landroversforever Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Calipers are kindly being delivered to Bigg Red for me....so I need to choose a colour. I've been trying to decide between Yellow or Black and I thought I had come to a decision: Black. However I'm now having other thoughts. So Black, or Yellow? Car is going to be Coniston green, black cage/bumpers/chassis, off-white HD Wolf steel wheels. Everything else under the car is going to be understated and therefore black, even the non-standard bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Black, this isn't a race car .... and yellow won't add bhp to a 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyRoverlander Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Black! Otherwise the color combination looks silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlen Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Yellow will make it look like two bananas attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Black, they won't stay clean for very long anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Silver ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon W Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Red . Painted mine red on a Green 90. I thought it looked good and it massively improved BHP and braking power Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyRoverlander Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Or pink, the ladies will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Difficult question, I'll give it some deep thought. ....I can't believe caliper colours are being discussed on here What's next, deep discussions about what would be a suitable contrasting colour for the stitching on a puce leather covered dashboard, door cards and cubby box? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 ....a bit dirty and heated through use ? mission slide ? com'n Ross just get on with it . Don't get stuck in the detail just enjoy rebuilding it and Then Using It After 4 yrs to build my 109 and get it on the road one trip out to a P&P and it looked the same as everyone else's .....mine was everything black 11yrs ago but now would do it all grey - easier to see any oil that shouldn't be there Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Green and yellow, D4x4 colours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Muddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yellow is too extreme ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Orange if you want to go really 'extreme' and add the maximum power to the vehicle... (Black really) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 ....a bit dirty and heated through use ? mission slide ? com'n Ross just get on with it . Don't get stuck in the detail just enjoy rebuilding it and Then Using It After 4 yrs to build my 109 and get it on the road one trip out to a P&P and it looked the same as everyone else's .....mine was everything black 11yrs ago but now would do it all grey - easier to see any oil that shouldn't be there Steveb It's not mission slide Steve.... Its all the little details that combine to set the quality of a rebuild. Things done properly won't degrade that quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 STOP BEING SUCH A FECKIN TART ROSS!!! Honestly, I can't believe this is of that much importance, unless of course you want your truck to look quite ridiculous. A Defender is no truck to be ragging round Halfords car park in on a Saturday night... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 agreed Ross , that's why in 11 yrs on (and off in the mud) the road with my 109 all I've had to do is one clutch change , a brake servo and m/c oh and one rear stub axle and wheel brg , seal land grooved = buggered brg and stub axle . All ordinary stuff over the 100k miles it's done . I know your build will be done right , that's clear from all the stuff you've already done ....but what colour calipers ? we have to poke you fella that's the law cheers Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Black 0hp improvement Yellow 5hp improvement Red got to be at least 10hp Now if you want to go tart I'd suggest gold It all wears off in a few years of grime and salt anyway but brembo or willwood tend to like red and yellow and you can normally see the calipers on a Farrari or 911 will you see them with your rims or not and more importantly will they blend in with the shocks and bushes? You won't see much through wolf rims Always liked red driving members myself on a series. Each to their own (or is it red bolt heads?) Mine are black but that will wear off fast and be rust coloured in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Red oxide primer will make them look as is if they their natural rust colour, without them being rusty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Black 0hp improvement Yellow 5hp improvement Red got to be at least 10hp Now if you want to go tart I'd suggest gold It all wears off in a few years of grime and salt anyway but brembo or willwood tend to like red and yellow and you can normally see the calipers on a Farrari or 911 will you see them with your rims or not and more importantly will they blend in with the shocks and bushes? You won't see much through wolf rims Always liked red driving members myself on a series. Each to their own (or is it red bolt heads?) Mine are black but that will wear off fast and be rust coloured in no time The paint won't be coming off in a long time if they're done properly as these will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The problem I had was getting something for the paint to key into To step back and explain a little I did a drum to caliper conversion on the rear and a vented conversion on the front with new calipers all round. Hence they were supplied with a bzp coating (or it looked that way) and short of stripping the pistons and seals out or tapeing over the pistons and then sandblasting them (highly not recommended IMHO). I could not see a way to get a good key all over including the machined surfaces for my normal paint treatment for steel which is couple of coats of zinga followed by couple of secondary colour coats to protect the zinc. Plus it seems caliper paint is normally a high temp finish. Could try an etch primer or could try phosphoric acid but wouldn't want to go near the pistons or seals. At least with a bit of surface rust it probably aides in providing a key to the machined surfaces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matfield Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 You definitely need one of these!! http://www.mightycarmods.com/collections/clothing/products/brake-calipers-tee-shirt Black by the way... once you go black.......... Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 haha!! I like that Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Haha pmsl!!! Too much time on someone's hands / or too much cash in the pocket .... Been there done that and now got the t-shirt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Well I'm going with blue to match my 88! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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