Gray Calipers vs. Red Calipers
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Gray Calipers vs. Red Calipers
Look at the 2016 MODEL YEAR VIHICLE PRICE SCHEDULE:
Gray Calipers - $595
Red Calipers - $595
Hello If they are the same price, why do they charge you $595 when you specify Red. I'm getting the 3LT package, wouldn't you think you could get the color you want at no extra charge.
Gray Calipers - $595
Red Calipers - $595
Hello If they are the same price, why do they charge you $595 when you specify Red. I'm getting the 3LT package, wouldn't you think you could get the color you want at no extra charge.
#2
Race Director
standard base 123LT...optional Z06...Z51 unavailable
Last edited by C8Jake; 07-17-2015 at 05:10 PM.
#4
Safety Car
The basic reasons is "because they can."
But to some extent is does cost them more to build something non-standard. There need to be extra steps and extra checks to make sure the non-standard colors match up with your specific car at the right time
But to some extent is does cost them more to build something non-standard. There need to be extra steps and extra checks to make sure the non-standard colors match up with your specific car at the right time
#6
Look at the 2016 MODEL YEAR VIHICLE PRICE SCHEDULE:
Gray Calipers - $595
Red Calipers - $595
Hello If they are the same price, why do they charge you $595 when you specify Red. I'm getting the 3LT package, wouldn't you think you could get the color you want at no extra charge.
Gray Calipers - $595
Red Calipers - $595
Hello If they are the same price, why do they charge you $595 when you specify Red. I'm getting the 3LT package, wouldn't you think you could get the color you want at no extra charge.
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$600 for painted calipers is pretty steep. I painted the ones on my C5 myself and the cost was around $45. IMO, looks just as good as any factory painted calipers.
#11
I'm glad I wanted black calipers.
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#14
Burning Brakes
IMO gray calipers only look good with a gray (maybe white) car.
Red looks good but has become too common as so many people get them.
I left my calipers black as they come with Z51. They look amazing. The red caliper color does not match torch red and clashes badly.
Red looks good but has become too common as so many people get them.
I left my calipers black as they come with Z51. They look amazing. The red caliper color does not match torch red and clashes badly.
#15
I must be colorblind.....I still like my red ones with my Torch Red Vette.
#16
Melting Slicks
Really! Mine match perfectly with Torch Red.
#17
#18
Melting Slicks
Just went out for a look at mine and it is an exact match to my eyes (TR/red). Maybe the paint batches vary.
Last edited by iclick; 07-19-2015 at 04:20 PM.
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#20
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My wife and kids are color blind. I was planing to get a 2016 Torch Red with the Kalahari interior. They had just what I wanted with a black interior at the dealers and a convertible Red with the Kalahari, both were 2015 models. I liked the black interior much better with the red, both had L3 trim. Possibly the finish is a bit different between the cast calipers and the highly polished composite body. We all have different tastes, at first I swore that I would not have a Torch Red Vette because nearly every one I see is red. That was until I fell in love with the color.