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black or white calipers on a white 350?

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Old 09-11-07, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
White calipers on a white car will stand out too much. It's overdone.

Keep the calipers black, and it will subtly blend with the wheel/tire.
i will change my tires to white =D.

Originally Posted by JRIS250
alright bro here's the deal..

if you go w/ black rims....white calipers FOR SURE
if you go w/ white rims....black or red calipers
if you go w/ chrome rims....black calipers

Just my 2 cents woot:
Maybe, i was planning to get a set of the AME TRACER FS01 in black. I'll think about it since i have the black and white caliper paint.

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Old 09-11-07, 02:32 PM
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Def black, too hard to keep white clean and I think it would look cheesy.
Old 09-11-07, 05:00 PM
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You're a glutton for punishment if you want white brake calipers... I'd leave them as is or paint them black. As for the decal, I got a polished aluminum finish decal on my stock calipers:





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Old 09-11-07, 05:04 PM
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go black and whiteeeee :P
Old 09-11-07, 05:06 PM
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How about Black/Red . i would think that would look pretty good
Old 09-11-07, 06:53 PM
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i might experiment with both white and black. I will take pictures when i take time to do them. Thanks for feedback.
Old 09-11-07, 08:42 PM
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Go black with white lettering if possible.
Old 09-11-07, 08:57 PM
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BLACK
Old 09-11-07, 10:04 PM
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Black with Chrome or Silver Sticker.
Old 09-12-07, 07:42 AM
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i have black with brushed aluminum stickers!
Old 09-13-07, 06:12 AM
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white would get dirty and hard to keep clean go black...
Old 09-13-07, 10:31 AM
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White would look sick....but will def look dirty a lot and be hard to clean....Where do you live?? If your in CA, let me know if you need any powder coating done...
Old 09-13-07, 11:09 AM
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First i will paint it white, then drive for a day. If it seems too much of a hassle i will paint them black.
Old 09-25-07, 03:30 PM
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white will equal browny gray from dirt and brake dust
Old 09-25-07, 04:05 PM
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How about brembo gold with graphite stickers


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