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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 02:14 AM
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I have a black ws6 and have black c6 z06 wheels on the way. what color should i paint the calipers, red, yellow, black? didn't necessarily want to paint them black because you wont see them very well with black wheels but what are your opinions?
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wrong section, but i'd paint them red.
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I have a black ws6 and have black c6 z06 wheels on the way. what color should i paint the calipers, red, yellow, black? didn't necessarily want to paint them black because you wont see them very well with black wheels but what are your opinions?
Well, what's your color scheme? If everything on your car is black I think a colored caliper would look a little odd.
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Originally Posted by turbotransam09
I have a black ws6 and have black c6 z06 wheels on the way. what color should i paint the calipers, red, yellow, black? didn't necessarily want to paint them black because you wont see them very well with black wheels but what are your opinions?
Mine is blue, I don't know if you would like this color but I thought I'd add some pictures.





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RED...

Any other color to me is to RICEY! i know aftermarket companys offer different color calipers but I would stick to the basic red color that goes with everything. Its the basic color to me, just my 0.2 cents on it.
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Black or maybe even yellow!
Dare to step out there and be different!
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I went with red and loved how it turned out, but I think yellow could be a head turner for sure...
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I did red and black on mine. I think I have some pictures somewhere around here. If I find them I'll post them
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A nice dark candy purple...subtle yet interesting.
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red, but like, a deep red, not rally red....
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hmm ok yea i was thinking yellow would be a sweet head turner
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Am I the only person that thinks red calipers look like ***. Unless you have a red car or a black or white car with a red theme. I hate seeing cars that are blue, silver, and other colors with red calipers. So unless your doing a red theme go with black.
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Red FTW !!!


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I had mine painted red and then painted them yellow but now I think the yellow looks like crap so I'm going back to red. By the way my car is black as well.
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I'm gonna say silver and black.

Unless you have red accents on your car...then go with red.
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Dirt is a color, right?
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Im going to go back to my orginal color set up with the brackets painted red and the calipers painted black.
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maybe silver or black brackets and red calipers. or red brackets and black calipers.
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I'd go red, but paint the caliper bracket black. Looks like crap with theh bracket any other color IMO.
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