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Who has painted their caliper "brackets" to match the caliper color ? Got Pics ?

Old 03-12-2012, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlestonTiger38
Probably would look good...I just wouldn't be able to bring myself to putting anything with any Ford association on my Chevy! Lol!




I think it's a pretty color. Plus hilarious to me for EXACTLY the reason you'd never do it.
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Painted the brackets red on my Z06. Like the look better without the black. Don't know if you can tell in this pic.

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Originally Posted by HiltonFerg




I think it's a pretty color. Plus hilarious to me for EXACTLY the reason you'd never do it.
That is an awesome color! I take back what I said...they could've named it differently!
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Here are my brackets painted black with the red calipers.
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Originally Posted by AUandAG
I don't think it makes much difference either way. Here's mine, all red.




Same here!
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Red is nice but I decided to go another route and painted the calipers and hats black and the brackets silver. I think it works with my car and wheel combination. Pics taken prior to paint burn off.



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I painted both red. On my all black car with black wheels.
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dang almost everyone has red now I what to re-paint mine another color. The one thing I have thought about was to have them nickel plated and do the letters red. But the down side to that is I would have to polish them first to be smooth. The reason is nickel plateing only enhances the surface so the pitting would look sucky.
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I'm totally digging the red calipers with red mounts. My calipers are already red, so now having paid so little attention to the mounts I may have to paint them red to match. The silver mounts with black calipers and silver lettering were slick too, but the black mounts w/red calipers just weren't cutting it for me.
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Originally Posted by Supercharged111
I'm totally digging the red calipers with red mounts. My calipers are already red, so now having paid so little attention to the mounts I may have to paint them red to match. The silver mounts with black calipers and silver lettering were slick too, but the black mounts w/red calipers just weren't cutting it for me.
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I think I am convinced to paint the brackets and the calipers the same color (red). It certainly does make the brake system look bigger without the cheesy look of bolt on peripherals.

Does anyone else have pictures of the Caliper and the Bracket painted the same color ?
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Red caliper and bracket.

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red calipers and black brackets here too

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Originally Posted by TorchRedRocket
Sharp wheels! Where'd ya get 'me from?
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Old 03-14-2012, 05:31 AM
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I did both in red and like the way it all turned out.
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I did them both also.



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