Interior/Exterior Interior and exterior modifications for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

Interior/Exterior Brake Caliper Paint Color?

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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 10:34 AM
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Brake Caliper Paint Color?

Hi all you Mini people-

I have an 06 MCS that is Hyper Blue with a white roof. I'm thinking about painting the calipers so that it adds a little "Sizzle" to the car. What colors go best with the blue?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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I would say roof color to match wheel paint, then base car color for calipers. But if you do black/gunmetal wheels then do white on the calipers would be a interesting look but hard to keep clean
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 10:59 PM
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With your car color combo, I hate to say it, because it seems to be the standard, but I would think you would have to go with red. And of course there's always blue to to the match color thing......wait on second thought go blue, that way no-one can accuse you of trying to do the "Fake Big Brake" thing.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Red, of course, is very popular. However, if I ever get around to getting a set of StopTech's, they're gonna' be black. Way cool. No need to shout that I have big brakes to every yahoo on the road. Those who know what they're looking at will know.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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Matching the body color blue might be cool if I can find a close match. Is it even possible to get a quart of Hyper Blue? Maybe from a paint shop or supplier.
 
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