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08-29-2004, 01:31 AM
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Brake Caliper Paint?
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2Quick2BA6
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Whoever had me stang b4 me decided to paint the calipers. My car is the dark green metallic and the guy painted them a bright lime green. It looks ridiculous and I just was wondering what color I should repaint them. I want it to look good wiht the color of the car.
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1998 3.8L Mods: CAI, Flowmaster dual exhaust with H-pipe, Black Cobra Style headlights, Racer's Choice short shifter -SOLD!
Now cruising in an '03 Nissan Spec V w/ intake and exhaust-hell yeh
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08-29-2004, 01:33 AM
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08-29-2004, 01:37 AM
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taking a break
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dude, they're brakes, bright red  .... I want to paint mine, but don't want to screw anything up... maybe when my car goes back to get repainted and the Saleen Side Scoops put on, I'll have him paint my calipers
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2002 Sonic Blue GT, 5 Speed
Mods: MGW Short Throw Shifter, Mach 1 Brakes
Black FR500's, Eibach Pro-Kit, Bilstein shocks/struts, Borla Exhaust, Cold Air Intake,
Polished Stainless Steel Inserts, more interior aluminum than I know what to do with
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08-29-2004, 02:25 AM
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I liek gramer
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polish em!
shiny = good 
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08-29-2004, 11:44 AM
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i want to paint mine blue or black |
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08-29-2004, 12:37 PM
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I second the polishing idea... |
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08-29-2004, 12:49 PM
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08-29-2004, 01:04 PM
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94-98 calipers aren't aluminum.
Paint em dark green. |
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08-29-2004, 01:06 PM
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do it red for the bullit look polished would look nice too but you would be sanding for a LONG time to get it to look good even black would be better than neon green lol
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08-29-2004, 01:39 PM
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I liek gramer
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Oh, oops  
what are they?
I'm probably gonna paint mine blue.
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08-29-2004, 11:15 PM
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2Quick2BA6
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Thanks for the advice I'll probably be painting them dark green if I can find that color somewhere. I would like polished but it would probably be a pain.
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1998 3.8L Mods: CAI, Flowmaster dual exhaust with H-pipe, Black Cobra Style headlights, Racer's Choice short shifter -SOLD!
Now cruising in an '03 Nissan Spec V w/ intake and exhaust-hell yeh
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08-29-2004, 11:53 PM
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I'm gonna do mine black...whenever I buy new brakes that is
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09-11-2004, 12:56 AM
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McLovin?
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If it would comfort you at all me and my friend painted my calipers blue with the help of the how-to's section on v6stangs.com. We didn't screw anything up and had it done after 24 hours (including overnight). I definitely think you should never paint them anything but dark of a color. Light just doesn't look good (in my opinion).
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2000 White 3.8L 5speed with Custom True Dual Exhaust, K&N FIPK II air intake, Steeda Tri-ax, 2000 Cobra R's in 275/35/18 Summitomo's, Sequential Taillights...
also, 2001 ZX6R by Kawasaki
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09-11-2004, 08:21 PM
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I liek gramer
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what color was the car Kyle?
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09-11-2004, 08:24 PM
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I was thinking red... would look very sporty
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2002 Sonic Blue GT, 5 Speed
Mods: MGW Short Throw Shifter, Mach 1 Brakes
Black FR500's, Eibach Pro-Kit, Bilstein shocks/struts, Borla Exhaust, Cold Air Intake,
Polished Stainless Steel Inserts, more interior aluminum than I know what to do with
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09-11-2004, 08:28 PM
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I liek gramer
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i'm still considering doing mine blue. a dark blue.
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09-11-2004, 10:13 PM
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McLovin?
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my car is white, I will try to get pics if you want, I'll have to take video footage on my camera and export the frames i want from adobe (because I dont have a digital camera)  . No Photoshop either, oh well...
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2000 White 3.8L 5speed with Custom True Dual Exhaust, K&N FIPK II air intake, Steeda Tri-ax, 2000 Cobra R's in 275/35/18 Summitomo's, Sequential Taillights...
also, 2001 ZX6R by Kawasaki
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09-12-2004, 02:27 PM
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McLovin?
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here are some pics of my calipers, although the pics really aren't that good, don't do them justice, in real life you can see them fine but they are a little hard to see in the pics...
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2000 White 3.8L 5speed with Custom True Dual Exhaust, K&N FIPK II air intake, Steeda Tri-ax, 2000 Cobra R's in 275/35/18 Summitomo's, Sequential Taillights...
also, 2001 ZX6R by Kawasaki
Last edited by KyleUSAF; 09-12-2004 at 05:13 PM..
Reason: pics don't work
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