[karbosshack]

Looks great. How much did it cost if you don’t mind? May consider on my Taycan

 

[Epo124]

When I was looking at possibly getting my Macan S in red it bothered me that the brake calipers were not the same red as the car and I probably would have gone and painted it the same red if I had gone that route.

Yeah it would bother me if the colors were similar but just a little bit off. This was the first time I’ve had calipers painted & I think they turned out pretty good

 

[Epo124]

Looks great. How much did it cost if you don’t mind? May consider on my Taycan

Thanks! It was about $500. The guy I went to did not take the actual caliper off, but instead taped off everything & covered the car so a lot of it was prep. I’d recommend doing it if you’re on the fence!

 

[rasetsu]

I've always thought it a bit odd that Porsche didn't give Macan S red calipers like all their other models.

 

[Ciovacco]

I've always thought it a bit odd that Porsche didn't give Macan S red calipers like all their other models.

They do. Think they started in '22.

...which kinda makes this argument over caliper color silly to me.

 

[Alidoke]

So if colour signifies the type of brake why does the S get red calipers same as the GTS when the GTS has PSCB. Maybe the GTS PSCB brake cxalipers should be white like they were on the Turbo?

 

[jacobt]

I recently picked up a ‘17 S and knew immediately the silver calipers had to go. Red is classic, and red calipers look good on almost everything, but I wanted to do something different since I had the choice. I know yellow is the color of the calipers when you get carbon ceramics, and I’m not trying to imitate or “fake it” but I just thought the gray/yellow combo looked great & couldn’t pass it up. Had them painted a few weeks ago and very happy with the result!

Looking good but just want to let you know that the "PORSCHE" sticker was not centered on the front calipers!

 

[rasetsu]

So if colour signifies the type of brake why does the S get red calipers same as the GTS when the GTS has PSCB. Maybe the GTS PSCB brake cxalipers should be white like they were on the Turbo?

On the other Porsche models, S and GTS have always gotten red calipers. Porsche used to be real stickers giving purists purity ammunition but it's a bit all over the place now especially since Porsche offered black calipers for $900 on steel, PSCB, or PCCB.

 

[Epo124]

Looking good but just want to let you know that the "PORSCHE" sticker was not centered on the front calipers!

Thanks for the heads up, noticed that too, but only if it’s something you’re really looking for lol. Trying not to let it bother me but it’s just a sticker so I can replace it next time I have the wheels off.

 

[VAGfan]

Not sure why you care what others think....paint them any color you want!

 

[Gachnar]

99.99+% of people will not know what color they "should" be, and will either not notice them or like/dislike the color for purely aesthetic reasons. Of the less than .01% that know, the vast majority won't care again, except purely aesthetic personal preference. The handful that know and care and critique because it's not "right" are people to avoid at parties.

 

[gatorfast]

I think it looks good and I don’t think you’re misrepresenting anything. It’s just a color. It’s not like you’re putting GTS badges on a base trim or something.

Fully agree. I would think 95%+ of people painting their Porsche calipers yellow do so because they like the pop of color and aesthetic and not because they are trying to fool the masses into thinking they have carbon brakes. Totally different than false badging.

 

[mephisto_4711]

Even if you put a GTS badge on a base, who cares, it's your car.... I feel like in a Rolex forum... maybe I glue some Swarovski crystals to my Rolex and pretend them to be diamonds 😂.

 

[dccomic8889]

I recently picked up a ‘17 S and knew immediately the silver calipers had to go. Red is classic, and red calipers look good on almost everything, but I wanted to do something different since I had the choice. I know yellow is the color of the calipers when you get carbon ceramics, and I’m not trying to imitate or “fake it” but I just thought the gray/yellow combo looked great & couldn’t pass it up. Had them painted a few weeks ago and very happy with the result! View attachment 267415 View attachment 267416 View attachment 267417 View attachment 267418 View attachment 267419 View attachment 267420

Did you color match the yellow you got to Porsche’s yellow they do on their calipers from factory or just go with a generic yellow? It looks really good and I have the same color car so I’m thinking about doing this as well. I actually bought the G2 yellow paint kit to do it myself but a friend told me not to do that since it won’t look OEM 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

[Epo124]

Did you color match the yellow you got to Porsche’s yellow they do on their calipers from factory or just go with a generic yellow? It looks really good and I have the same color car so I’m thinking about doing this as well. I actually bought the G2 yellow paint kit to do it myself but a friend told me not to do that since it won’t look OEM 🤷🏽‍♂️

Thanks! The guy who I did it through actually just sent me a bunch of samples and I picked my favorite out of those. Porsche uses what looks like a canary yellow so I just wanted something similar, didn’t have to be exact. I would go for it if you’re on the fence! Adds a great pop of color to the gray.

 

[FranksMacan]

I personally like colored calipers, don’t really care about the color matching the type of brakes bought. I’m about to get my calipers painted from black to Porsche acid green color. Think that should look pretty sick 😎

 

[Daya]

I personally like colored calipers, don’t really care about the color matching the type of brakes bought. I’m about to get my calipers painted from black to Porsche acid green color. Think that should look pretty sick 😎

I did the same, went from red to acid green on my GTS

OP - I think the yellow looks great, do what makes you happy. I do wish the shop took the calipers off to paint though…

 

[FranksMacan]

I did the same, went from red to acid green on my GTS
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OP - I think the yellow looks great, do what makes you happy. I do wish the shop took the calipers off to paint though…

Are those powder coated or spray painted? They look good

 

[Daya]

Are those powder coated or spray painted? They look good

They are sprayed, powder coating is really only necessary for constant high temp track use and even then it's probably overkill. My shop doesn't even powdercoat on dedicated track cars.

 

[ns2g8tr]

Who cares what others think, the yellow looks great. I recently had mine painted Python green to match the green GTS package.

My car, my taste, my money