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What color should I paint calipers?

Old 01-30-2002, 07:00 PM
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Default What color should I paint calipers?

I just ordered a set of Mark's silver Camaro caliper decals.

What color do you guy's think I should paint my calipers?
My car is silver with the silver ZR1 style wheels.
Also all my suspension pieces are red including my PA k-member and A-arms.

p.s. my brother has a silver Z06 with red calipers already.Should I run the same color combinations?

any input appreciated.

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Old 01-30-2002, 07:07 PM
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Gloss Red...all the way.... <img src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" border="0">
Old 01-30-2002, 07:43 PM
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Old 01-30-2002, 09:48 PM
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Blue would look killer with Silver <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">


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Old 01-30-2002, 11:03 PM
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Black!

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Old 01-31-2002, 08:31 AM
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High temperature flat black.
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Default Re: What color should I paint calipers?

Blue + Silver = Rice IMO

Red + Silver = Borderline rice IMO

Red calipers look great on black cars, and red cars of course. But on Silver, just do a high gloss black and those chrome letters. That will look great. I am doing the same thing with my car.


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Old 02-03-2002, 10:42 AM
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Default Re: What color should I paint calipers?

Does anyone have links or pics of colored calipers?

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I used red on a pewter car Look's
good.It's only paint try whatever
YOU like on one and check it out <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
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Default Re: What color should I paint calipers?

Thanks guys,
I think I'm going with red since all my suspension pieces are red.

Damian,
Go tell all the Quicksliver Z06 owners thier cars look borderline ricey. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">

Jat19,


p.s. I got NHT brake paint locally but you can get it from www.Jegs.com if you can't find it near you.
see ya
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Default Re: What color should I paint calipers?

John thank man!! cool pics,, I have no red on my Z28 so I thinking about black. It will go with my interior I hope... IMO thanks for pics <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
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Default Re: What color should I paint calipers?

Check this thread. Pics of black calipers:

http://www.hoodscoop.com/cgi-bin/ult...c;f=1;t=014256


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