[Not a Diesel!!!]

Thinking of freshening mine up.

What colour were they when they rolled out of the factory?

[Brian mc21]

Most standard calipers seem to be a silver colour although they are not a painted finish.

[Hotcoupe]

Originally Posted by Not a Diesel!!!

Thinking of freshening mine up.

What colour were they when they rolled out of the factory?

If you could buy 'rust' as a spray colour you'd not be far off!

[chrismanchr]

mine are still quite silver and smart and theyve never had any attention ,bmw calipers seem to stay fairly rust free in my view comparied to other manufactors that all there brake gear looks like a lump of rust within a few winters

[stringy93]

I've used some high temp matt silver spray paint from halfords for £8.99. I'll post a pic later when I get on my laptop. Looks OEM enough for me

[chrismanchr]

Originally Posted by stringy93

I've used some high temp matt silver spray paint from halfords for £8.99. I'll post a pic later when I get on my laptop. Looks OEM enough for me

Ive used that high temp paint from halfords i find the finish just doesnt last

if you wanna use something that will never fall off and allways cleanup use silver por-15 bit of a faf to prepare and use ,but the the most hardwearing paint in the world and thats no joke ,classic car enthusiasts have started painting the underneath of there cars with it recently and the stuff will last forever ,its better than powerdercoating

[BIFCAIDS]

Mine are Black

[335ier]

Originally Posted by chrismanchr

mine are still quite silver and smart and theyve never had any attention ,bmw calipers seem to stay fairly rust free in my view comparied to other manufactors that all there brake gear looks like a lump of rust within a few winters

BMW must have listened to early complaints then because my 07 335i was terrible. The M3 comes with matt black paint. To be honest these calipers are that ugly the colour that hides the them best is the one to go for.