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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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ok guys, 94 vert polo green, got my new A mold chrome wheels now have to paint the caliphers. Opinions on what color, red-black or silver??
What do think would look the sharpest?
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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gold......
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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How about yeiiow
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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gold......
aaaaaah maybe.
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by coorslight
How about yeiiow
front yellow-gold rears
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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I have yellow.
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Oh, caliper. For a polo, polo or gloss black
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Red doesn't look good on polo. Its on the opposite end of the color wheel. Silver or black.
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This is what silver looks like but mines not polo. These are unpainted just cleaned and cleared.
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Silver looks good.
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Got a fax machine?
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Got a fax machine?
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Got a fax machine?
And a union carpenter to install them
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Got a fax machine?
I've got just the thing.
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Originally Posted by Sweet 90
And a union carpenter to install them
With scissors and tape in his tool belt.
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I think Mauve or Taupe would look nice.......WW
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PCed red with PCed black abutment brackets looks good




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I went with Red on my green car.

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