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Mar 13, 2008 | 05:54 PM

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Caliper Color with Fikses

So I got new brakes all the way around from Strano: Brembo blanks with Hawk HPS pads that I'm putting on tomorrow. ALso have some new wheels for the summer: Fikse FM5 17x9.5/11. Question is, which color should I paint my calipers? RED or BLACK? I'm torn. Here's a couple pictures... wheel looks funny because its just standing next to the car.

PS don't laugh at my winter wheels. They do their job.

Mar 13, 2008 | 05:58 PM

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PS don't laugh at my winter wheels. They do their job.

Them winter wheels are BADASS.

I say you can't go wrong with red. BTW nice fiske's

Mar 13, 2008 | 05:58 PM

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I would have to say paint em black

Mar 13, 2008 | 06:00 PM

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Polished or Silver colored.

Mar 13, 2008 | 06:03 PM

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red I say dumdumdum

Mar 13, 2008 | 06:03 PM

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I would love to polish them but this is my DD and that would = too much pita for this guy to upkeep.

I don't think I've seen silver ones, let alone on a silver car?

Mar 13, 2008 | 08:34 PM

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Black. Red would take attention away from the Fikses.

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Mar 13, 2008 | 11:28 PM

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polished

Mar 14, 2008 | 02:56 AM

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redredredredredredredredredredredredred

Mar 14, 2008 | 09:59 AM

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^^^ Your car does look nice as hell with red on silver.

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I say red, damn your car is gonna look a lot sexier with those wheels on.

Thanks! I figured instead of going through a set of TT2's and Zr1's and this and that and then never save up the money, I'd just put up with the bogus ugly wheels for that much longer and get exactly what I want.

Mar 14, 2008 | 10:09 AM

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Exactly! Plus you cant go wrong with Fikse's. Id never get rid of mine. On the calipers I say either black with some silver trans am decals or a gun metal color. I think the red would be a bit much on your car.

Mar 14, 2008 | 10:27 AM

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Black.

Your car is silver with polished Fikse wheels. It has black corner lights and what looks to be black tint. There really is no reason to set things off with red calipers. If you did do red it wouldn't look bad, but black is a much better choice here.

Mar 14, 2008 | 03:36 PM

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here how mine are but you wheels are alot nicer
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Mar 14, 2008 | 04:35 PM

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Red looks very "Performance" to me!

Red on a DD might be hard to keep looking "pristine" . . .

Or how about subtle and charcoal grey?

Mar 15, 2008 | 09:18 AM

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I really do want to get some Trans Am decals for them no matter what color I do. These in reflective silver or chrome or something shiny. I want to get some stainless Ram Air and Pointiac fillins eventually so this may work. http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...0b710aef3bf721 . But thats another $30 and wouldn't be able to put them on for another couple weeks

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Your car is silver with polished Fikse wheels. It has black corner lights and what looks to be black tint. There really is no reason to set things off with red calipers. If you did do red it wouldn't look bad, but black is a much better choice here.

This is what I'm thinking too. Red might be too much POP.

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Or how about subtle and charcoal grey?

This may be the way to go. A charcoal/gunmetal would look pretty good and be subtle but still look like I put some work into them.

Mar 15, 2008 | 09:45 AM

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i'm def goin with black or gunmetal, red would b too much, polished/siver is nice but wouldn't be enough they would blend in with the rims/rotors. silver lettering would be sweeeeeeeet