Calipers finished and fitted with the new wheels

[nik]

Guys,

Just to finish off on what colour my calipers should be painted, well I listened to all your comments (many thanks) I'll let you check out the pictures to decide if I made the right choice.

Regards as always

Nik

[LVDell]

If you painted them blue then I hope it is becasue YOU like them, which is of course all that matters when it comes to our cars. But, since you posted them up and looking for opinion, I am not liking that at all. Just too cheezy for me to see calipers painted to match the body color. Calipers in my opinion should either be just a standard black (non high perform,ance systems or when it is a high performance system it (like the ones on our cars) should be red.

[pjslowik]

Nice job!

[jmatta]

They look quite nice...how about a photo catching a bit more of the car so we can see the whole picture. Also, some detail on how you painted, decal application and so forth. What's important is that you are pleased with the job; there will always be skeptics.

I like the new wheels, as well. I have Carrera Classics on my Boxster. I feel they are a great improvement over the twist wheels.

Edited January 26, 2007 by jmatta

[nik]

They look quite nice...how about a photo catching a bit more of the car so we can see the whole picture. Also, some detail on how you painted, decal application and so forth. What's important is that you are pleased with the job; there will always be skeptics.

I like the new wheels, as well. I have Carrera Classics on my Boxster. I feel they are a great improvement over the twist wheels.

YEP i'LL POST SOME MORE PICS TOMORROW WHEN THE CAR IS CLEAN, THE WEATHER IN THE UK IS HORRIBLE TODAY, I TOO LOVE THE CLASSICS - WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE TOO WELL IN THE PICS IS THAT MINE ARE THE BLACK CHROME SMOKED TYPE WHICH REALLY SUIT THE ZENITH BLUE PAINTWORK.

I THINK THE CALIPERS LOOK PRETTY GOOD, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL TOO EASY TO GO FOR BLACK, RED OR YELLOW. I AM WORKING ON ANOTHER SET AT THE MOMENT IN SILVER.

REGARDS

NIK

[LVDell]

looks like your CAPS key is stuck :)

[Jinster]

I like it. A bigger pic of the whole car would be nice.

[jmatta]

Here's mine with Carrera Classics and red calipers for LVDell...

[LVDell]

very nice matta!

[nik]

They look great and certainly suit the cars wheels, the blue sky looks nice as well, come to the UK and put up with gray skies, all the public transport grinding to a halt aas soon as we get one flake of snow.

[jmatta]

Just kidding nik; looking forward to seeing your car in whole. I'm sure it's going to be very attractive. Bought a new camera as this old one took fuzzy pictures. However, the car is in storage to April.

[Glyn]

Cant dispute its a nice job but the colour doesnt do it for me

[nik]

Cant dispute its a nice job but the colour doesnt do it for me

The light wasn't great today in the UK, but as promised some more pictures of the whole car.

[Stefan]

I'm undecided on whether or not I like the matching calipers. But the paint job looks very nice.

I have to ask...

Is it a coincidence that the valve stems are at the bottom or did you jack it up and turn the wheels for the picture?

Also, are those regular lug bolts? They look like they are female bolts.

[nik]

I'm undecided on whether or not I like the matching calipers. But the paint job looks very nice.

I have to ask...

Is it a coincidence that the valve stems are at the bottom or did you jack it up and turn the wheels for the picture?

Also, are those regular lug bolts? They look like they are female bolts.

I always jack the car up to clean the wheels, I wax the inside at least twice a year and the jack helps me keep them clean inside and out, it's a habit of mine to turn the wheels after cleaning and finally the rear bolts are female as i needed spacers to make the wheels fit.

Regards

Nik

[Chris_in_NH]

hi nik,

just my $.02, but i'm not crazy about this look. as others have mentioned, the paint-job looks good, but the color might just be a little too much (for me, anyway). i think that silver with blue lettering would be a much better match. i just so happen to have that combo on my car! ;)

btw, how did you do yours (brush-on kit, spray-paint, etc.)? it looks like your caliper decals may be a little smaller than the standard decals, as well.

Edited January 28, 2007 by Chris_in_NH

[nik]

hi nik,

just my $.02, but i'm not crazy about this look. as others have mentioned, the paint-job looks good, but the color might just be a little too much (for me, anyway). i think that silver with blue lettering would be a much better match. i just so happen to have that combo on my car! ;)

btw, how did you do yours (brush-on kit, spray-paint, etc.)? it looks like your caliper decals may be a little smaller than the standard decals, as well.

had a spare set of calipers Chris so used those, funnily enough Im doing a set in silver at the moment so might well swap when they are done.

I sprayed mine using plasticote enamel 4 coats then 2 coats of clear, the decals matched perfectly with the old Porsche lettering so I guess they are right.

[Chris_in_NH]

I sprayed mine using plasticote enamel 4 coats then 2 coats of clear, the decals matched perfectly with the old Porsche lettering so I guess they are right.

yup, i think spray-painting yields the best results for sure! i noticed that you had some silver ones in-the-works, so i'm sure i'll like those better. ;)

as far as the decals, that's weird that your original calipers had the smaller lettering. you do see the size difference between yours and mine, right? as far as i know, the replacement decals that i ordered are the standard size, but i'm not 100% sure on that. i got mine from www.xenonmods.com. Rich over there can make them in any color you want. $10 for 6, IIRC.

anyway, i think that these blue calipers are a little 'too' blue. i notice a subtle purple shade in the car's paint that i don't see in the calipers which i think draws more attention to the calipers (hey - could be good or bad!) i had considered doing mine in Ocean Blue, but eventually decided against it.

what color silver are you using? (i used 'Aluminum' color from Duplicolor). is the plasticote 'hi-heat' paint or just regular? if it's not hi-heat, you might want to think about getting a can of Wurth Silber (Silver) Spray which is almost a perfect match for the silver Porsche wheels. i've considered doing this as well, but people tell me that it will eventually crack, but i am ever-skeptical. if it does crack, i could just paint them again with the hi-heat stuff, i guess.

good luck with the silvers. i am very interested to see them!

/chris

[Stefan]

Chris -

When getting the Wurth Silver spray paint, take special note that they reformulated it so that it didn't match the wheels. Then they went back to the original. But there are some rogue spray cans that don't match the wheels. I was unfortunate enough to get one of the wrong ones and eventually got the correct one.

[Chris_in_NH]

Chris -

When getting the Wurth Silver spray paint, take special note that they reformulated it so that it didn't match the wheels. Then they went back to the original. But there are some rogue spray cans that don't match the wheels. I was unfortunate enough to get one of the wrong ones and eventually got the correct one.

weird. i never knew that.

were they reformulated specifically so that they would no longer match the wheels, or do you think it was a change in recipe for another reason? i thought Wurth's whole 'thing' was that they matched German silver wheels (BMW, Porsche, MB, etc.)?

i will keep an eye out for these 'rogue' cans! ;)

[Tool Pants]

The base Box comes with black calipers, and there have 3 flavors of black used by Porsche for the 986 body color.

The S came with red calipers, but there is also a guards red for the body.

But when Nik takes a blue car and paints the black calipers blue, there is a debate. I don't get it and this is why I have little interest in cosmetic change messages.

But, as the fashion police and since Nik is from the UK, this is what he should have done.

[Stefan]

Maybe it's an optical illusion but the lettering on those looks smaller than the lettering on Chris'

[Chris_in_NH]

Maybe it's an optical illusion but the lettering on those looks smaller than the lettering on Chris'

i noticed that too. now i'm wondering if *i* have the correct size! ;)

how large are your letters?

[djomlas]

is it me or are those tires kinda small?

[tommy914]

Painting the hubs will make it look even better. Gray or black just to clean it up.

Tommy