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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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Snapped a few pics, need help!

i took a few pics after a wash and wax and got to thinking that i needed to paint the calipers. The calipers are currently stock and look beat.

i was thinking RED but it seems to be too common amongst every car out there. My other options were ROYAL BLUE, SILVER, or a DARKER YELLOW color

any suggestions would be helpful, on to the pics..




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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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I have no idea what to do about the calipers. But overall you have a nice car. Same color as mine but 100000x better.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Since you're on stock calipers, I'd say paint them black. You don't need the bling factor unless you're sporting a BBK. Just my
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nate_0022
Since you're on stock calipers, I'd say paint them black. You don't need the bling factor unless you're sporting a BBK. Just my
i thought about black and ive done black on my previous TL's but i get bored with it easily. Im not trying to add anything too flashy to it because i want to keep it simple but i thought id try something different this time
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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yelllow would like very nice.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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For your color TL, the red would be a nice touch.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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I would do them silver or gloss black since it looks stock, just makes them pop out a little more. Any bright color looks ricer-ish.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 08:53 AM
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Black calipers FTW.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Why do you want to draw attention to ugly stock brakes? Paint them black.
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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i mean i know the stcok calipers are ugly but the whole point in painting them is to make them look better, i feel like black would blend in too much and it would bore me. Red would be nice and it wouldnt be too flashy and so would a darker yellow
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Yes, I share your same opinion that you should paint your stock brake calipers to make them look better. Shoddy looking stock calipers take away from the overall appearance of a well kept car. However, since they are stock, I would paint them black to draw attention away from them. Leave the flashy colors for the aftermarket brake calipers.
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