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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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Black or Red... I'm still debating it. Open to all suggest and all colors.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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Whatever you use, get high heat, or it will fade fast, and chip easy....What color are your guages?
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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Go red. Red and Black are a good combo and will really pop....
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:56 PM
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My gauges??? what do my gauges have to do with my calipers.. I can alway repaint my gauges... ATM they are silver OEM back rs2 blue needle and all light up with... But I plan on modding my gauges faces so that its black white and red =D with possible Red or Black with white tip needle... LOT OF IDEAs going thru my head for colors.. as for high heat yeah I know.. I used them on my headers and exhaust.. I think dupli color makes a caliper paint kit.. I havent looking inside to see whats special about them...
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RED!!
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by neolusions
My gauges??? what do my gauges have to do with my calipers.. I can alway repaint my gauges... ATM they are silver OEM back rs2 blue needle and all light up with... But I plan on modding my gauges faces so that its black white and red =D with possible Red or Black with white tip needle... LOT OF IDEAs going thru my head for colors.. as for high heat yeah I know.. I used them on my headers and exhaust.. I think dupli color makes a caliper paint kit.. I havent looking inside to see whats special about them...
The Dupli-Color kit is very good for the price. MORE than enough paint to do 4 calipers with several coats. The cleaner/degreaser they include is excellent as well. The paint takes a while to dry which is the kits only downfall. I highly recommend it...
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:43 AM
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Just was gonna try to match the work you had done...nothing like tying everything together...
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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yeah... red sticks out... black is for stealth.... everyone said red.. i may go black just to go against the grain
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Haven't seem anyone w/ a tc do blue....but black and red are nice too!
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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blue is my favorite color.. but i dont think it will look good with black.... its usually black and red ... or white and blue.
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try it... worst case scenario, you have to paint it over...
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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^^^ He's got a point...
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:02 AM
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Tony, I would go with a candy cane look red & white stripes. LOL

i think black would look sweet
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:04 AM
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i painted mine gold before.. is HOt
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:07 AM
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PINK FTW!
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I have also seen people get creative and get vinyls made like TRD or Brembo to put on the calipers, hey whatever floats their boat...
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Originally Posted by Kanchi
I have also seen people get creative and get vinyls made like TRD or Brembo to put on the calipers, hey whatever floats their boat...
Posers.
Paint is one thing, putting a high-end label on them is pure poser.

Old Jun 9, 2007 | 04:42 AM
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RED.... and plus 1 on Duplicolor kits, cheap and really effective... I'm doing the drums on my mini in black, now that I need to hide the "old" look of them...

Three coats of the duplicolor and the calipers will look smooth and very sweet...
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If you need some help let me know...



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