Paint the Calipers - RX8Club.com

Sep 28, 2005 | 08:16 PM

merc_04RX8

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Paint the Calipers

Ok i have mi ole VR 8. so what color should i paint the calipers?
Red? too mch red?
Black?
Yellow?
Silver?
White?
Blue?
Gold?
Pink (Just for Dan and Drifter)?

Sep 28, 2005 | 08:39 PM

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pink? why me and drifter? go GOOOOLD

Sep 28, 2005 | 11:02 PM

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you think gold on the red would look good?

i said i was going to paint them pink at the meet, but you must have been jerking off when i was talking about it.

Sep 29, 2005 | 07:01 AM

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I have a VR and am currently painting mine red....silver was my other choice

Sep 29, 2005 | 08:12 AM

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Black - red over time can dirty easy.

Sep 29, 2005 | 11:40 AM

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I love GOOOLD

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gold...just like the brembo brakes on the 350Z. red 350 with gold brembo calipers...hotness.

Sep 29, 2005 | 06:43 PM

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bah caliper painting is ghetto, especially if its the g2 system you can buy at pep boys

Sep 29, 2005 | 09:14 PM

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ok gold it is

Sep 29, 2005 | 10:40 PM

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oh yeah i forgot to put my sugguestion, GOLD!

Sep 29, 2005 | 11:45 PM

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painted a red red last weekend..check it out

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/caliper-paint-painted-sky-73024/

Oct 3, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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i am just wondering if that is too much paint or is it just me?

Oct 11, 2005 | 02:57 PM

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merc, is it done yet?
I was thinking of painting the calipers on mine gold.
Nordic green with gold?

Oct 11, 2005 | 03:35 PM

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bah caliper painting is ghetto, especially if its the g2 system you can buy at pep boys

Umm...you can't buy the G2 system at Pepboys. You're thinking of the Dupli-color $15 dollar system.

G2 at Mazdaparts.com

Oct 11, 2005 | 07:10 PM

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Umm...you can't buy the G2 system at Pepboys. You're thinking of the Dupli-color $15 dollar system.

G2 at Mazdaparts.com

would you like to see the receipt of my pepboys purchase that i used to paint the calipers on my beater TII?

Oct 17, 2005 | 03:29 PM

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Painting calipers

I've painted mine black and attached red heat resistant RX-8 decals. Looks good!!

Oct 17, 2005 | 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by J33GUY

I've painted mine black and attached red heat resistant RX-8 decals. Looks good!!

pics please

Oct 17, 2005 | 04:42 PM

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I haven't done mine yet (VR - GT), but I am teetering between gold (matches Mica flake), black or silver. Too much red I think.

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