What color for brake Calipers??
12-28-2005, 04:28 PM
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What color for brake Calipers?? My car is pewter (vert.) black top, black Z06 wheels and the calipers are black now. There is just way to much black on the car now, (black emblems, bra, disk brake hubs, strut tower brace, etc.) what color would you guys choose to paint the calipers and other bolt ons, or should I just leave it alone?
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12-28-2005, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LETHL_SS
I'd go with a bright red or silver if you dont want them to stand out that much.
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12-28-2005, 05:59 PM
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Paint 'em pewter. Adding silver can work but you're adding one more color and sometimes it could clash. Like say adding too gloss of a silver as to draw too much attention to the calipers than the car itself or rims. IMO calipers are supposed to be subtle and compliment, not overpower
12-28-2005, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ling_650vette
Paint 'em pewter. Adding silver can work but you're adding one more color and sometimes it could clash. Like say adding too gloss of a silver as to draw too much attention to the calipers than the car itself or rims. IMO calipers are supposed to be subtle and compliment, not overpower
Now I have to see if they make high heat paint in pewter???
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12-28-2005, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 1RADWS6
This could work, I was thinking about that when I had the stock wheels and went away from the idea after I put the black wheels on.
Now I have to see if they make high heat paint in pewter???
Now I have to see if they make high heat paint in pewter???
I had a buddy of mine paint mine SOM with regular car paint w/ clear coat and it turned out really nice..... no issues. He did use a pretty thick primer but not sure what it was.
12-28-2005, 09:51 PM
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I say polish your calipers... here's mine after 3 months, I still need to order the Trans Am decals but i havnt got around to it yet.
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12-29-2005, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Juiced2000SS
I like to keep them their natural color or black, don't like to draw too much attention to the brakes unless they were a big Bear setup or something
and they look pretty good, except the "black" Z06 wheels, it just looks like to much black. Now I'm thinking painting the bracket pewter and leaveing the caliper black with the sticker and painting disc hub pewter also. I would love to polish them...............but that is so much work 
12-29-2005, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike 01WS6
I have a pewter vert as well (pic is in sig) and am doing the gloss black caliper/chrome decal treatment to it.
12-30-2005, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1RADWS6
I checked out your website, is the pewter one also TT and are they both yours.........sweet looking set up.
12-30-2005, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike 01WS6
That is only a sponsor's website. They are the shop that did the turbo work to my car. The sig banner has the car in it.
