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Old 05-26-2007, 11:15 PM
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brake caliper painting opinion

I want to paint caliper with red and my car is black. I think it works best for red on red and not quite sure if it works for red on black.
Any of us here paint caliper red for black car? how does it look? Anybody paints it black on black car?
I don't want to go with other colors since red stands out the most.
Advise please!
 
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Old 05-27-2007, 12:48 AM
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When I got my new wheels the guys at Peter's Tires asked me if I wanted them painted, and I told them just do them black. I don't really want the stock calipers to stand out all that much on my black car...

Now when I end up getting a BBK I'd probably do red, but for now I think I'll just let them blend in.
 
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Old 05-27-2007, 11:45 AM
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I vote for black. I've never been a big fan of red calipers - I think they detract from the car.
 
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Old 05-27-2007, 11:25 PM
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Mine is Liquid Platinum and I just ordered black Infiniti decals and purchased Silver caliper paint. I think it will clean them up a bit but not look too ridiculous. Red Brembo’s or other big brakes might look good in red, but only if you have a sporty rig, in my humble opinion.
 
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Old 05-28-2007, 12:52 AM
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I am thinking of painting the calipers on my LP black. Should dress them up some without looking too gaudy.
 
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Old 05-28-2007, 01:00 AM
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Paint'in Calipers............?

Unless you spend major $ on aftermarket brakes you don't want to bring
attention to them. Black is the way to go.......keep it stealth/clean!
 
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Old 05-28-2007, 03:29 PM
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Any one have pics of painted caliper on an '07 for all to see? Before I paint mine silver I'd like to see black and red for HungNg85 sake. Thanks.
 

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Old 05-28-2007, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by EWG35
Mine is Liquid Platinum and I just ordered black Infiniti decals and purchased Silver caliper paint. I think it will clean them up a bit but not look too ridiculous. Red Brembo’s or other big brakes might look good in red, but only if you have a sporty rig, in my humble opinion.
Do you have a link to the infiniti decals you are referring to I'm interested in getting some decals for my calipher but wasn't aware infiniti offered them.
 
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Old 05-28-2007, 06:07 PM
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Thanks EWG35 for asking pics.
perry05g35, you can get it from ebay or if you can pay more you can get it here
http://www.xenonmods.com/
then click on brake caliper decals link at the bottom.
 
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Old 05-28-2007, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by EWG35
Mine is Liquid Platinum and I just ordered black Infiniti decals and purchased Silver caliper paint. I think it will clean them up a bit but not look too ridiculous. Red Brembo’s or other big brakes might look good in red, but only if you have a sporty rig, in my humble opinion.
+10
 
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Old 05-28-2007, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by HungNg85
Thanks EWG35 for asking pics.
perry05g35, you can get it from ebay or if you can pay more you can get it here
http://www.xenonmods.com/
then click on brake caliper decals link at the bottom.
Exactly. Thanks for posting.
 
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Thanks guys I ordered a set from eBay in gloss black.
 
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Originally Posted by perry05G35
Thanks guys I ordered a set from eBay in gloss black.

post pics when your finished
 
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Yes! PICS!!! The concept G37 (maybe even the production) has some nice looking calipers!
 
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Old 05-29-2007, 12:52 PM
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decals? are they designed for calipers?

calipers get HOT.

for the same reason, make sure you use high temp engine paint.
 


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