What color should I paint the calipers?

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02-23-2010, 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...

02-23-2010, 04:44 PM

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Black? Paint thinner color? Gray?

02-23-2010, 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?

02-23-2010, 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.

02-23-2010, 05:10 PM

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nice and subtle...go black

02-23-2010, 05:12 PM

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

02-23-2010, 05:15 PM

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Whiteeeee.

02-23-2010, 05:51 PM

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Paint it rainbow color and turn heads!!

02-23-2010, 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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02-23-2010, 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

02-23-2010, 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.

02-23-2010, 06:52 PM

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

02-23-2010, 06:52 PM

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Yellow = Fast

Don't forget that one too.

02-23-2010, 06:58 PM

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Chrome plate those bad boys!!!

02-23-2010, 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.

02-23-2010, 07:03 PM

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ewwwwww @ ur rims dude

02-23-2010, 07:10 PM

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Quote:

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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