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Old 05-22-2007, 06:02 PM
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Lightbulb just a few minor mods! pics! tons!

well if anyone was following from my brake thread before in the wheels section, ive had some brake work done.

-copper painted brake calipers (350z copper to be exact)
-flat black rear painted rotor cover things
- rx7store rotors

im about to paint the rotor a little more black where the rust would continue to show.

what you think?
























i only cleaned it really fast so no zaino or ice put on it. what you think?

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wow i kinna like it, the copper goes nice with the nordic green
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the calipers look good!

btw are you missing your passenger side splash guard? lol
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omg youre the first person to ever notice that. im too lazy to take the other one off until i get the odula or INGS rears in. im still undecided.
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Nice. I did the same. Even painted the rotor vents black.
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Do you have slotted rotors in the rear only? It's hard to see, but the fronts don't look slotted. Calipers look good!
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slotted are only in the back, for now.
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Originally Posted by llzjayarzll
omg youre the first person to ever notice that. im too lazy to take the other one off until i get the odula or INGS rears in. im still undecided.
lol that cracks me up
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^^ everytime i try to remember to take em off its when i finish cleaning the car. lol under those splash guards is dirty! who cares if its a 2min job! hehe
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looks clean. i like it
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looks really good, tis the season to mod and clean
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looks pretty good
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i wanna get in some driving shots tommorow to check out the calipers!
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I like it, the bronze calipers look good with the green car
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great looking car, the brakes are perfect with the dark green. Hey is that a real MS bumpuer?
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Bronze and green look much better together than I htough. I say powdercoat your wheels the same color.
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what happened to the gold caliper paint that april bought you? and was she the one that cleaned your exhaust.. again? LOL
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Originally Posted by caaahhlvinn
what happened to the gold caliper paint that april bought you? and was she the one that cleaned your exhaust.. again? LOL
as far as shes concerned, its gold. (dont tell her =p)
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Looks good with the green. Interesting color choice.
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as far as shes concerned, its gold. (dont tell her =p)
HAHAHA i had a feeling that's what you did
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sweet
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Originally Posted by llzjayarzll
omg youre the first person to ever notice that. im too lazy to take the other one off until i get the odula or INGS rears in. im still undecided.
haha, it's cool. just an observation. ings rear would look nice on your car.
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Very nice car. This is one of those colors that looks 1000 times better when you see it in person than in a photo. It really fits the car.
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I like it. Lose the strakes and the gas cap though.
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I’ve changed my rear pads a few times and it seems to me that your rear shim should be the one that goes on the inside of the rotor not the outside. The inside shim just covers the center of the pad, while the outside shim covers most of the pad. Check the this site out http://www.myrotarycar.com/portal/fo...3le/index.html Got to Brakes, Conventional brake system, Disc pad rear replacement. Look at the photo, notice the difference in shim shape? May want to check those out just in case.


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