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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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Default silver calipers on a black cherry pearl tc

well i couldn't decide what color to paint my calipers that matched the black cherry pearl, so i just went with silver.. it may not stand out too much, but i think it looks clean and matches the rims well..

so if anyone else is looking for a color that's not too rice-y, i'd go with this...

here's some before and afters-

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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 01:48 AM
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Nice. Makes it look a bit cleaner back there.
Old Jul 4, 2005 | 04:37 AM
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Nice, probably not too many colors that would look good on a caliper against the purple.
Old Jul 4, 2005 | 04:39 AM
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was it spray? or was it brush on?
Old Jul 4, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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i did brush-on, the silver Duplicolor caliper kit... i wouldn't mess with sprays unless you have a garage to do it in... if the slightest breeze comes by, you'll have specks of paint everywhere.
Old Jul 4, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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its okay.you should try power coating for like 175.00 buck youll be even happier.it cleaner than before thats for sure.
Old Jul 5, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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I've considered doing gold on mine, but haven't gotten around to it yet. The silver looks good.
Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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i like that. gotta try it on my xB!
Old Jul 5, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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Nice.
I'm going black on mine... Looks clean too!
The red/blue calipers look too ricey to me.
Unless the car is red/blue, ya know?
I didn't think silver would do much, but it works.

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