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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Thoughts on Caliper Color

I've got a Brilliant Black Rx8, and just placed an order for Gunmetal Work Emotion CR-KAI's.

I have aftermarket slotted and drilled rotors, but they are extremely rusted on the part where the pad doesn't touch and on the hat and hub. I'm going to be de-rusting and painting the rusty parts probably silver or black.

Anyway, while I'm cleaning them I want to paint the calipers.
I'm thinking about blue.
I don't want to paint them red, and I'm stuck on either blue silver or black.
What are you guys thoughts on blue calipers with gunmetal wheels on a black 8.
My lugnuts are blue as well.

Also whats everyone's preferred paint? I've heard good things about the G2 paint ?
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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Silver or black. Bright colors only work on big brake kits IMHO. pdxhak has BB with gunmetal wheels and black calipers. Looks awesome.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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Haha I dont have a pic of mine, but I also went yellow... nothing like a crazy color to really catch the eye..


- wait you can see them in my sig pic-

And I would go with a blue... it would be a good additive.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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G2 is a good kit. Yellow or Red would.be my choices.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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Black with the G2 Mustang Tungsten Gray calipers and your wheels, perfect IMHO
Never liked the showy colors prefer sleepers
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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Silver is the only option when painting calipers. Any other color is hideous.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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Definitely go with black.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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Im getting a lot of opinions here haha.
I think I've narrowed it down to black or blue.
I just keep thinking blue will look really good but I know black will too.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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go with blue yo!
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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mix it up with a nice purple lol
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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I might do purple on mine.. stormy blue mica! should match nicely
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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lucky! thats my fav color 8
too bad there aren't that many
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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Black-- simple
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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make them pop, why not?
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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I like bold colors on black 8's. I have a NG, so I'll be doing black with silver RX-8 stenciled on.
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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i was thinking about stenciling renesis on mine
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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black
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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G2 Black, imho
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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just do it black with a good clear coat.... autozone engine paint rattle in a can works great, its what i used when i did mine
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 05:12 PM
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black will look clean and simple, colors usually show off our rather unimpressively small brake calipers lol
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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black with a mazda decal

kind of far away but you get the idea

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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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black on black is overdone. dont do black, for me
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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silver
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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I've seen purple ones in black Rex and it looks cool!
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