go wrong with red. Plus I think red on white will look really nice.

BigBadDad

There's a thread in the wheel section on this very topic. I put up a pic of my caliper (white C240) that should give you a good idea of what red would lok like on your car.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...0&pagenumber=2

NANA

Thank u all. I just saw some pictures on the other thread. White with red looks really good.

TimmyC230boy

BigBadDad, could you post a pic of the rears of the ML
thanks
Tim

BigBadDad

Yes, but the ML is with my wife for the day. I'll try to get some pics up tonight. The rears on the ML are not that impressive. It is a much smaller caliper.

edvpt

Same on the C230K. I just painted the calipers red on my white coupe and the front looks great especially with the C7 wheels. The front calipers are of a decent size, but the rear calipers are really small and the red highlights that fact. Makes you want the Brembo $$$ rear disks and brakes.

WebGuyNJ

Are there any warranty issues related to painting your calipers?

preyx

BlackC230Coupe said that there's no issue with all the dealers he talked to when it came to painting his calipers.

The reason the front discs are much larger than the rear discs is because under braking, the weight is shifted very far forward, so if the rear brakes operated at same rate as the fronts, the rear tires would lock up without ABS to compensate. If you got matching sized rotors front and back, the braking power would be distributed 50/50 front/rear, which may cause the rear tires to lock. You'd need an expensive brake balance controller if you want to properly adjust the ratios of the braking force. This also explains why the front discs dust so much more than the rear discs, because most of the work is done by the front brakes.

BlackC230Coupe

Yes thats what lots of people told me at my 2 Local dealers. I would suggest if anyone whats to do it to theres and are concerned with the trade in or warrenty to call there dealers because every dealer is different. Mine told me it will not void the warrenty or have any effect on the trade in of my lease.

By the way the Red calipers could look great on any color car. They also look great with the C7 rims. It shows them off alot.

Geoff

Any thoughts on color for a silver car? I've thought about it and the only thing I can think of is silver which for some reason doesn't do it for me.

preyx

Actually, my stock C230K calipers are already painted silver, but I'm planning on painting them to red, the same color as the pictures BigBadDad provided. Because red brake calipers are the traditional sports brake theme, red looks good on virtually any other body color. If you want to be unique, however, I'd recommend getting blue, green, or yellow, depending on your personal preference.

20FHK02

i have a white coupe and i painted the brake calipers yellow.
i think yellow blends with the white better than red because white and red is in contrast colors.
and there are too many cars with red brake calipers out there. so yellow is kinda special.

here is the front painted, i have pics for the rear if interested.

C230K

Go with the red

BigBadDad

All this talk of calipers and wheels. I need new wheels. Hmmm..

BlackC230Coupe

if i did not see the color of your car it looks identical to mine.

psun786

i would paint black coz the AMG brake upgrade is blk~ red would be too aggressive for a Mercedes

BigBadDad

Here you go!

TimmyC230boy

BBD: Thanks a bunch. Thats looks ok but, if the rears were like the fronts that would look awesome. The coupes rears are not all that much smaller than the fronts but they dont look as good. I'll still do red on my silver coupe.

Jorel C320

So ...spray paint or the G2 kit??

C230K

G2 KIT, Brush is easy and looks great when your done.

preyx

Also, in order to get an even, smooth coat on the calipers, apply 2 light coats instead of 1 thick coat. The surface will come out smoother, and the color will be much more uniform across the caliper.

20FHK02

hey Preyx! are u at Cal?
i was at Cal also for mech engr but i graduated at 2000

preyx

Yep. Elec.-Eng. and CompSci (EECS) major here. Class of '05