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Old 02-19-2004 | 09:45 PM
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Opinions on caliper color/design

so i was originally thinking of just black for the calipers...then i started wondering if i should go glossy...then black satin like on the GT3's

red wouldn't work...neither would yellow, blue, purple, green, brown, etc.

don't like silver much either...gold would look hiddeous

so i guess it comes down to matted or glossy...black or like a black chrome/black satin color

opinions??
Old 02-19-2004 | 09:50 PM
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naw dude...go w/ gold like on the Nsx's and the G35's and STi's...on a red car would look fukin sick IMO..
Old 02-19-2004 | 10:01 PM
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Go glossy black, I went red but I have a black car, I dunno how bad red on red would look. Also what kind of paint you gonna use g2?
Old 02-19-2004 | 10:07 PM
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Our Calipers are FUGLY...... BLACK is the only way to go.
Show off the Rims instead.

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Old 02-19-2004 | 10:08 PM
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red would match your car nice
Old 02-20-2004 | 05:53 AM
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Originally posted by Linner
Go glossy black, I went red but I have a black car, I dunno how bad red on red would look. Also what kind of paint you gonna use g2?
not g2...professional urethane-based...i'm doing a primer, multiple coats topped off with a clearcoat and prolly a glossy finish...bake it, so on and so forth
Old 02-20-2004 | 06:48 AM
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Black is the only way to go with the red CL's.

I did mine glossy black early last summer and they still look good.
Old 02-20-2004 | 06:35 PM
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IMO.....
Old 02-20-2004 | 06:45 PM
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i have silver on my ride cl-s
Old 02-20-2004 | 07:17 PM
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^^he means red cl-s
Old 02-21-2004 | 12:58 AM
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brembos on the z are hot
Old 02-21-2004 | 01:03 AM
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Originally posted by darrinb
brembos on the z are hot
Old 02-21-2004 | 03:39 AM
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Be different...go rainbow
Old 02-21-2004 | 12:02 PM
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Be different...go rainbow
That's Mikey's color. :ghey:
Old 02-21-2004 | 07:00 PM
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Chris I debated this also... so I decided to take mine off and get them POWDERCOATED gloss black... even the calipers from the BIG brake kit.
Old 02-21-2004 | 09:09 PM
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why smitty...I think they look hot in red.
Old 02-21-2004 | 11:09 PM
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I want it look like a sleeper unless some looks close.
Old 02-23-2004 | 11:21 AM
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I like the Brembo gold on red cars (mine is also SMR) but cant seem to find that color aftermarket. I dont like red on red for some reason. Black would be the second choice on SMR.
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