What Do You Think
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What Do You Think
I currently have an all black COUPE and the calipers are red, but I was thinking of changing that and painting them BLACK. What do you think...is it to much?
Like I said, the car is totally black with the exception of the calipers.
Thanks in advance,
Micah
Like I said, the car is totally black with the exception of the calipers.
Thanks in advance,
Micah
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You have black wheels too, don't you Micah? It really all depends if you want to see the calipers or if you want them to be invisible. Personally - I like the contrast.....
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
You have black wheels too, don't you Micah? It really all depends if you want to see the calipers or if you want them to be invisible. Personally - I like the contrast.....
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You can do them black,and they will look nice,if anyone ever even notices them
It depends on what you want from it,but in your case, they will fade into a black hole, imo
I vote for the red
It depends on what you want from it,but in your case, they will fade into a black hole, imo
I vote for the red
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Originally Posted by sage666
monotone gets monotonous and, contrary to what some think, black does not mean bada$$...
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Originally Posted by mph1972
Yeah, I have black wheels too. I like the contrast, but I am going for the ugly nasty, mean and "DON'T SCREW WITH ME" look.
I like the contrast on a Yellow or Red car to have some black but a Black car still looks good all Black. You can't go wrong either way here.
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Originally Posted by VetteLag00
Nothing Ugly about a Black C5
I like the contrast on a Yellow or Red car to have some black but a Black car still looks good all Black. You can't go wrong either way here.
I like the contrast on a Yellow or Red car to have some black but a Black car still looks good all Black. You can't go wrong either way here.
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Originally Posted by mph1972
I currently have an all black COUPE and the calipers are red, but I was thinking of changing that and painting them BLACK. What do you think...is it to much?
Like I said, the car is totally black with the exception of the calipers.
Thanks in advance,
Micah
Like I said, the car is totally black with the exception of the calipers.
Thanks in advance,
Micah
I want to get some black rims first but am still undecided on the caliper color myself.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
I think the red helps break up the black!
Merely as food for thought, you might consider painting the calipers pewter, or, having them chromed.
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Originally Posted by jaxgator
Funny you should mention this Micah as I was just sitting in my garage about two hours ago thinking the same exact thing.
I want to get some black rims first but am still undecided on the caliper color myself.
I want to get some black rims first but am still undecided on the caliper color myself.
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
You have black wheels too, don't you Micah? It really all depends if you want to see the calipers or if you want them to be invisible. Personally - I like the contrast.....
I have a red cpe with red calipers. but chrome wheels.
i think mine would look kinda to much to have red car, red calipers, red wheels, red tint, you know what i mean
i think chrome would look bad azz though with yours. or even a dark silver/ grey even better
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I have a black coupe as well with black powder coated calipers. My wheels are high-polished though as compared to black. Since my calipers are not red I do get some comments suggesting that I should paint my calipers red. To be honest I really like the look of the high gloss black calipers on my car. Afterall I paid to have the powder coating done. Personally I would not do red calipers on my car as the 19/20 wheel combo I have makes them look small as it is. Red will just make that fact even more noticable.
