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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 06:44 AM
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Red calipers..............this mod might catch on..........
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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Red calipers..............this mod might catch on..........
Awwww.... you don't like them. I might not be able to sleep tonight....
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Awwww.... you don't like them. I might not be able to sleep tonight....
Never said that...in fact, I did the same thing.......I just didn't post a picture in the tech section........
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Looking good

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Originally Posted by lucky131969
Never said that...in fact, I did the same thing.......I just didn't post a picture in the tech section........
No worries. Appreciate the positive feedback.

Maybe FI will catch on too......
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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Looks great! Did you paint them or buy them that way?
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Thanks. I painted them over buying powder coated. It's an appearance mod that I did on my C4 that I liked so I followed suit on the C5. Total investment $20.00 and a few hours of my time.
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They look great. Just curious mine is bowling green and i was wondering if red would look good on it as well or should i try to find heat resistant bowling green and paint them that color, thanks
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They look great for hand-painted
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A tried and true mod! Looks great.
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