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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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I have a 2000 Millinium Yellow C5 and was thinking about coloring/painting the brake calipurs..... What color?
Some say yellow and some say red....Help!!!
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:32 PM
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red is hot IMHO
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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red is hot IMHO
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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Here is a yellow vette with red calipers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=4511879257
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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Red!

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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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Wait for pic of a MY with yellow calipers, seen them too, and they look good also. Comes down to preference. Also, re-did mine with Plastic-Cote Caliper paint from Pep Boys, came out way better, real glossy and brite red, they have several other colors also
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:53 PM
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I hope to be doing mine in yellow with black letters
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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I'm doing my calipers in Yellow, eventually. But here's an idea for the lower rear fascia. The lower black-out cost $200 in satin black at a local body shop. [disregard the spoiler. It's not for everyone and I'm leaning toward repainting it yellow]

Worth the money for the lower blackout on MY if you ask me.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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I'd like to see a pic in yellow.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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Yellow is the only color car that red calipers don't look right to me. I would go with yellow or black.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Gloss black.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Red would look awesome.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:09 PM
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Red or Yellow would be the poop!

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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:12 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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IMO, gloss black would look very good.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SimonStern
Yellow is the only color car that red calipers don't look right to me. I would go with yellow or black.
I agree! It will look like a deformed bug light.
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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Ive never seen the yellow calipers , but if done right I am sure the car would look hot!!!!!
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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I suggest taking the picture of the yellow with red calipers and using photoshop or some similar program and change them to black, red, and then.. Silver! Peuter even. silver and yellow is a great color combo. IMHO..
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Here's a thread with a pic of MY with yellow calipers.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ellow+calipers
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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Black, or yellow, in that order.

Red looks like crap on yellow.

Chrome/polished would look nice if you had chrome/polished bits on the car (wheels, exhaust plate, etc).

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