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Old 07-19-2010 | 09:15 AM
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Painted Brake Calipers

So I finally convinced myself and painted my brakes. Wasn't too bad, just time consuming...4 hours! lol

check them out!
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Old 07-19-2010 | 09:17 AM
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yep I did the same it took some time mine are black tho

looks good!
Old 07-19-2010 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Cf05
yep I did the same it took some time mine are black tho

looks good!

Thanx bro!
Old 07-19-2010 | 11:03 PM
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Looks great. Helped my dad paint his Corvette's brakes last year and yeah it was a pain. But the end result is definitely worth it.
Old 07-20-2010 | 08:57 PM
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Red on blue? Not my cup of tea, but good job nonetheless!
Old 07-20-2010 | 09:11 PM
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i suppose red and blue is ok if he's going to paint the wheels green
Old 07-20-2010 | 10:12 PM
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haha thanx everyone
Old 07-21-2010 | 12:36 PM
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Whats wrong with red on blue? I think the contrast looks good. Would you rather have blue on blue? I think that would just look bland. IMO red and yellow are really the only 2 colors that should ever go on calipers, depending on the car's color and how much you paint.
Old 07-22-2010 | 03:17 PM
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I think the red looks good. By the way i want your wheels. Just saying.
Old 07-22-2010 | 05:11 PM
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Red looks good. I debated painting mine red but decided to go with black to stay with the black and white theme. Still debating on whether I want to go with black or brushed aluminum rims.
Old 07-22-2010 | 05:20 PM
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Looks good man but to me red is Brembo wannabeish. Oh, and Red Rex, calipers should never be yellow. Ever.
Old 07-22-2010 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 1talysf1nest
So I finally convinced myself and painted my brakes. Wasn't too bad, just time consuming...4 hours! lol

check them out!
Looks great man, mind if i asked what method you used?
Old 07-22-2010 | 08:56 PM
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Looks great man, mind if i asked what method you used?
Thanx bro! I covered the entire wheel well area with newspaper (taped them on) and then sprayed the brakes with dupli color spray paint.
Old 07-22-2010 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 1talysf1nest
Thanx bro! I covered the entire wheel well area with newspaper (taped them on) and then sprayed the brakes with dupli color spray paint.
Ah, good deal. I am going to be installing my stance C/O's this weekend, maybe I will paint the brakes while I'm at it. I just havn't thought of a good color that would offset the Black Mica properly
Old 07-22-2010 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
Ah, good deal. I am going to be installing my stance C/O's this weekend, maybe I will paint the brakes while I'm at it. I just havn't thought of a good color that would offset the Black Mica properly

I personally think that red would go well with any color. I just helped paint my friends g35 calipers red and the car is white. Looks sick!
Old 07-23-2010 | 12:25 AM
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For some reason it looks okay on an R3, but on a Series 1 8 it would look horrible, I have a winning blue and I painted mine black... i got tired of the green-gray stock calipers....
Old 07-23-2010 | 02:39 AM
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Looking good! Worth the four hours in my opinion.
I want to paint mine black... just waiting for the right time.
I hope when I do, it turns out looking nice as yours haha.
Old 07-23-2010 | 09:40 AM
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The only downside to painting them is it requires touching them up a couple times a year. The calipers really take a beating!
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Looks good man but to me red is Brembo wannabeish. Oh, and Red Rex, calipers should never be yellow. Ever.
Oh no?


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Old 05-10-2014 | 10:01 PM
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Does anyone have pictures of a R3 with dark gold color on their caliper's? Especially if it's on a Aurora Blue R3!
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