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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JAC5KSON
my question is how do you keep the damn things clean?! every week or two i have to get down and use a tooth brush
Everytime I was the car I just wipe them down. I dont know if yours are powdercoated or not but mine are and they are very easy to clean. Dont have to use a toothbrush on mine.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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Hey Danny,good luck with your decision.
I was going to paint mine yellow but couldn't keep from thinking about
keeping them clean.
But, i have since put the d/s rotors, ceramic pads and the brake dust
is now to a minimum.
Hope this helps,

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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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Decisions decisions....

Still torn between the MY with Black Letters and and then just going Black with MY Letters or just Plain Letters...

The plan is to eventually black all the lights out with black cherry led's or tinting but that's down the road a little bit.

Thanks for the input and pic's!!
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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Decisions decisions....

Still torn between the MY with Black Letters and and then just going Black with MY Letters or just Plain Letters...

The plan is to eventually black all the lights out with black cherry led's or tinting but that's down the road a little bit.

Thanks for the input and pic's!!
I think somebody on here has a black Vette with black calipers and yellow text. It looks pretty sharp also.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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I'm going with red...

tomzwheels has a pic of what I'm going for on his website:

http://tomzwheels.com/catalog/Home/p...sCenterCap.jpg

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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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I would go with red. It just says Corvette. I have been struggling with this also and am having trouble with red on my Bowling Green Vert. I don't want to look like a Christmas tree on the road. I will go with black or silver but red will make a nice contrast on yours.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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I think blue would really set that off nicely...post pics when your done
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Yellow with black brackets, no contest.
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Flip a coin-I like them both. I have the C6 Z06 brakes on my '00 vert so they're red of course.
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