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Old 03-23-2009, 05:17 AM
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Guys i need your opinion if i should paint the calipers or leave it the way it is, i just ordered premium slotted/drilled rotors from R1 Concepts i figure maybe i should paint my calipers black, let me know what you think i should do.

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Old 03-23-2009, 05:33 AM
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it's your car, do what you want with it
Old 03-23-2009, 05:38 AM
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would you paint your stock calipers black?
Old 03-23-2009, 05:52 AM
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don't touch them.
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like z04 said it's your car, but expect some people on here to flame you. I, personally, would paint them black ONLY if I were covering up corrosion on the calipers, other than that, I wouldn't touch them.
Old 03-23-2009, 06:07 AM
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if you know you can do a good job, do it...
Old 03-23-2009, 06:10 AM
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Thanks guys i think i'm going to leave the calipers the way it is, i don't want my car to look cheese .
Old 03-23-2009, 06:22 AM
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Like one said if your doing it to cover up some rusty looking calipars I say go for it I Know I will be. Most likely the same silver it came in though.
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I think gloss black or a nice silver would look good on your color. If not they look fine stock
Old 03-23-2009, 07:35 AM
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If you're going to paint the small calipers, the only color I would paint them is black, to keep them from sticking out.
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I painted mine black because since they are nothing to show off I figured I would make them fade away.
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savvy can you share some pics?
Old 03-23-2009, 08:38 AM
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painted stock calipers makes me want to vomit
Old 03-23-2009, 09:07 AM
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I think it's Ok to paint em black but not red
Old 03-23-2009, 09:14 AM
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I painted mine red and I think they look pretty good.
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Old 03-23-2009, 09:28 AM
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No one would ever notice except for people on these forums. I wouldnt waste my time painting something people barely see but its your time, money, and car.
Old 03-23-2009, 09:42 AM
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I painted mine black to cover up the stains and corrosion on the stock calipers.

If yours are in fine condition, I say leave it.
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cool thanks guys, i will leave it alone until it gets rusted.
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Better not or I will tell on you.
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Rusty aluminum calipers? LOL I know what you mean, there gets to be a surface crud on it. LOL

You have the right idea ... take the attention away from the brakes. i would paint them black or aluminum color (close to the natural color) just for ease of cleaning.


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