OK - so I have to admit it - I am a bit of a boy racer! However, I have never been able to work out why, on the TDV8 and SC why they don't put some nice red or black Brembos on. I don't know whether there is some sort of Brembo code of conduct where certain brakes warrant the red colour and others don't but the greyish colour ones on mine really don't do the job (of looking good - clearly they stop me well...).

Anyone got any gems of wisdom on this one?

Many thanks as always

Jonathan Hirst Jaguar XKR Convertible
MY 2012 Range Rover Sport TDV6 Autobiography in Fujian White....Mmmmmmm
Range Rover Evoque 2.2 Prestige in white - gone
Porsche Boxster S White with lots of extras! Gone
Lotus Elise 2011 Touring for sunny days - gone!

Previously....
RRS TDV8 Black 57 Plate
645ci
Jag XKR Convertible (my wife still loves this car!)
BMW 530i
BMW 328i (I loved this car)
Golf R32

Mine were looking a bit shabby so I removed them and re furbed them in red complete with new brembo decals, they looked out of place in my opinion so removed them and re done them in gloss black.
I've got a huge set of red brake calipers on my car and they look amazing but the red on the rr didn't look right, they do look good gloss black though, it's a personal thing as everyones different.

Gloss black with white decals! FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Nice. I like!!!!

How to avoid rust on these inernals around the wheels ?
Any protection varnish ? 2010 TDV6 3.0 HSE Santorini Black Tan Full Leather

I was thinking of going red - but now you mention it - does the red really not look good??? I might go for black now.....

quantz wrote:

How to avoid rust on these inernals around the wheels ?
Any protection varnish ?

NickM wrote:

I was thinking of going red - but now you mention it - does the red really not look good??? I might go for black now.....

I've got red callipers on the front with black decals and the rear callipers are painted black.
It looks the bees knees. It's just personal preference at the end of the day. Il try to post some pics up tommorow.

I think in Red they look smart but the rest of the vehicle needs parts which can tie in the sporty look the red gives off.

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ive got red brembos behind black wheels!

my wheels have a Lip which is chrome, nice when the caliper shines off hte lip! RR Sport supercharged 06
strut grills, strut 22" wheels, Full Kahn Kit
Brembo big brake kit, tinted front and rear lights

CLS 63 AMG Mercedes 2008, Cayenne Turbo S 2007, C32 AMG mercedes 2004, Vito Van 111CDI 2004

So, is it really just as straight forward as wire brushing them, then painting with smooth hammerite? What? No crazed fanatic saying it will invalidate your warranty or you'll be sent to hell? It can't be that simple can it? Jaguar XKR Convertible
MY 2012 Range Rover Sport TDV6 Autobiography in Fujian White....Mmmmmmm
Range Rover Evoque 2.2 Prestige in white - gone
Porsche Boxster S White with lots of extras! Gone
Lotus Elise 2011 Touring for sunny days - gone!

Previously....
RRS TDV8 Black 57 Plate
645ci
Jag XKR Convertible (my wife still loves this car!)
BMW 530i
BMW 328i (I loved this car)
Golf R32

Jonathan wrote:

So, is it really just as straight forward as wire brushing them, then painting with smooth hammerite? What? No crazed fanatic saying it will invalidate your warranty or you'll be sent to hell? It can't be that simple can it?

Anyone any experience of buying the white decals off Ebay. There are quite a few different sellers; one with a lifetime guarantee. 80mm seems to be the correct size for the fronts? FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad