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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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Looks better than the rusted brackets I started with.





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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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Thats different.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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Better than rusted, but the yellow does not do it for me with a TR Vette
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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Paint them the same color as the calipers.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kevpull
Paint them the same color as the calipers.
Or black if they must be a different color.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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Or black if they must be a different color.
I like the idea of painting because I don't like the oxidation look. Either black or red but not yellow, my vote is for black.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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[QUOTE=Torch Red 1994;1566434399]Looks better than the rusted brackets I started with.QUOTE]

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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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I painted mine black.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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Looks good - a little showie for me but hey... looks better than mine so who am I to say. But it may have to be one of my next projects.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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Mmmmm......looks too much like your brakes are wearing a Flash super hero costume.
But to each their own, it's yours and thy shall do what thy want with thy own vette.
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although its true it only matters what you like, my first thought was, mmm a hamburger sounds good bout now.... jus kiddin ya

I did my last cars brackets in a shiny gunmetal gray with the calipers in red, looked great
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The Ronald McDonald look.

Torch Red is such a bright color I was thinking a strong contrast red/yellow might work. I kind of like it. It might look a little different in person. If I get tired of it, they can always be painter over. Thanks for the comments.
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I like Silver or Chrome.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
I painted mine black.

Make the calipers show up, but the brackets should be invisible.
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Originally Posted by Torch Red 1994
The Ronald McDonald look.

Torch Red is such a bright color I was thinking a strong contrast red/yellow might work. I kind of like it. It might look a little different in person. If I get tired of it, they can always be painter over. Thanks for the comments.
I've been through the red, silver, and now black caliper colors. Believe it or not, with torch red, I am thinking of going orange next time, because there is so much orange in torch red it actually matches quite well...you may want to try that too.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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Great set of wheels but the brackets should be semi-gloss black. Just my 2 cents!!
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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Cool!
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