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    Im going to paint my Brake calipers hopefully this weekend. I am debating on either going with a bright red, or the same red as the color of the car. I think both would look good with my rims. I cant pull the trigger on either color though.

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    id go bright red
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    Colour match
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    i think if you should color match, or color match your front fascia and paint them silver
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    next mod should be to lower it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mad Monkey View Post
    next mod should be to lower it!

    Yes trust me fellas,i know, and im working on that. lol
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    Mine was an easy choice not bad for rattle can caliper paint

    But im thinking silver for yours
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    Color match or silver, bright red would clash with the car.
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    Color match them. Is your color redfire?
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    yess, redfire metallic
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    Quote Originally Posted by nichol01gp View Post
    yess, redfire metallic
    The reason I asked is because I remembered this thread from awhile back of someone using the G2 mustnag redfire brush on kit.
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    the bright red always looks good! but color matching is nice too! gonna throw out an idea maybe i saw on a mustang about the same color as yours. black calipers with a yellow bracket. it looked nice! feel free to flame me lol
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    im thinking of going silver on mine.. ideas?

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    id go with red.... the contrasting color would look good. unless you want something more subtle, then go with silver
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    bright red looks good but not when the car is a different color red. imho the calipers are supposed to an accent, color match or do a silver color would look best i think.
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    I did red brackets with a black caliper.


    I think if I could redo them, I would do a silver bracket with black caliper. I think you should do the same, cause you do have black rims.
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    IM going to go with the same color as my car for the calipers. i have another question though. i was throwing around the idea of putting it a chrome grill insert posssibly? shoot me now if its a terrible idea, but i was just thinking maybe itll go with the chrome lip on my rims? maybe addd some contrast? Or do you think it would ruin the "theme" of my car, i guess you could call it that.
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