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Old 03-20-2013, 10:29 AM
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Figured I would follow the ls1install's how to and must say they came out very good. I taped off the outer part of the brake pad so it would not be a solid red.

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why no bracket paint?
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Originally Posted by arapitis
why no bracket paint?
cleaned them up and left them black... possible repaint black though
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I hate to be negative Nancy here, but it looks like you missed a good opportunity to do it once, do it right. Taking the bracket off to grease the pins and ensure your calipers aren't near seizing would have given you a perfect opportunity to paint your brackets and would have made your masking efforts much more simple. I agree on the painting of the brackets some other color! Mine aren't perfect, but here's blue with cast iron for the brackets:

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seeing that it cost me a siatic (sp) nerve to knock me out of work this week.... yeah I should have done both for sure.
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Looks good I just did mine Som to match my car.
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Originally Posted by Blownbayou
seeing that it cost me a siatic (sp) nerve to knock me out of work this week.... yeah I should have done both for sure.
Dang, that's awful! Sorry to hear that, but at least when you go back in to clean up the bracket with some fresh paint later on, you can go ahead and grease your pins to make it worth your while

And I should have mentioned before, that paint looks like it laid down real well

One more thing, can I vote on the bracket being painted a bright silver? It would potentially accent your wheels well.



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