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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 06:53 PM
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Hi guys i want to paint my calipers but idk what color. What would you suggest? Note i jave koni yellow and a yellow sway bar and strut housings will be yellow once they arrive. Also im thinking of painting my charge pipes and my intake but idk what color i was thinking maybe blue but idk how that would look lol any tip would help alot. Thanks guys

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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:18 PM
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I would do blue probably
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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a-are those flare real? What the ****.
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:43 PM
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You mean the tribals yes they are real. So i cant remove them unless i repaint the whole car. But thats another topic lol
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by swanman35
I would do blue probably
Yeah i wany blue but i cant seem to find one that looks close and its high temp. I was thinking yellow but i would be to many colors already so thats why im asking

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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:53 PM
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Thats how the rear looks

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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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Same color as the car
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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How about purple? tha. Would look good with your color changing paint. That may be hard to find though.
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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Yeah purple would be nice lol but find one that close will be hard to find
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:24 PM
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Idt it has to bE close. I'm sure it would still look good
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:39 PM
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I found that color online and i like it lol idk who has it tho
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:52 PM
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Way too many colours. They all clash.
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:02 PM
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Yeah that's why im trying to keep to one color and not to many because it will be to much i think blue or purple would be my best bet
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:05 PM
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Ill probably just end up painting the sway bar purple or blue to match the calipers
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:09 PM
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Black or silver. Youll have so many different colors clashing together with your paint and konis. You need something to just blend in.
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:14 PM
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Yeah thats why i had to ask lol its a hard decision

Like the blue i already have the perfect color that matches the tribals but its a regular paint its not high temperature its the same color i used on my retros
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 09:03 AM
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Mustang grabber blue
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 09:22 AM
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Do you have a sample of that color rice?
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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Hard because there are so many colors. Id say blue or purple.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by eddieavila10

I found that color online and i like it lol idk who has it tho
This would work. Mine are bronze/gold. But my car is all black, so it works and any color would really.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 12:36 PM
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Play around in photoshop and see what you like.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by eddieavila10
Do you have a sample of that color rice?
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 12:43 PM
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can calipers be ceramic coated? just wondering because they would still be kinda glossy and they would match the pin stripe around the tribal.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 12:49 PM
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Yes. Powdercoatings better though (cheaper and does the same job)

I went the G2 caliper paint route, its a brush on deal but was easy and looks awesome. Glossy and has held up perfect for 3 years now.
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