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Old 02-26-2009, 11:02 AM
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I need some advice on what color to paint my brake calipers. They are currently blue but not dark enough. I was thinking black or getting the body shop to mix up some Sonic blue. I would like black but I was thinking they would hide behind my wheel and not be very noticeable with the chrome AR Rebels. Any Suggestions?

"Layla" had a pretty good week though. She is currently rockin' the Mach 1 Delete grill and we also put new rolled exhaust tips on. (A hanger broke loose and put a hole in one of my pipes so I decided just to get new tips). And last night I darkened the tail lights with VHT Nite Shade & Clear Coat and the outcome turned out awesome. (I'll post pics soon...) I still need to put some Polish Compound on and buff them with wax so they shine even more.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 11:08 AM
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Old 02-26-2009, 11:33 AM
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I think they'd pop out a little more if they were Sonic Blue and they'd blend in more if they were black. Either way, you can't go wrong. I say go for the Sonic Blue.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 12:13 PM
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The mods will probably move this to 'Show, Shine and Tunes'.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 12:34 PM
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Blue would be ok...but I think red would look good as well.. just depends if you wanna keep your blue theme.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 12:46 PM
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I don't tink dark blue would make much of a difference with what you've got now. Might as well just go to black.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 01:14 PM
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Yeah dark blue won't be too noticeable. If you really want them to stand out, go with yellow. Black would probably be the best choice though. You don't want too much blue going on or else it just blends in with the paint of the car and people might not notice it as much.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 02:02 PM
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Thanks for the advice everyone! Decisions, Decisions.

Sorry for posting this in the wrong spot. Lol. That's the newbie in me.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 02:08 PM
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I say classic red.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 02:41 PM
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Polish them
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 03:31 PM
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Go with ORANGE. Now that would be sexy.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 05:36 PM
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Pcola has an idea! Like a polished finish would be badass haha
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Zip
Pcola has an idea! Like a polished finish would be badass haha
That would just blend in with her wheels though.
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by audikillsbmw
That would just blend in with her wheels though.
nah. the caliper is still while the wheels move. It would add depth IMO.. I think it would look sweet! screw my idea, go polished.
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 04:30 AM
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Mix up some sonic blue.
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 05:09 AM
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go with black
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 06:35 AM
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I vote silver
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 07:13 AM
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I say black, and pick up some of those silver lettered stickers for brakes that say mustang or are just a running pony.
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 07:52 AM
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I would rather the caliper blend in so I say Black.
 
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Old 02-27-2009, 08:23 AM
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where can you find those stickers... I want to paint mine red and put "mustang" or "GT" or the pony in white.
 
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Old 03-02-2009, 09:56 AM
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buy these

 
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Old 03-02-2009, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by knife13
buy these

or spend 8 bucks on paint, idk,lol
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mustangvsix
I say black, and pick up some of those silver lettered stickers for brakes that say mustang or are just a running pony.
I'll look into this! I am leaning toward black or polished I think... Thanks!
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 02:06 PM
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-1 for polished...they'll blend in too much with your rims.
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:10 PM
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+1 for polished IMO I think it would look badass.
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 08:21 PM
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I think they'd look good on a black wheel with a chrome lip, but I really feel strongly that it will blend in too much against the current rims.
 
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Old 03-04-2009, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by King
I think they'd look good on a black wheel with a chrome lip, but I really feel strongly that it will blend in too much against the current rims.
You are probably right on that since my wheels are chrome (I liked the idea though!)

I think I'm leaning toward black. I thought they would hide behind my wheel but maybe they would be subtle enough but still look good. IDK! Lol.
 
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Old 03-04-2009, 04:24 PM
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Yellow would really pop!!
 
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Old 03-12-2009, 12:55 PM
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how bout mystichrome???? no???? jk just do red and be done with it.
 
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Old 03-13-2009, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangrn
Yellow would really pop!!
I vote orange. I already said it, but Ill say it again haha
 

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