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painted calipers
okay taking suggestions for the color i paint my calipers
okay first i was like blue so it matches my car....then i was like what if the blue is not the same it will look crappy. so then im like all nice cars have red calipers cause they looks like Brembo brakes so would red calipers look good on the winning blue 8???....thanks for your help!!!
okay first i was like blue so it matches my car....then i was like what if the blue is not the same it will look crappy. so then im like all nice cars have red calipers cause they looks like Brembo brakes so would red calipers look good on the winning blue 8???....thanks for your help!!!
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hey, I think yellow would set it off. I did my Green in yellow with the duplicolor kit and I got a lot of compliments on them. I would love to have the blue though. Just remember if you don't like the way they turn out you can just repaint them.
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hey, I think yellow would set it off. I did my Green in yellow with the duplicolor kit and I got a lot of compliments on them. I would love to have the blue though. Just remember if you don't like the way they turn out you can just repaint them.
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Originally Posted by Hou-TX-RX-8
Duplicolor also makes a kit that sells for like $16. It is brush on.
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I'm surprised nobody has said to go with a gold/bronze color like the NSX has. I think it does a REALLY nice job setting off the blue.
Edit: Another pic.
Edit: Another pic.
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Speaking of painting, I bought the duplicolor kit this weekend Red My 8 is Red. I was going to paint them but after looking at the task I decided to take my time and when I get a chance I am going to remove the caliper completly as I feel I will get better results this way. Are you guys that have painted your calipers removing them or painting them on the car?
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i agree thats why i wanted to paint them red...you have pictures of your blue 8 with red calipers??
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aww okay...well why do you have another one?? anyways if you have pics i would love to see or if anyone else has a blue 8 with red calipers i would love to see themhehe
thanks all!!
thanks all!!
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Originally Posted by girliegirl
aww okay...well why do you have another one?? anyways if you have pics i would love to see or if anyone else has a blue 8 with red calipers i would love to see themhehe
thanks all!!
thanks all!!
the reason i have not gotten around to painting these calipers is that my new wheels have lug nuts that have a loose fitting key. every time i loosen them with the crowbar, they get closer to stripping. if i get access to an airgun, i'll paint them and send you a pic. good luck.
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Blue on blue seems to look nice, and go with polaks stencil black
or you could do blue on black calipers as someone stated earlier.
that white on blue look pretty nice.
off topic: those blue wheels are uhh... too much blue on a winning blue IMO. but i like the uniqueness.
and that guy look scary...
or you could do blue on black calipers as someone stated earlier.
that white on blue look pretty nice.
off topic: those blue wheels are uhh... too much blue on a winning blue IMO. but i like the uniqueness.
and that guy look scary...
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I actually just painted my blue 8's caliper blue. I found some nice sapphire colored enamel paint with metalic flakes in it. I think you can't go wrong with blue on blue. Brothervoodoo beat me to the punch in posting the pics. I think the 1st one is WHealy's (whose great paint job made me decide on doing mine blue).
Red calipers will standout but doesn't look so bad. I think that there was a guy with a blue 8 that painted his calipers bronze. Nice as well.
Red calipers will standout but doesn't look so bad. I think that there was a guy with a blue 8 that painted his calipers bronze. Nice as well.