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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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i painted my calipers about a month ago in red and they came out great, but now i am thinking about re doing them in blue to go with my interior lighting theme, and also i dont think it would look to well when i add the oznium inferno underbody kit, so i would like to get some opinions if i should do it, and if i do what would be the best way of doing this re painting job..i will include below a link of the kit i want to use, which is the same as the red on my car now and various pics of my car, so you will get a better insight on giving me your opinion (keep it red or go blue)

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...id=p2759.l1259

(My interior Lighting)


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(My Trunk)


(Misc. Shots Showing My Current Red Calipers)


Old Jan 15, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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I dunno... I don't think blue calipers would look that good. Unless you made them a darker blue. (Smurf blue would just look pretty odd... Ha ha.)

You could always just paint them black or grey, so they blend with the car and won't clash with the blue theme. Just an idea...

Good luck, whatever you decide to do!
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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hey i never thought of black.....it might look pretty good, and as for re painting them i contacted the company and they told me because they are made of an epoxy material, i would just have to scuff them up pretty good with sand paper or a wire brush, then paint them again and i should be good..they also sent me pics of there black, and blue colors....so do you guys still agree that going with the black would be better than the blue, or should i just leave them red



Old Jan 15, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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go black, but the red matches the strut bar
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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Yeah, I think your best bet is still black. If you wanted to get really fancy, you could paint 'em black with some sort of blue trim or just blue on some part, so it still accents your interior color theme.

Hope it works out well, whatever you do!

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wRadar
Yeah, I think your best bet is still black. If you wanted to get really fancy, you could paint 'em black with some sort of blue trim or just blue on some part, so it still accents your interior color theme.

Hope it works out well, whatever you do!

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black would be good, just hope it wont be too difficult to do
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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Go black for sure
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Thank you everyone for your input, i have decided to paint them black, it should look good with the Oznium:

- Inferno - Million Color LED UB Kit.
- (2) FlowLighting Inferno 1-Foot Extension Tubes for the upper and lower grilles.

*now i am confident tha i will have a pretty sweet set up*
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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duplicolor metalcast blue

just my .02
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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black, im also going to repaint it sometime soon.

Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by breaux_tC
duplicolor metalcast blue

just my .02
That will look sweet on your car, i would definetely without a doubt go with that color if mine was the same color as your car, but being mine is FM, i will go with black
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:12 AM
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:57 AM
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Now you know I'm gonna tell you to paint them blue! If ya feel like waiting a couple of weeks you can see what mine look like and go from there. I've got the same kit you were looking at, just need some time.
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