Opinions on painted calipers

[SactoJim]

Originally Posted by Shock_Me

I'm of the opinion that brake calipers need some kind of paint or coating to prevent them from rusting. With the larger, modern open spoke type rims you can really see what's happening back there with your rotors and calipers.

As far as color, well that's a matter of personal taste. I painted my brother's calipers red because he liked the look on his medium olive stepside, (I'd post a pic, but I can't from work). I painted my orange 68's calipers gloss black, simply because the red would most likely clash with the body color.
I don't think it looks "fake", it's a real caliper, just with a little detail added.

Yours looks great the way they are though Jim. It's a clean look that doesn't distract from the rim.

Cheers,
Pete

You're right about not being distracted from the rim Pete....especially for a lame stock caliper. Now those Z06 calipers would be a good distraction from the rim.

The painted calipers on your Green truck with the cast Torq's looked really good though.