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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Ok, I know that this question is asked very often, but....What color should i paint my brake calipers???? My car is a 98 ws6, black, with Torque Trust II wheels with black centers and polished lips. I am kind of picky when it comes to colors because I don't want my car to look like a rainbow , you know, yellow calipers, black wheels, silver stripes, and stuff that doesn't match. I pretty much want it to look clean. Thanks everybody.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:30 AM
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im doin mine red, but a nice bright silver would look nice to or just black if u dont want em to stand out much
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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I thought about painting them black, but since the wheels are black, it is not gonna look that nice I guess. Red is ok, no offense, but almost everybody has red calipers. What about gold? Has anybody seen anything like that?
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Old May 5, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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gold would be sweet....no shame with a black and gold T/A

post some pics when you get done....
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Old May 5, 2006 | 09:23 AM
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polish them.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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I'd probably go black... unless I was doing the smokey and the bandit theme, then gold.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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I guess that I don't even know what I want. I am thinking about getting a set of wheels with gold centers, so if I paint the calipers gold, then it is gonna look like crap. By the way, does anybody know about any wheels that my look like the GTA wheels? Gold centers???
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Old May 5, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Old May 5, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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Black would be a safe color either way you go. IMO!
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Old May 5, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Damn dude! I changed my mind now. I guess that I'll paint them black. Yours look awesome! Thanks.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Red but i agree with the idea of gold
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Old May 5, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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I like Red...but you have black wheels and that may stand out a little too much, the Black on Black will look really good, as pictured above. Looks very clean that way, but what color would you get if you got the decals?
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