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Painted my '05 calipers.pics inside

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Old 04-06-2005 | 10:51 AM
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Those hyundai calipers on 13" wheels put the Brembos to shame. Massive!
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 10:56 AM
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check this out:
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhthigtembra.html

I've used this company before. I Hope it's ok to post this link?
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 11:11 AM
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One of the first things i did to my DG Coupe was paint the calipers red. A buddy of mine owns an autobody shop and he just gave me some extra paint and i bought some small painters brushes and a steel brush. It took me about 1 hour. I didnt even take off the wheels, just sat there, lights scratched the caliper up, then painted the caliper as far as you can see. Looks great, everyone compliments them. I have chosen red as the accent color for this car.

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Looks great, but I'm not feeling the GT emblem on top of the G35 emblem.
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by gspotter
Looks great, but I'm not feeling the GT emblem on top of the G35 emblem.
Never say bad things to or about a lawyer who's on your side.

Lookin' good J-

(you freakin' ambulance chaser)
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 12:42 PM
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good job and nice pics....will the Brembos fit on the 05's? Here are my Brembos behind both sets of wheels I have.
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 02:32 PM
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Thank you all for your many opinions.

Yes...the brembos will fir the '05 19" wheel. I saw some pics of it on this forum a while back. I think the spacing on the 19"s do wonders for the Brembos (or in my case...the painted calipers).
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 02:42 PM
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Sorry, but the 'inside-out' caliper housing doesn't look good, and the paint just accentuates it. I think if you clearcoat it it would be shiny and a little nicer though.
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 03:22 PM
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What do you guys think about just painting the front calipers since they are larger and look good instead of the back two since they are very small? Just the fronts, your thoughts would be appreciated. By the way i have a '05 DG coupe with 18's heres a pic.
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 05:00 PM
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Looks great

Hey Fellow G,

I personally think they look great...i like how the red calipers accent the red tail lights, you can never go wrong with red....

i think the new 19's really show off the calipers nicely, painting them accents the rims very well, good job...

i hope the weather gets better here so i can paint mine as well, i have a black coupe and think im going to go red as well
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 07:20 PM
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looks great man, i have a 03 DG and i hope to one day make it look just like yours i want my brakes painted red and the 05 rims
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 08:37 PM
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I like it a lot. I can't bring myself to paint mine, though, because that's one more thing (actually four) I'd have to work to keep clean.

Two thumbs up!
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 08:58 PM
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Looks cool. BTW where did you get those front lights on the sides of the car just in front of each wheel?
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 09:05 PM
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They are called clear corners made by JDM. I got mine at www.grubbsperformance.com Like 30 bucks. Much better than the amber corners...in my opinion
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 09:41 PM
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looks great!
 
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Old 04-06-2005 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by g8tor20
I have a DG '05 and b/c we have no Brembos, I figured I'd ditch the BBK and just paint them up with the G2 paint kit. I love the look and recommend it to anyone...especially if you have those '05 wheels that really show off the calipers. Hopefully these imagestation pics work. Let me know if they don't...



Oh my god those look so cheesy. When people see red calipers, they expect to see Brembo or Porsche, not some tiny stock painted calipers. Why would you do that to such a nice car ?
 


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