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Old 05-06-2006, 07:32 PM
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Default Another stupid brake caliper painting thread

2006 redline with stock wheels.

What color would you paint them,, if you were going to paint them?

I don't like red because I don't like how it blends in with the car.

I don't like silver because it clashes with the wheels.

I don't like black because it dissapears into the background.

Blue sucks too.

Yellow is horrid


I know I will get flamed for this but I was thinking of possibly Gold, similar to the brembo shade.

I saw a redline pic that somebody had painted them gold and it really didn't look bad but wish I could find the damn pic again to make sure.

Maybe a really dark charcoal gray would work???

I was also thinking of maybe just doing black with "Nissan" decals in silver or white on the front calipers only and no decal on the rears at all??
Old 05-06-2006, 07:42 PM
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Maybe try black w/ Red "NISSAN" letters.
Old 05-06-2006, 07:45 PM
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no offence but i always thought that painting stock calipers was "rice" thats the vibe i got from what people say


but hey....if you like i go for it
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save the money from the paint and invest it in a company called Medtronics. After a year or so you will have enough to get rid of the stockers and go BBK
Old 05-06-2006, 07:48 PM
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why MDT? what's so good about them?

EDIT: is that the company cramer talked about on his show?
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
save the money from the paint and invest it in a company called Medtronics. After a year or so you will have enough to get rid of the stockers and go BBK

LOL I work in the same city as Medtronic and know people who work there, In fact i did send a resume to them at one point.
Old 05-06-2006, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Kabs
no offence but i always thought that painting stock calipers was "rice" thats the vibe i got from what people say


but hey....if you like i go for it
I know what you're saying, I have mixed feelings about painting them too.
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i wouldnt paint them, total rice, and if you do, paint them bright pink. its about the only color you have'nt listed.
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So the factory silver color is fine but black is rice..


Ok.
Old 05-07-2006, 08:12 PM
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You'll have to go conservative, Black or silver. Anything else will look like crap
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Rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A grad student in my school made a device for medtronics that uses the actual sound of your heart to see if you have heart disease.. its like an EKG but its called a Sonocardiogram... its an awsome machine.
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
save the money from the paint and invest it in a company called Medtronics. After a year or so you will have enough to get rid of the stockers and go BBK
he could buy one share of MDT with paint money. Dont think 1 share of MDT is gonna do much for him.
Old 05-09-2006, 01:19 AM
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i just checked their NYS price and it is $48/share. Unless you have thousands to invest, your not going to make anything. they are a big company though; $10 billion company.
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2003z can powder coat them for you.
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Painting works great and is an easy way to improve the look of your brakes. Period.
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Are the stock brembo's painted or powdercoated?
If painted with a custom color will the brake dust eventually eat threw the paint?
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