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Old 06-25-2004, 09:35 AM
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what your opinion on painted rear calipers if the fronts are painted? i have a white 95 ta with polished ws6 wheels and painted red front calipers , should i do the back or leave them stock . anyone have pics one way or the other?
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Front & rear calipers MUST match. Looks incomplete / goofy otherwise IMHO.
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I painted both my front and backs in black. Car is NBM.

Front:


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Old 06-25-2004, 11:04 PM
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I painted both also, if you just paint the front it just doesnt look right
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Yes back and front



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Originally Posted by Todd2001SS
Yes back and front




Love the CAMARO on the front were did you get them? Do they make any for trans am?
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how much was that brake kit?!?!?! those are like what im looking for...is that a 2 or 4 piston caliper also??? was it difficutlt to install?
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i think they have the decals for brake calipers on afterthoughtsauto.com not positive some1 had them cant think of who
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Those are stock brake calipers (they actually look nice when detailed).

I painted the calipers black, polished the caliper brackets, and purchased Camaro Decals from Afterthoughts. The rotors are Eradispeed which I polished.

Glad you like them...thank you!
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repeat after me "tiiiire shiiiine"

oh those brakes are sweet too by the way, and it would look 100% better with both calipers painted.
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Both!!!!
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Originally Posted by Black 98 T/A
repeat after me "tiiiire shiiiine"

oh those brakes are sweet too by the way, and it would look 100% better with both calipers painted.
LOL
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I painted my fronts red when I did a brake job, but I haven't had a chance to paint the back yet. I just hate down time with my car
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Def F&R. I just painted mine today, F&R. It only took a couple hours to paint all four with a brush on kit from G2. Looks awesome.
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yeah you have to paint them otherwise it just doesnt flow
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Polished caliper brackets look sweet! Looks pretty awesome, dude! I painted the front and back too! Used red brush on G2 paint for calipers & brackets and painted the rotor hats on the back black since they were so rusty. I want to get the Eradispeed rotors when mine are dead. Know I know I want them...Got the decals from www.afterthoughtsauto.com too! Great minds think alike!
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Old 06-29-2004, 04:16 PM
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Front and back are a must.

http://community.webshots.com/user/josh99ta

See 99 Trans Am Part II, pics of my painted calipers. Gloss black caliper with aluminum painted bracket and Trans Am decals on the front.



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