What color should I paint the calipers?

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Feb 23, 2010 | 04:42 PM

faux_ghost

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What color should I paint the calipers?

What color should I paint my brake calipers? They are currently red...

Feb 23, 2010 | 04:44 PM

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Black? Paint thinner color? Gray?

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:07 PM

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Do you want to change the color?

I've always like straight up black... looks better than bare metal, but isn't flashy... who needs flashy with stock calipers?

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:09 PM

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I'm thinking of doing black, I think the red draws to much attention for stock and pulls the focus off the rotors.

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:10 PM

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nice and subtle...go black

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:12 PM

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Black! I had red for awhile but went to black and don't regret it at all.

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:15 PM

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Whiteeeee.

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:51 PM

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Paint it rainbow color and turn heads!!

Feb 23, 2010 | 06:09 PM

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IMO I'm against anything flashy... but I'm diggin' the white and red. Probably because I saw that combo on the LFA on display last month...

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Feb 23, 2010 | 06:36 PM

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if you HAVE to paint the calipers..black..otherwise I Just say put them back to being gray

Feb 23, 2010 | 06:38 PM

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IMO I'm against anything flashy... but I'm diggin' the white and red. Probably because I saw that combo on the LFA on display last month...

Ya, but those are some serious calipers... not some wussy single piston OEM ones.

Then again, Red Calipers = Serious Business.

Feb 23, 2010 | 06:52 PM

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keep em red.
but if you really want to paint them again
go .... black.

Feb 23, 2010 | 06:52 PM

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Yellow = Fast

Don't forget that one too.

Feb 23, 2010 | 06:58 PM

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Chrome plate those bad boys!!!

Feb 23, 2010 | 07:01 PM

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Def. black, nothing on your cars exterior looks to be red....besides why would you want to draw attention to teensie weensie single piston calipers.

Feb 23, 2010 | 07:03 PM

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ewwwwww @ ur rims dude

Feb 23, 2010 | 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm

Do you want to change the color?

I've always like straight up black... looks better than bare metal, but isn't flashy... who needs flashy with stock calipers?

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