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Old 09-12-06, 11:15 PM
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how about white on white? lol..
Old 09-13-06, 04:53 AM
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mine are red now... gonna get them changed to black tomorrow then add the decals next week... can't wait
Old 09-13-06, 05:27 AM
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Honestly, the fronts look like someone painted them with a can of Krylon. From the pictures, it looks kind of cheap, something I'd expect on a riced-out Civic.

Just being honest.
Old 09-13-06, 10:29 AM
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i'd paint the rear calipers too. if you do color match them it'll look much better. post pics when you do!
Old 09-13-06, 10:51 AM
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The red calipers on the Matador red car don't look bad but they do look much better black with red lexus logos on them or even gold noty yellow. Do not paint the back! leave them as they are.
Old 09-15-06, 02:29 PM
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honestly... if u want the calipers to look sexy..
get new brakes... stoptech is red too i believe...
Old 09-30-06, 01:41 PM
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imo, either change the calipers or leave them stock. it becomes a wannabe brembo if you paint. this is a lexus. just my opinion, no disrespect.
Old 09-30-06, 06:36 PM
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Well it is a 4 piston caliper front so it looks similar to Brembo with the big mono block. Nothing wrong with that! I painted mine red but on Tungsten Pearl. Looks good to me. I had a black car with red caliper, looked better though. With a red car you should paint it glossy black so it has good contrast.
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Old 10-02-06, 06:37 AM
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Only Brembos look good RED. If you must paint them, paint them black. I have a problem painting calipers; I think it will reduce heat dissipation.

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Old 10-02-06, 01:29 PM
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I painted mine black, so I didn't bother painting the rear - since they were already black. In any other color, they should be painted to match.

Old 10-04-06, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by cdeslandes
I painted mine black, so I didn't bother painting the rear - since they were already black. In any other color, they should be painted to match.


This is it! Black w/ Lexus logo looks just perfect to me.. personally, I dont like red x red or blue x blue, u guys have expensive, sexy colur on ur car.. why would u paint it w/ cheap colour which doent even match... ppl have different tastes... but I strongly think many ppl like black
Old 10-04-06, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jsquared
i have mine painted red... both front and rear... with lexus decals from flatline graphix on the front. i think it looks great. =)
WTF is with the Flatline Graphix website???
http://www.flatlinegraphix.com/
It's some annoying flash screen and most of the page links don't even work. I wanted to check out some of their stuff, but can't get anywhere on the $#&^#$%! website. I even tried a different browser - same thing.
Old 10-05-06, 02:44 AM
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Lets see how it looks with the wheels.

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Looks great!
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that came out tremendous! excellent job


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