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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:06 AM
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What color to paint my calipers

I have a black 93SE with 17inch chrome rims

I was thinking either black, red, or silver pics on my homepage

Thanks for the input guys and gals
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:09 AM
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Black or red. I am leaning towards black though.
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Black or red. I am leaning towards black though.
i am leaning towards LIME green..



Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:20 AM
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i am leaning towards LIME green..



That wasn't one of his choices. Now go get my muffler.
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:21 AM
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That wasn't one of his choices. Now go get my muffler.
this weekend.. calm down..




and i think lime greeen is a better color anyway
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:22 AM
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I painted my calipers red a while ago...once the weather gets nicer I am going to repaint them silver. Kinda sick of the red, silver looks hot
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by redmaxpa007
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this weekend.. calm down..




Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:28 AM
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i'm painting my black... hopefully soon... when the weather is nice.. i also have a black max but with 18s... my rotors are a little rusty...
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:30 AM
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:10 AM
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mine are painted black....

http://www.nissanx.net/gall/alb/Pics...0076.sized.jpg
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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red would look hot on a black car...


i dunno, im thinking of either black, silver or red, cant decide....BTW i have a sunlit sand max


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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:32 AM
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Black.
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:44 AM
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Be different. Try yellow!
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:56 AM
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Be different. Try yellow!
No, No, No. I regret painting my calipers yellow every time I look at my car.

Go with Black or silver. anything that does not stand out. You don't want to bring attention to your calipers. It will take away from your wheels. I am repainting mine black as soon a the wheather warms up.
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:59 AM
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Silver. See my homepage. I did not want the stock calipers, which are nothing to show off, to distract from the car or the wheels.
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 10:26 AM
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No, No, No. I regret painting my calipers yellow every time I look at my car.

Go with Black or silver. anything that does not stand out. You don't want to bring attention to your calipers. It will take away from your wheels. I am repainting mine black as soon a the wheather warms up.
Awwww phoey!! Whats wrong with yellow?! I happen to the think dark and light contrasts looks good. I put yellow loom in my engine bay, and I think it looks awsome because my car is dark (deep forest green). I figure it would look good on the calipers too! Or maybe, it just looks good on my color..... I30MikeD, what color is your car?
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NO, paint them



LIME GREEN
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 10:44 AM
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NO, paint them



LIME GREEN
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 10:47 AM
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well his car is


so it would be perfect..
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 10:58 AM
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Originally posted by redmaxpa007



well his car is


so it would be perfect..
That was harsh Now I'm all torn up.

Oh wait I got a color how about PINK! Jeffy would like that one
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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I've got gold 300zx calipers on my sunlit sand Max...check my homepage for pics...I used to have yellow, and I regreted painting them that color...Gold or silver (Brembo colors) will both look hot

here's a pic:

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Black...

Old Mar 7, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 02:03 PM
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i think blue would look hot
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 03:54 PM
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I did mine black AND red. Mostly black, with the outer bracket in red. I like it a lot...

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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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i think silver would look good. won't stand out too much but will still be classy n sporty.

nice looking max btw!
Old Mar 7, 2003 | 07:32 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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i'm painting mine right now

I have a arctic white max, and I am currently in between coats of paint on my calipers. I am painting them bright a$$ blue. They look great so far. I am just finally getting my tires mounted on my wheel tomorrow.
Old Mar 8, 2003 | 12:10 AM
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No, No, No. I regret painting my calipers yellow every time I look at my car.

Go with Black or silver. anything that does not stand out. You don't want to bring attention to your calipers. It will take away from your wheels. I am repainting mine black as soon a the wheather warms up.
hehe yeah sorta looks funny w/ the yellow... go w/ LIME green! lol
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hehe yeah sorta looks funny w/ the yellow... go w/ LIME green! lol


YES!!!


LIME GREEN
Old Mar 8, 2003 | 09:41 AM
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my got a silver max and i dont know the exact name of it...with a pearl in it..kinda looks beige sometimes...and i was thinking of painting my calipers..should I?
Old Mar 8, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by MistaPeerez
my got a silver max and i dont know the exact name of it...with a pearl in it..kinda looks beige sometimes...and i was thinking of painting my calipers..should I?

paint it white, and if u don't like it, paint it black, and if you don't like that paint it lime green
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LIME GREEN it is

Old Mar 8, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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black.. i did red but i didnt like how it looked when it was dirty.
Old Mar 8, 2003 | 04:01 PM
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I would do black or silver, unless you have a big brake kit or 300zx conversion. Our calipers are nothing to be shown off before the wheel. My motto is to make your more impressive parts stand out and then try to minimize the attention to the ugly ones.
Old Mar 8, 2003 | 04:08 PM
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i just got my car with red calipers porsche style
my car is black with tint and 19' wheels
it looks awesome!
too bad i lost my digital camera and havent bought another or else i would post them
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I would say black to match the color of the car, but since it's a dark color and the caliper is buried inside the wheel, you may not even see it. So, definitely SILVER.

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