AP decals - Which colour?

[PeteH]

Hi All
About to order some AP decals for my calipers, which are about to get re-painted gloss black.

Just can't decide on colour..Yellow or White?

Your thoughts please

 

[Kett]

I think either will look great... : )

Has anyone done this and found that the stickers aren't durable enough?

 

[PeteH]

Seems alot have already done this with no mention that durabilty is bad..
Trying to find a few pics of BG cars with calipers & decals, but proving difficult..

 

[matt.v10]

White for me,

Could go either way on a black car I think.

 

[Brett]

Definatly Yellow as per original AP Racing calipers.

Likely hood is they will peel off if they aren't clear laquered over with the paint. I used cheap Ebay decals (75mm), upol etch primer, normal rattle can paint and laquer. After 30k miles they still clean up perfectly.

 

[PeteH]

Yeh, steering towards yellow.

You say 75mm? SupergraphicsF1 only seem to do 90mm front and 50mm rears?

What is the ideal size for fronts?
Thanks

 

[Brett]

Actually I miss typed it, (bloody phone!) its 85mm you want. 90mm are ok but they slightly overlap the raised part on the fronts. That said, I've fitted 90mm ones to two other vees and they looked fine.

 

[Brett]

Make them look like this.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10889&p=90451&hilit=lucy+j+brake+calipers#p90451

 

[PeteH]

To make everyone aware and thanks for advice, Just spoke with SupergraphicsF1 and they have confirmed that front decals can be supplied in 85mm.

Will be ordering two yellow 85mm ones this evening.

 

[thunderstarter]

When I bought mine off eBay they were specifically for brake caliper use. Not sure if the material or the glue is stronger, but I'd defo get them lacquered over the top. First hit with a power washer will bring them off otherwise.

 

[ian hosk]

Pete

I have yellow 90mm on gloss black calipers on my BG vee. I think they look good. I also found that when i put stickers on a non painted calipers they didnt stick very well. But when painted they stuck good! be careful lining the sticker up because if not exactly where you want it when it touches its game over and probably sticker dead if you try to remove and re-align.

 

[PeteH]

Maybe I'll order 4 then..thanks Ian