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Painted Calipers: Red or Black?

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Old 07-23-16, 10:30 AM
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Boom, should take less than an hour start to finish:
















Old 07-23-16, 08:07 PM
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Sweet black looks Gud, how's the factory Brigestone Rft's treating you.
Old 07-23-16, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DallasDave
Boom, should take less than an hour start to finish:













Nice work! I think I'll try this out too.
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I don't think my tires are RFT. It's not marked anywhere on the sidewall AND these are the tires the Dealer put on to sell the car (ususally they would NOT use something as expensive as RFT). Plus, i'm quite certain I have a spare.

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Originally Posted by DallasDave
I don't think my tires are RFT. It's not marked anywhere on the sidewall AND these are the tires the Dealer put on to sell the car (ususally they would NOT use something as expensive as RFT). Plus, i'm quite certain I have a spare.
I picked up mine from Sewell Lexus came with brand new Brigestone Rft's which I totally dislike.
Old 07-24-16, 08:41 PM
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DallasDave, what kind of brake pads are you using? Those are some clean looking rims!!
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Black radiates heat away. Both look nice.
On my fast Ford Station Wagon, on the rear of the differential housing I painted Bye!
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DallasDave, what kind of brake pads are you using? Those are some clean looking rims!!
Whatever came stock. Only have 23k/miles and the pads looks like they have a lot of life left in them.
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Did you put the sticker on then spray the clear over?
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Originally Posted by mrkwinning
Did you put the sticker on then spray the clear over?

Yes, exactly. I don't know if it's necessary, but that's what I have always done in the past (I've painted calipers on previous cars, too).
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Originally Posted by DallasDave
Boom, should take less than an hour start to finish:














That looks awesome man! nice job!
Old 07-26-16, 12:33 AM
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i always thought a metallic silver would look pretty good

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I have recently seen the GSF and the color looks sweet. Specially my car is black and this orangish color is gonna gr8.
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Looks amazing with the blue caliper
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The best part of this "mod" is it's VERY inexpensive AND you can do almost any combination. I thought about silver/gray with black lettering, but already had the black paint. Since my car is not the F-sport, I thought something a little more understated was the better choice.

People comment, "that's a great looking car" but probably don't notice every specific addition. They just know it looks better than their grandpa's GS but don't know why, lol.


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