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      10-14-2021, 04:19 PM   #45
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Blue all the way for me but red was not an option at the time of my order which wouldn't of made a difference anyway.
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      10-14-2021, 05:36 PM   #46
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Blue for me. I got Tacora red seats and thought that red calipers might be too much. Plus blue brakes are one of the quintessential BMW trademarks.
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      10-14-2021, 06:06 PM   #47
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Red calipers just seem very un-BMW to me.

Blue is the way to go.
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      10-15-2021, 11:03 AM   #48
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Blue. BMW traditional. Every car on the road has red.
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      10-29-2021, 12:22 PM   #49
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I opted for red calipers on my mineral grey car. Looks great and gives a but more pop of color than if it were blue. If your car is all blacked out, having that red pop will look sharp, in my opinion.
Very nice!
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      10-29-2021, 12:24 PM   #50
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You're thinking of the M Performance Brakes that happen to come in red as well. They have a larger caliper body but are still 4 piston, and have larger diameter rotors (and are cross drilled). The "red vs blue" choices are simple the standard M Sport brakes that come on all M340i's.

These are the upgraded brakes...

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...ed-34112450161
^^ THIS
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      10-29-2021, 01:33 PM   #51
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red.
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      10-30-2021, 03:06 PM   #52
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+1 for red
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      10-30-2021, 03:18 PM   #53
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Blue gets lost way too easily, red for sure.
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      10-31-2021, 04:28 PM   #54
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Blue, unless the body is blue.
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      11-04-2021, 12:31 PM   #55
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Blue. BMW traditional.
This.
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Blue for me. I got Tacora red seats and thought that red calipers might be too much. Plus blue brakes are one of the quintessential BMW trademarks.
Since when?
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Too many Red out there on all the other manufacturer's, BLUE'S CLUES all the way lol... Unless it's gonna be gold like the M5 CS
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      11-04-2021, 06:03 PM   #58
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Since when?
Lol this was when I still had the order in for my featureless car in mineral grey.
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      11-04-2021, 06:55 PM   #59
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I vote for red, at least with my car. It's mineral grey and Shadowline with black wheels. Red pops.
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I vote for red, at least with my car. It's mineral grey and Shadowline with black wheels. Red pops.
Good choice
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      11-20-2021, 04:39 PM   #62
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+1 for red, I don’t think blue would have looked good with Portimao exterior
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      11-20-2021, 04:47 PM   #63
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I think blue callipers for non blue car otherwise red callipers. Not that blue callipers on blue car would look bad 🤩
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      11-30-2021, 05:34 PM   #64
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Red is the newer option, but I'd choose blue if the car has laser headlights since they have blue accents in the housing.
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      12-01-2021, 12:21 PM   #65
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I ordered red and had to pay 400€ more for them, but blue don´t stand out a lot on Tanzanite blue M440i
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