Painting Calipars....which color?
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Originally Posted by jadaniya
someone always says something dumb like this... he just wants colored calipers, not a bbk. most people won't need a bbk for what they use their z for, so why spend thousands just for the color?K, while most people will not use the stock brakes to the fullest extent, there is more to a BBK than the stopping power. From a showcar standpoint it shows the over all, well-rounded nature of a car. And it also fills the gap inside 18"+ rims, giving the car a faster, sleeker, racier look.
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i've always thought for a PPW a white caliper would look tight.... it would be a pain to keep clean but it would be like a black Z... pain to keep clean but when its clean it looks goood.
Originally Posted by BaTMan_4
i've always thought for a PPW a white caliper would look tight.... it would be a pain to keep clean but it would be like a black Z... pain to keep clean but when its clean it looks goood.
Ummm - Not that you guys care, but from a girl's perspective (and I'm a girl) you'd earn WAYYYY more points having quality track worthy **** on your car than some cheapy ricey painted BS made to look like something it's not. And yes, most people can tell the difference at a glance. Even us girls... 
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Originally Posted by gothchick
Ummm - Not that you guys care, but from a girl's perspective (and I'm a girl) you'd earn WAYYYY more points having quality track worthy **** on your car than some cheapy ricey painted BS made to look like something it's not. And yes, most people can tell the difference at a glance. Even us girls...
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Originally Posted by gothchick
Ummm - Not that you guys care, but from a girl's perspective (and I'm a girl) you'd earn WAYYYY more points having quality track worthy **** on your car than some cheapy ricey painted BS made to look like something it's not. And yes, most people can tell the difference at a glance. Even us girls...
Most Chicks, IMO would put the Z in the sat cat. as a Tibs
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^ +1 on most of my girl friends if not all have no idea about cars....when they look at the car all they see is the car itself, then the wheels and then some look at the exhaust "it has two really big "things" (exhaust tips). Only 2 girls that i talk to know anything about cars...and only 1 of them would say i know what a caliper is. IMO if done right and now painting them a bright color (especially red) looks good....because RED, BLUE are so common on civics.
Originally Posted by kirradude1025
K, while most people will not use the stock brakes to the fullest extent, there is more to a BBK than the stopping power. From a showcar standpoint it shows the over all, well-rounded nature of a car. And it also fills the gap inside 18"+ rims, giving the car a faster, sleeker, racier look.
painted them black and put the 350Z decals on
i think they look much better than stock. but id have to agree....only black or silver looks good for stock calipers. i had mine red at first and ended up hating it
i think they look much better than stock. but id have to agree....only black or silver looks good for stock calipers. i had mine red at first and ended up hating it
Originally Posted by rs90808
painted them black and put the 350Z decals on
i think they look much better than stock. but id have to agree....only black or silver looks good for stock calipers. i had mine red at first and ended up hating it
i think they look much better than stock. but id have to agree....only black or silver looks good for stock calipers. i had mine red at first and ended up hating it
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Originally Posted by kutnupe14
Uh, I'm goin' to diagree with you on that one... the hottest chicks I know, have no idea what a caliper is let alone a rotor... assuming you're a "goth chick," you're kinda outside of the realm of what most consider a "normal" girl... that's not an insult I just didn't know how to "phrase it..."
Most Chicks, IMO would put the Z in the sat cat. as a Tibs
Most Chicks, IMO would put the Z in the sat cat. as a Tibs
Now, if the girl is hot and does know the difference than maybe she should be driving my car because thats an instant blood rush.
Originally Posted by HR_Z-Ballz
I agree, well put....I was thinking it and you said it.
Now, if the girl is hot and does know the difference than maybe she should be driving my car because thats an instant blood rush.
Now, if the girl is hot and does know the difference than maybe she should be driving my car because thats an instant blood rush.
FWIW my SRT4 had stock red calipers...and they weren't fancy CNC aluminum or anything.
Originally Posted by rs90808
painted them black and put the 350Z decals on
i think they look much better than stock. but id have to agree....only black or silver looks good for stock calipers. i had mine red at first and ended up hating it
i think they look much better than stock. but id have to agree....only black or silver looks good for stock calipers. i had mine red at first and ended up hating it