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Old 09-20-2007, 12:00 AM
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Lets see pic of them...trying to find out what color i want mine
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I dont have any good pics of my calipers but this kind of gives you an idea...
+ I was thinking black but then whats the point of painting them.
+ Blue is a little weird cause you have to find the right color.
so i went with red. If i have time i'll get more pics.
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http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chupr0kabra/FM5/

I started polishing them, then decided that would be too much maintenance. So I painted them black. It keeps with the blue/black theme I have started.


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Best view I have...

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I went with red.
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I would have a shot wit the wheels on but I'm still running the stockers ... which block most of the caliper.
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Here is a shot of mine...


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i see everyone has red! lol...i didnt know if red would look good on our cars our not. I kinda of wanted to see if anybody had blue ones..
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Originally Posted by johnson7454
i see everyone has red! lol...i didnt know if red would look good on our cars our not. I kinda of wanted to see if anybody had blue ones..
I have seen blue ones, but never blue that matches the NBM. I suppose you could get some NBM mixed up & paint them.
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so would ya suggest only nmb if painted them blue
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My original plan was to do mine in blue, but I figured it would look funny if it didn't match the NBM perfectly. So, I now have a can of high-temp black sitting in my garage, waiting for a nice weekend.

I figure you can't really go wrong with black on any car.
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most people go with red... IMO it stands out and makes it look like you actually have done something to them...
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I just did gloss black but I have a reflective silver formula decal. Done last night no pics yet sorry.
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Old 09-21-2007, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Unstang
Here is a shot of mine...



how did u write camaro? ...

did you paint it silver .. let it dry, added the camaro decals and painted over them with red

or did you just paint it red and put silver camaro decals

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^^They look like mine and mine are decals. Put them on after you paint and then clear them. Mine have held up alot better than I would have thought.
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Originally Posted by 99zee
^^They look like mine and mine are decals. Put them on after you paint and then clear them. Mine have held up alot better than I would have thought.
i was thinking they were decals .. but then i was wondering wouldnt they come off when you apply any type of brake cleaner .. it makes sense to clear them ..

thanks
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I really like the red calipers on NBM! If you find the right tone of blue i would go blue...
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Originally Posted by Rai
i was thinking they were decals .. but then i was wondering wouldnt they come off when you apply any type of brake cleaner .. it makes sense to clear them ..

thanks
I haven't tested them with brake cleaner, but I use a mixture of simple green and water to clean the wheels, tires and calipers with no problems.
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A decent pic of mine when the car was dirty.


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