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Old May 14, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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ok sry if theres a post for this.. but i checked already and couldnt find one.

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i was wonder if any one colored their brake calipers yet?? for tC just for fun^^ you know how it is... it costs alot for big red brakes such as brembos... lolz

just curious... ive seen some xBs and i would like to see tCs

anyone gots some pics?
Old May 14, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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You can pick up caliper paint at any local autostore. Quite a few people have done it onn the boards. And I imagine youd get more responses if you used English.
Old May 14, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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english? what is english?
Old May 14, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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here's mine:


Old May 14, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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did you paint those or did you buy them?
Old May 14, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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paint. VHT Brake Caliper Paint.
Old May 14, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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I painted mine red looks very nice. I used the duplicolor brush on cermaic paint kit from autozone.
Old May 14, 2005 | 11:37 PM
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sweet guys... i wanna try mine out, i wanna try red! i think it would stand out^^ thanks for the pics
Old May 14, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tC Scout
did you paint those are did you buy them?
good lord, you guys need to go back to school.
Old May 15, 2005 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Jdawg82
Nice, I see you picked up the Konig Unknowns. I've had my eye on these for a while.
Old May 15, 2005 | 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Mista3
Originally Posted by Jdawg82
Nice, I see you picked up the Konig Unknowns. I've had my eye on these for a while.
i love the konig unknows... but those look weird for some reason. i think u need a lower profile tire. might look better imo.
Old May 15, 2005 | 02:29 AM
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Since I'm getting a Burnt Orange paint job...I'm going with orange calipers...

On Flint Mica, with GunMetal rims, I think it'd look really good...
Old May 15, 2005 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 05_scion_tc
Originally Posted by Mista3
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Nice, I see you picked up the Konig Unknowns. I've had my eye on these for a while.
i love the konig unknows... but those look weird for some reason. i think u need a lower profile tire. might look better imo.
my sister has those in 18's on her mazda 6. good thing she got these instead of those fugly chrome wheels she was about to get. good thing i gave her my input first.

ill try to take some pics of my calipers tomorrow morning.
Old May 15, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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here are my black calipers.

btw, anyone knows where i can get buddy club center caps? the only place that i can find is urban imports for $15 each cap.

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Originally Posted by 05_scion_tc
Originally Posted by Mista3
Originally Posted by Jdawg82
Nice, I see you picked up the Konig Unknowns. I've had my eye on these for a while.
i love the konig unknows... but those look weird for some reason. i think u need a lower profile tire. might look better imo.
Yea I would get a lower profile tire if I wanted my speedo to be off and my car to ride horribly. I am simply not willing to sacrafice ride quality for looks. My tires are the same size as the factory 18s.
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