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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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What color calipers??? My car is burgandy with a black top Z28.. i also have black wheels with a polished lip. I was thinking red or black but i am not sure....leaning more towards red........opinions???? what type of paint do i use. Saw some stuff at a local parts store that said VHT brake caliper paint.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Same color as the car, but w/ chrome or silver accents so it'll stand out against the black rims. Or, do just the opposite. A silver caliper w/ red lettering (if you even go w/ lettering) so it'll be a major standout between the black of the rims, and the caliper.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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How about polished...
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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I was thinkn polished brackets and black calipers w/ red letteing
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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It may just be me, but that seems like too much black. Yeah, the polished brackets will be a nice touch, but if you color matched the calipers to the car, then did like a chrome, silver or polished lettering set it'd stand out more against your black rims.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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i would think that either the burgandy of your car or a chrome would look real sweet.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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I think silver w/ black bracket would look good. It would grab some attention, but should have a 'clean' look to it.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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polished always looks good behind any wheel, or any color car
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i would go black caliper with some chrome decals.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 10:28 PM
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I just went with black. My ride is silver, in the future I just plan to buy wilwood brakes, hell with it!
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BitViper
How about polished...



How long did it take you to do that? Any tips?
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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Polished is the way to go....



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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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JxxxOxxxE, That looks P I M P
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 01:50 AM
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Polished looks damn good! How hard is that to keep clean?
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Here is my lame 45 minute attempt to polish a caliper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/100_0408.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/100_0405.jpg
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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jxxxoxxxe those are some of the best looking calipers i've ever seen! who did them?
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Polished looks damn good! How hard is that to keep clean?
Not very hard at all. I use a hightemp clearcoat over them so they wipe pefectly clean everytime I wash my car....


Originally Posted by abadss
jxxxoxxxe those are some of the best looking calipers i've ever seen! who did them?

I did...
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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i wanna polish mine, i have all weekend, what do i need and how do i do it, a how to article would be sweet
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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Those look real hot for any one who doesn't want to do them there self there is a sponser that does them can't think of the name right now
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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I believe Jantzer is the sponsor that does them. In fact, I think the one posted at the top with the red bracket is his work. I think he gets $250 for the set....


I posted a basic how-to a few months back in another thread...let me see if I can find it...
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