Wow, I just got done painting my calipers red. Man that looks hot! I can't believe I haven't done this on every car I've owned. I think I'll paint the ones on my hoop ride truck just for the heck of it.

Anyway, here's my baby... :L

Lookin good!

I actually used a 3 step anodizing method, came out with a very deep rich red thats very high gloss. My LS is black on black so the bright red just wasn't an option in my opinion, im very happy with how it turned out

i'll try to take some pics today and post them

Wow, I just got done painting my calipers red. Man that looks hot! I can't believe I haven't done this on every car I've owned. I think I'll paint the ones on my hoop ride truck just for the heck of it.

Anyway, here's my baby... :L

Very nice. Now just some wheels and tires to go with it. What kind of paint did you use? When I worked in the power plants I had access to some indestructible paints.

Very nice. Now just some wheels and tires to go with it. What kind of paint did you use? When I worked in the power plants I had access to some indestructible paints.

free like the red,, makes them look like high end brake system.

plan to do mine in blue metallic,, have a silver LS.

Very nice! Red with a white car looks really good. I like the nice touches you made with the V8 and Lincoln emblems.

Very nice. Now just some wheels and tires to go with it. What kind of paint did you use? When I worked in the power plants I had access to some indestructible paints.

I used Brake Caliper Paint from DupliColor. Worked pretty well. I will probably put another coat on when I change the rotors and pads just to finish the job.

Very nice! Red with a white car looks really good. I like the nice touches you made with the V8 and Lincoln emblems.

Yeah, I don't know where I got the idea for the placement of those...I'm just gifted with a sense of style I guess. :N :Beer

Oh and Ken, the B Pillar inserts turned out great. It really looks good in the sunlight. I don't think there has been a person whose seen my car yet that hasn't commented on them.

Good job on the calipers...the red on white looks good. I never really noticed how visible the calipers are behind the wheels. I have a Pearl Blue Metallic '02 LS with the 17" chrome wheels. I'm thinking of doing this on my car after seeing your pics. The only thing being that I would want a different color...probably blue. Anybody have recommendations of what paint I should use? Do you have to take the calipers off the car?

With the Duplicolor system you leave the calipers on. It's a brush on paint so just mask the brakes where you don't want paint and go for it.

As for choosing what color...just take a pic of your car and use the paint program to color the calipers pixel by pixel. That's what I did. Really helped me make up my mind.

Looks reallll good. I love the white LS. Great job.

I love duplicolor. I tried a few colors and stuck wit red. I need to hit again though brakes get really dirty with all the rain water and puddles down here. Plus it was about 3 years ago that I painted em. so age is a factr too. But you cant beat the product.

since my car is all black, do u guys think i should leave it as is, or should i go red, or maybe a high gloss black (would u even notice it, with the black rims)

I think all black with the red would look tight. But it may screw up the look you're goin for.

since my car is all black, do u guys think i should leave it as is, or should i go red, or maybe a high gloss black (would u even notice it, with the black rims)

With my black car, I did black calipers to give it a nice look behind my chrome wheels. But since your wheels are black, you might have to choose another color if you want them noticed.

i dont understand the whole painted caliper thing, why do you want people to notice your calipers? if anything paint it like a silver or a black if they are rusting or something... n to me if you paint your calipers red Bill, it would be ruining the good thing you got goin... someone explain this to me

i dont understand the whole painted caliper thing, why do you want people to notice your calipers? if anything paint it like a silver or a black if they are rusting or something... n to me if you paint your calipers red Bill, it would be ruining the good thing you got goin... someone explain this to me


Its just a preference thing I guess, so some of big brake kits come with different color calipers. Its just something to make your car a little than the other.

im thinking im gonna paint em a gloss black, just to keep up the black.right now theyre like a browish color.

Hell, even if they are not that noticable it still looks better than bare metal and brakedust.

im thinking im gonna paint em a gloss black, just to keep up the black.right now theyre like a browish color.


Im with you. If I get all chrome rims then Im going a high gloss black. If I get black and chrome rims then Im leaving them alone.

looks nice!

Used the Duplicolor brush-on kit also. Red on my black 00 looks good... matches the taillights. I thought it was a nice accent. Did them in an afternoon, taking one wheel off at a time. (Calipers remain on. Just a little taping. No masking.) I believe they only offer yellow, red and blue.

The red calipers on the white car look tight! I think on a black car, it depends on what look you want. If you want a real sporty look then go for the red. If you are looking for a euro sports luxury look then matching the color of the car I think looks better. You want them to be noticed but not standout. Remember its the small things that sometimes get really noticed. It in the details!! I wish there was a way to get either the Lincoln logo or the word Lincoln on them. Now that would really be kewl!!

Used the Duplicolor brush-on kit also. Red on my black 00 looks good... matches the taillights. I thought it was a nice accent. Did them in an afternoon, taking one wheel off at a time. (Calipers remain on. Just a little taping. No masking.) I believe they only offer yellow, red and blue.


Where can I find this Duplicolor brush-on kit system at and how much do they run usually? Adds another nice little touch. I have a 2002 LSE that is Ivory Parchment and was wondering if red would be a wise color.

Wow, I just got done painting my calipers red. Man that looks hot! I can't believe I haven't done this on every car I've owned. I think I'll paint the ones on my hoop ride truck just for the heck of it.

Anyway, here's my baby... :L

hmmm...whats up with that big ass LINCOLN sigh inside the car???? unless you want to recall people that they are sitting in a lincoln not a bmw ....wow :eek2:

Looks good. I did the same to my car last winter. I wanted some red accents on my car to set it off. It does make it look nicer. I even thought about getting some Goodrich Scorcher tires in red and putting an OU plate on the front and making my car an unofficial OU, crimson and cream Mark VIII mobile. Then I snapped out of it and decided that the calipers were enough red for now. The red racing stripes come later, :cool: .

I wish there was a way to get either the Lincoln logo or the word Lincoln on them. Now that would really be kewl!!
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makes no sense to paint them

how do you prep the calipers befor painting? I am doing my brakes this weekend and am thinking of painting them. I have a off white/cream peal color car. Would red look good? thanks

next summer im gona get some new rims
then youll be able to actualy see the breaks

after that ill get the calipers in a green i think
couse the collor of the car is green unless someone has other sujestion on color for the green conti

how do you prep the calipers befor painting? I am doing my brakes this weekend and am thinking of painting them. I have a off white/cream peal color car. Would red look good? thanks

I suggest buying the dupicolor brake cailper paint set it literally comes with everything you need, even a brush. I located my kit at Advance auto for I think $15. Good luck!

-Scott-

painting your calipers is the strangest thing ive ever seen. people think its a hardcore 'mod' lol it looks retarded on any car its ever been done to.

Alright...then don't paint yours.

Oh, and I don't think anybody said it's a "hardcore mod". It's just one of those little things to make a car more to your liking. Like tint jobs/clear taillights/body kits.

looks good. nice job

The red painted calipers with the Ivory/White car look great. I have a 2002 in Ivory and I'm going to go for the red also. With a black car, red or black would work well depending on the look you are going for.

Nice job!!!

The red painted calipers with the Ivory/White car look great. I have a 2002 in Ivory and I'm going to go for the red also. With a black car, red or black would work well depending on the look you are going for.

Nice job!!!

Post some picks when you get them painted, I'd like to see how they look. I have the Ivory color also but I painted mine black.

Has anyone with a Vivid Red LS painted their calipers? If so what color did you settle on?

Has anyone with a Vivid Red LS painted their calipers? If so what color did you settle on?


Just my .02, but I would paint them silver or a dark metallic grey! Just think about it!

-Scott-

ps If you do it, defently post pics.

Just my .02, but I would paint them silver or a dark metallic grey! Just think about it!

-Scott-

ps If you do it, defently post pics.

Thanks for the suggestion. The stock calipers are a dull dark grey now and I agree that they do not look too bad. Paint would smooth out the surface. Just thinking about it now, no decision yet

painting your calipers is the strangest thing ive ever seen. people think its a hardcore 'mod' lol it looks retarded on any car its ever been done to.

First off, He did one hell of a job on them. It makes the car look very nice.
Second off, You are right about it looking retarded, I'm gonna talk to the people who engineer Porsches with the factory brake calipers painted and tell them they are mentally challenged.

To each their own, and I guess you are on your own on this one. Don't ever knock on people's work.

Freefaller, I plan on painting my calipers soon, how hard was it?
I plan on going silver.

could everyone who painted there calipers post some pics. I not sure if i want to do red or black now. i think red would look hot but would you also notice the black? Thanks

Here is what mine looked like before I installed the Stoptech's. I used Dupli-Colors Red Metalcast. It's more of a cherry red which is what I liked about it.

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hi freefaller this is mikes dad. we replaced the pads on the 94 with ceramic pads. love the hell out of them . they are not full ceamic but they are quiter and no dust buildup. will be changing the rears later. take care and keep a good canopy on our head. jd the old one.

yeah those ceramic are the :q:q:q:q man
thye are great
i have ceramic in the front but my rear breaks untill i get around to changing the calipers i have to just yous the cheap pads couse my rear calipers eat pads fast they need to bve changed in a couple of months i think but gona do the front pads with ne ceramic in another month probly like another 2K befor i change the front pads but those ceramic are the beast pads you can get man