cobra brakes

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 24, 2008

i just got my front and rear calipers in the other day. they are the plain silver/aluminum color right now. i was thinking of painting them either red or black just to clean them up a little. just spray the whole caliper and then sand down the "cobra" to bare aluminum again. i cant decide which would look better on my car. i have alot of silver/black on my car. the only red is on the saleen emblems. so what would look the best??

'03GTinFLA · Feb 24, 2008

I'm in the process of painting my silver cobra calipers red right now. So my vote goes for red. Just my thing, but I think it looks good. Black and silver make them nonexciting looking. Again, just my .02

eliteJAE · Feb 24, 2008

imho, id do red just to set off the look, little red accent every now and then on a silver or black car looks sweet

urban96 · Feb 24, 2008

if you want to show them off do red (with the little bracket painted black)

if not i would do all black

ADRENLN · Feb 24, 2008

it was a tough call between red and black, but i went with black for your color car. i personally am going to go red but that is because of the color of my car.

Superhereaux · Feb 24, 2008

i'm painting mine black when i get them (stock-ish looking Mineral Grey GT)

on your car i'd go with red

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 24, 2008

so as far as keeping the cobra letters aluminum i can just sand the paint off that area and they will look like they should, right??

ErikTheBeast · Feb 24, 2008

Red all the way

fobra559 · Feb 24, 2008

+1 Red ftw.

darkside03gt · Feb 24, 2008

I painted my mach1 calipers red when i swaped my brakes. I love the way they look. I would use the caliper paint kit that requires you to use a paint brush I've been told that the rattle can paints will flake easier.

twogts4us · Feb 24, 2008

SaleenGT2001 said:
so as far as keeping the cobra letters aluminum i can just sand the paint off that area and they will look like they should, right??

Yeah, but why don't you mask em off instead?

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 24, 2008

so wheres the best place to get the paint kit?

twogts4us · Feb 24, 2008

If buyfordracing.com had the Black Cobra Brake kit in stock when I went to buy em, I would have black - but they didn't so I opted for red, then I painted my stock rears to match.

My vote went for BLACK. But you won't go wrong with red. Just don't do yellow or any other queer friggin rice color.

Best of Luck!

twogts4us · Feb 24, 2008

Ummm, not to be a dick or anything, but it's pretty obvious isn't it? The auto parts store. AutoZone, Advanced Auto Parts - both in Smithfield, near you, right?

Cleaning the calipers well is the most important thing. Like any paint work, it's the prep that will make or break your paint job. Best of Luck!

darkside03gt · Feb 24, 2008

SaleenGT2001 said:
so wheres the best place to get the paint kit?

got mine from pepboys I used the bear brakes caliper paint kit.

LaserSVT · Feb 24, 2008

Cobra brakes look best in red, I wana paint mine soon. When you find out how much it cost let me know.

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 24, 2008

twogts4us said:
Ummm, not to be a dick or anything, but it's pretty obvious isn't it? The auto parts store. AutoZone, Advanced Auto Parts - both in Smithfield, near you, right?

Cleaning the calipers well is the most important thing. Like any paint work, it's the prep that will make or break your paint job. Best of Luck!

i havent really ever been looking for caliper paint for my other rides. the Xterra or Ranger dont need it. i didnt know if there was a certain brand of paint i should stay away from.

as far as cleaning goes i guess i should just coat them down with some brake cleaner and wipe them down. that should cover it shouldnt it?

Mustang5L5 · Feb 24, 2008

joshheat25 · Feb 24, 2008

I recently bought the mach 1 brake upgrade and was debating the same thing. I would go Red.. with black mounting brackets. FTW! and I used the Duplicolor Spray paint with Ceramic.. spray paint is more resistant to chipping if you don't do it in multiple layers. I'm pretty good at spray painting so.. I dunno it's your choice if you want to spend 2 times more for the same kit go ahead. But Prep work is the key. and sanding the surface down with some sand paper helps alot.

smokin00GT · Feb 24, 2008

I used the stuff from Autozone on mine. It came with caliper cleaner (brake cleaner) and a small can of paint that could let you do many coats of paint, and a brush to apply the paint with. The whole kit was under $20, and well worth it. Just take your time and it will look great. Mine are red by the way.

cobra brakes

what color to paint calipers?

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red

keep them plain silver like they are

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