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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 03:42 AM
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Ok so I wanna have alittle poll on what I should do here. I bought a Wilwood BBK for my tC and its black. I was floating the idea of having them powdercoated to a green that would match my paint.....take a look....

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And thinking something along these lines....





Open to thoughts or ideas....
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 03:50 AM
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might be too much green, if your tails werent tinted id say red
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 03:53 AM
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i've never seen so much wheel gap on a murcielago. i guess the front adjustable suspension was left on high.

dont paint them green as it would be too much. the lambo can get away with it because its a lambo, plus its calipers are monsterous
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 03:55 AM
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only way the green calipers would look good was if your BBK was as big as the lambos
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:21 AM
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damn really sexy now..id float away from the green BBK idea tho.
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:26 AM
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i thought about getting mine powder coated green also. i kept them black. you should do the same
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:38 AM
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black.
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:40 AM
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Green would set it off
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:53 AM
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damn im surprised, personally i think green would look sick
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:56 AM
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I say keep the black but get a green wilwood logo to put on the calipers as an accent.
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 05:22 AM
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Both are good when you have the power to back it up but I'd say stay conservative on that subject and PC them black. Plus it shows less dirt that way
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 06:42 AM
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i say untint the tails keep them red then paint the brakes red too.
give it a red eyed tree frog look! that would be exotic!!!
but u would need red sparco seats to pull it off
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Jtc
I say keep the black but get a green wilwood logo to put on the calipers as an accent.
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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I like the Green wilwood logo idea.

Also red is a BIG no. I had red brakes and red Corbeau seats when the car was first painted green and it looked like a xmas tree.....god awful!


I'm going to install the brakes as is at first and I'll post up more pics than maybe get someone to photoshop it for me.
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x3 on leaving it black with green wilwood letter
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by FlintMica2005
x3 on leaving it black with green wilwood letter
x4

Just will look a lot cleaner and will only add to the overall look of the ride instead of drawing too much attention to one area.
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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black with green wilwood logo
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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just have the wilwood painted thats what i did except its red. looks super clean though bro.
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TCpete
black with green wilwood logo
blah i need to read befoe posting
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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i say green too i like that idea, its apperant you want to be noticed so i say go for it



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