Brake caliper question

Hello my fellow Brotherhood members, I have a question for you. Would it be a big mistake to powder coat my brake calipers on my '91 348 TS in red? The car is black with tan interior. The calipers just look so boring. I saw a pic of a black/tan 612 with red calipers and they looked great. Taking the calipers apart to have the parts coated is no problem for me. I have been a mechanic all of my life. I just didn't know if this is considered a bad thing in the Brotherhood. If it is not a problem to do, does anyone know the correct Ferrari color of red that is used on other F-cars with red calipers? Thanks for the input. Todd

 

Thanks for your opinion PAP. It is not that I am that worried about what other people think. It is more about me not wanting to do something to my Ferrari that will end up being something I regret later. I have not seen red calipers on a 348 yet and was wondering if there maybe was a reason for that or maybe I just have not come across them yet. Thanks

 

Well, I have decided to do it. Now I just need to choose the proper color of red for them. I think that the calipers are large enough to look good in red even though they are not as large as newer calipers. Like PAP said, I can always go back to the original color if needed. It will probably take me a couple of weeks to complete this project. I will take pics of the process. Thanks

 

I am sure that the yellow will look great as well. Put up some pics when you get them done.

 

YES!!!! That is what I am talking about! What color red did you go with?


I will definitely get the rotors done as well. Nice look! I am going a brake job at the same time and will also have them turned.

 

Crap, now you have me thinking! I have a decision to make. You make a good point about the shields. This is the reason I made this post. Sometimes, other people can share their experiences that give you ideas that you have not thought about yet. I will let everyone know what I decide to do. I will not be able to start on this project until this weekend. I am showing my car this Friday to a fellow F-Chatter to hopefully pursuade his wife to get on board with him buying his F-car. I will be doing a brake job while I do this project so I will cover that as well.

 

Thanks for the offer! I think that I will be alright. If I decide that I do not like them with color, I will do them in black.

 

Yes, I agree. I had already decided that I was going to go with powder coating anyway. I use a powder coating shop already for the products of my business so I am familiar with the process. I make pedals that are used for sim racing. I have many Nascar, Indycar, ALMS and F1 guys using my pedals for training purposes. Here are some pics of my GT and F1 style pedals done in red and black. The pedal shafts are done on chrome powder coat.
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