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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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I painted my calipers yesterday and I like the way it came out. I used the paint kit with a brush. I haven't decided if I'll do the drums in the rear. What do you think....




Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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ro·tor Audio pronunciation of "rotor" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rtr)
n.

1. A rotating part of an electrical or mechanical device.
2. An assembly of rotating horizontal airfoils, as that of a helicopter.

Besides the fact that you didn't paint your rotors, it came out nice.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Maicca
ro·tor Audio pronunciation of "rotor" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rtr)
n.

1. A rotating part of an electrical or mechanical device.
2. An assembly of rotating horizontal airfoils, as that of a helicopter.

Besides the fact that you didn't paint your rotors, it came out nice.

Painted my CALIPERS....ohwhatajerkiam!
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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im gonna have to go with a no on this one
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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Nice job. Love the wheels. The blue is....well....kinda sissy lookin'.
Old Apr 22, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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As I found out, painting the calipers draws attention to the wheel area, and since the stock rotors look so crappy, it really detracts from the clean look you started. Swapping out the rotors looks amazing.

Also, I went with about four coats when I painted mine and they still started chipping/peeling after several months.

Nice seatcovers, BTW!
Old Apr 22, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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I like it! lemme borrow some paint. :D
Old Apr 22, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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i did mine the same color. THey are starting to chip now, gotta repaint....good job
Old Apr 22, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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dont paint the rear drums it looks stupid. nice job on the calipers though. now you need a drop.
Old Apr 23, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by raceronabudget
dont paint the rear drums it looks stupid. nice job on the calipers though. now you need a drop.
Thanks, it actually is dropped. Only about 1.5 though. Talked to some peeps at the Hooters today and I'm going 2 inches.
Old Apr 23, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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I think the blue with white box looks good.

I painted mine red, but i really wanted orange.
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Great job man! Blue on White looks hot. Gonna paint my calipers tonight or tomorrow.

I have a Flint Mica tC. I want to stay away from the overly-used RED. Wanna go with a nice Purple.
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 03:15 AM
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Wow! Brought back to life after six months! I guess I'll put an update shot on here, I did finally get the drop I wanted...on the ground.

Old Nov 4, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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woot woot! Another PW SoCal owner representing. I like the blue against the white, reminds me of VW 20th anniv. gti's
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:32 AM
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nice
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