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Old 07-24-2006, 01:17 PM
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well i just finished painting the fronts and i let them dry so in about 20 minutes i will put the wheels back on and do the rears...

i used the duplicolor caliper kit i bought at advanced auto parts...

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MORE PICS LATER of the rears and more pics tomorrow or the next day when they are totally dry
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 01:19 PM
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looks great!! Red calipers on a silver car is HOT!!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 01:38 PM
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looks good. looks like you put some effort into them
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 01:58 PM
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thanks...and i put a hella effort into them...i did like 3 coats just so there would be no old caliper color showing...if it was even a color

i just cleaned off the back caliper and about to get started on them!!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 01:59 PM
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i did the same thing, same color. i put on like 5 coats tho..looks good
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:13 PM
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i did the same just that i painted mine yellow,hehe..looks good bud!!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:19 PM
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Time for a stupid question - why does everyone paint their calipers RED ??

Seems like you would paint it to match yer car...

But it looks great none the less..now all you need is some slotted and drilled rotors!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Time for a stupid question - why does everyone paint their calipers RED ??

Seems like you would paint it to match yer car...

But it looks great none the less..now all you need is some slotted and drilled rotors!
my opinion it is done to contrast with the body color of your car. My silver cobra had red calipers as well. My black cobra has red as well.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:31 PM
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i painted mine red because they look SICK behind my black motegis
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:40 PM
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I want red, but I may just buy a bullitt upgrade instead
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 03:27 PM
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yea all i need are some non rusting slotted rotors to top it all off...

anyone know a good place to get any? that will work with my stock calipers

and i am not looking for the stopping power...just want it to look good...dont have enough power to need any stoping power
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 04:52 PM
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did you have to remove the caliper to do it?
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 04:55 PM
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Old 07-24-2006, 04:59 PM
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im gonna put the cobra upgrade kit on all of my wheels...it looks good for a $15 kit..haa
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 04:59 PM
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Yeah I just went ahead and ordered the full 10th ann cobra brake upgrade with SS lines. Forget this kindergarden paint time crap.
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:02 PM
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well good for you...lol i dont want to spend money on a new brake kit when i dont need it...

this kit was 15$ well worth it...looks good to me
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MattJ
Forget this kindergarden paint time crap.
lol
dude paint time is so much fun!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:06 PM
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I used the same ****. Duplicolor does start to chip and flake off after time though. I cleaned the hell out of mine and put about 4 coats on. Next time i have to take off my wheels im gonna go ahead and reclean and repaint them.

as for red, it is a great color, i think badfish shoulda done yellow though.

on a black mustang, the red looks freakin awesome. it is a inexpencive yet very nice touch.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:21 PM
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rears are done...

and fronts are dry so the wheels are on...





what a stance...eh?

 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:12 PM
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sorry had to post mine...yellow,hehehe

 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:15 PM
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looks good....I hope you cleaned your wheel wells out
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:17 PM
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looks great!!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:25 PM
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I painted mine black so that they wouldn't stick out...hehe guess I went went the opposite way of everyone else!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowstang99
I painted mine black so that they wouldn't stick out...hehe guess I went went the opposite way of everyone else!
Yeah we heared you tend to swing in alternative directions.

Ohhhhh... hehehehe

 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:38 PM
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Hey now! If it wasn't a good joke I might have gotten mad!
Here's mine.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowstang99
Hey now! If it wasn't a good joke I might have gotten mad!
Here's mine.
That does look pretty slick!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowstang99
Hey now! If it wasn't a good joke I might have gotten mad!
Here's mine.
see i want that look...the slotted and or cross drilled rotor look all nice and shiny not a rust bucket like the stockers
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 11:03 PM
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Old 07-25-2006, 01:13 AM
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You want Zinc plated rotors. Regardless if they are slotted, drilled, etc, the zinc plating keeps the non-contact areas from rusting. These guys have some pretty good rotors IMO: http://www.powerslot.com/. Shop around because some places have pretty good prices on them and Cardomain.com will match and beat it if you find it cheaper.
 
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Old 07-25-2006, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by TClark22
yea all i need are some non rusting slotted rotors to top it all off...

anyone know a good place to get any? that will work with my stock calipers

and i am not looking for the stopping power...just want it to look good...dont have enough power to need any stoping power
Here are some........
http://www.mustangtuning.com/crdrandslrof.html
 
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