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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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I am getting new brake rotors, so I figured while I'm at it, I would paint my calipers. I've searched to see if anyone else has this question with a Maroon car, but none where found. So I was wondering what would look good beside the standard black or red. I might do the brackets too. I was thinking maybe yellow, but I'm not sure, any tips on what might go well with the Maroon would be great!
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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I would say black, silver, or gunmetal/charcoal...
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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do silver brackets with black calipers, or reverse
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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Silver... I did my on my Green TA.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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I have a maroon drop top camaro and have my calipers done silver..you cant really tell in the pics but you can see my interior is done in silver as well i think its the only color that really matches the car without being overdone..everyone likes my combo..check out my sig for homepage
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LawmanSS
I would say black, silver, or gunmetal/charcoal...
I'd say Charcoal would be my 1st choice.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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Pewter looks good with Maroon. My truck is Maroon and Pewter...see sig
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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I have a maroon Z, and as a matter of fact Im going to do the calipers probably this weekend. Im going to go with the polished look since for me that seems like the easiest way to go about it, plus I wont have to worry about the paint getting dirty.

Far as I can tell, theres only 2 colors that go with maroon, Black and Silver.

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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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How about gold? with black graphics. Almost like pewter...
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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I would do Maroon calipers to match the rest of the car. Get some chrome decals too, that would look tight!
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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I'll probably leave mine unpainted, but black would be my next choice. Might help hide the brake dust.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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yeah black cleans up very nice and the silver gets dirty easy but as far as my accents go the rest of the car is accented in silver..but it would prob be hard to find a maroon that close to our cars..
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 02:32 PM
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silver or gunmetal
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Maroon.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Couldn't seem to find Maroon high-temp paint. Now before I go and doing these things I want make sure my piant scheme will match all up. Here is what I plan to do in the next year and maybe you can help me decide/change colors:

Paint caliper's and brackets: Undecided still, probably Black calipers/Silver bracket
VFN Sunoco Hood: Maroon with Black or Silver strips along the side
Stull Grille: probably silver
Black rear panel with S Steel "CAMARO" inlays
Clear Corner and Side lights

Thanks for any tips or changes you would recommend, these things are tough choices...
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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Silver would look sharp !
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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black, silver
polish if the wheels are not polished or chrome. I think that polished barkes parts take away from the wheel in some applications.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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gold goes extremely well with maroon!
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