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Old 07-14-17, 09:57 PM
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Default Custom Caliper Paint Color - Conservative or Bold?

What color should I go with on my bbk convert, conservative or bold? Cast Iron Gray vs Burnt Copper

I'm leaning toward repainting them to Cast Iron Gray.

I'm using an old set of calipers just as an example for the color.
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Old 07-14-17, 11:19 PM
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Imo the burnt copper looks really good. I used to have gold ls400 calipers on my lexus and I loved how they looked. still not as over the top as red, but still noticeable
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Ive always been a fan of Gunmetal when it comes to the wheel area in general. I think gun metal with chrome wheels that you have would match very nicely. Its a bit darker than the grey that you have in the pic and makes the caliper look not quite stock looking when it comes to color. I feel like yellow would pop out more than red and it seems a more oddball color especially on a black car. but if the two options you have are you only choices, id go grey. Still got my LS400 Calipers. Waiting for get my rims replaced so i can put them on and while id love to make mine gunmetal i'd have to remove the rear once to paint those as well and i just dont want to do the work for that. What can i say, im lazy :P
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Lots of ways to go..... I prefer a color that is contrasted to color of the car and took a long time to decide on the pictures shown below... With a black or dark color the burnt copper will stand out....
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Bootyman, have you seen Mercedes Benz titanium silver?
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I love the burnt copper. I think it will stand out more.
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