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Old 05-07-2007, 08:42 PM
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I'm usually good on my color coordination but man I'm stomp on what color is good to compliment the color of my Z28. I can't see going on red, it'll clash w/ pewter color, black is good but I don't know if it will actually show well behind my chrome 18s... Right now its clean look of bare aluminum.
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Silver with black camaro stickers on em. That way they show up behind the chrome and still get noticed when the eye catches the sticker. Black will just wash out behind the chrome rim. Unless you do maybe glass black with chrome camaro sticker on it. That might look VERY cool and compliment the wheels. Just ideas.
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Where can I get these camaro caliper stickers?
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I'm in the process of polishing my calipers for my LS1 brake swap. Doing the faces of the caliper by hand with 220 then 400 then the buffing wheel. Going to use a dremel for the top of the caliper and for the rear calipers.
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Originally Posted by bene
I can't see going on red, it'll clash w/ pewter color,
really?


Contrary to popular belief, red is a good caliper color for all cars
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I just did red calipers on a Pewter C5 for a guy at work. I am not a big fan of red but it actually looks great. I went with silver on mine.
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polished w/ red powdercoat

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I did orange calipers on my Pewter car but I am thinking of going silver.
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Originally Posted by Smoke Panther
really?
Contrary to popular belief, red is a good caliper color for all cars
I know red wouldn't be good on my color! I'm gonna go black probably.
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i did black on my black z, looks great-polished would def look good too....they both would work
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Originally Posted by Smoke Panther
really?


Contrary to popular belief, red is a good caliper color for all cars
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Originally Posted by bene
Where can I get these camaro caliper stickers?
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/vinyl/vinyl.htm
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Originally Posted by Smoke Panther
really?


Contrary to popular belief, red is a good caliper color for all cars
Do you have anymore pictures of that set up? I can see the calipers but they're mostly covered w/ those wheels.



Any of you pewter fbody guys here painted your calipers?
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Thanks for the link Kage.
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Mine are black. Just did them a day or so ago. I wanted them to blend in , and I have blacked out wheels now. Don't have any good pics.. ill take some tomorrow
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Spolup,

Your calipers look badass!
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I used black with silver brackets, but mines a black car, i just dont like red on an alll black car



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Originally Posted by bene
Do you have anymore pictures of that set up? I can see the calipers but they're mostly covered w/ those wheels.
that's how it's gonna look for any 5-spoke wheel.

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Originally Posted by porksoda
I know red wouldn't be good on my color! I'm gonna go black probably.
Red would go fine with yur car.. You have red tailights and red side markers
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