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SOM cars gather! (Caliper question)

Old 07-17-2007, 08:30 PM
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i want to put red z06 calipers on my SS but i am worried the red will look stupid against the SOM. any opinions/pics?
Old 07-17-2007, 08:31 PM
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how about dark orange calipers
Old 07-17-2007, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 98MNBZ28
how about dark orange calipers

to me calipers only look good in red or black
Old 07-17-2007, 10:44 PM
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I'm going with SOM calipers
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Plain fire-engine red probably wouldn't look so hot.
But if you got a red in the same color "family" (like those sample cards that paint stores have) you could probably get something that goes nicely with SOM. My guess is that it would be a red with just a subtle bit of an orange cast to it-a touch of cinnamon.

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The new orange Z06 vettes have red callipers and look hot as hell. I think red would look fine with your color. Im not a SOM car, but Ive seen them with red callipers and love them. Do it, red callipers are universal for sweet looking with any body color.
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But red calipers are everywhere, so go with something different.
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black,
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Originally Posted by studderin
black,
x2

red is played out.

polished would look the best
Old 07-18-2007, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by OffspringZ28
to me calipers only look good in red or black

think again....check mine out.

Old 07-18-2007, 10:32 AM
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NOT red. either sunset orange or black calipers on these cars. Red would not look good at all.
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i have an MMM car and i also thought red would not look good against my paint. what i did was painted them black and put the camaro decals on them... looks pretty good in my opinion although you can barely notice a black caliper... might wanna look into polishing them
Old 07-18-2007, 10:37 AM
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I did mine in black and looks great to me, but I dont want them to stand out either...
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Originally Posted by GregWS6&z28
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red is played out.

polished would look the best
Actually polished would look amazing. I know my buddy did it to his callipers and they look amazing. They got that sweet chrome look.
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Black, red would be ugly.....
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^^^ +1 ... go black.
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i say SOM calipers, and black brackets.
Old 07-18-2007, 03:47 PM
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Charcoal, SOM, silver, or black. Red would look fugly on SOM. Yes, I know the C6Z has red calipers on orange cars too, but that still doesn't make it look "right".
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I'm with Nine Ball on this one^^^^
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I have red ones and they look fine. I'll post a pic soon as i can find a good one.

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