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Old 01-10-2010, 01:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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color to paint calipers on a fg2

Sorry if this has been asked I did a search but found nothing. I have an 08 Fuji blue fg2. I am thinking about painting the calipers. What color is a recommended color to paint the calipers?

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Old 01-10-2010, 01:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I did my '08 Fuji Blue FA5 in red caliper paint. I just didn't like the looks of plain calipers.

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all other colors look cheap as hell except for black.
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Red, so they look.. really sporty.
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The previous owner of my Fiji FG2 chose red. I appreciate his decision, but I wish he hadn't painted the hubs? (Middle of the disk?)
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all other colors look cheap as hell except for black.
Keep your comments to your self jackass!
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Old 01-10-2010, 03:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Lol, just picked up the caliper paint kit today. Got the red one to go with my TW, but I think red will look sweet in Fiji too, ...a lil Superman theme with the blue/red combo.
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all other colors look cheap as hell except for black.
I think Black looks good too, but somehow I don't think these colors look cheap at all...



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Old 01-10-2010, 03:55 AM   #9 (permalink)
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red seems to be the going color. sounds good to me
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Anyone have any pics of black on their car? I had considered red for a while but black sounds interesting.
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Old 01-10-2010, 04:25 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Anyone have any pics of black on their car? I had considered red for a while but black sounds interesting.
Check this thread out. Aftermarket rims and photoshopped, but good for some idea's.

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Do black. You don't want to flaunt small OEM calipers in red.
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Old 01-10-2010, 02:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
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thats because the calipers on the ferrari, are well on a ferrari.
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Do black. You don't want to flaunt small OEM calipers in red.
excatly!

get brembos or stoptechs if you want red calipers. or atleast get some tl type s brakes and have them powder coated red.
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On my Ralliart I painted the calipers red with Duplicolor caliper paint kit and they still started to fade. Chipped up half red looks really bad. I would have the powder coated.
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Red on Blue is overdone, and I'm sick of the spiderman theme

ITR yellow on blue, however, is the new ish.
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Everyone chooses red it seems, so I picked up a blue that fairly closely matches the FBP of my FG2. I have HONDA on each of the calipers in white decals as well over the blue and clearcoated so that it stays nice. I get lots of compliments on it. Probably equal amounts of hate, but this is my 4th Honda so I am used to the hate anyway and that ish just goes right in one ear and out the other now.
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I did mine black and put red Si overlays on the front. They look just like this.

http://www.grafixpressions.com/gallery/gal_img_10.jpg
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I'd do them black. If I knew I was gonna do a really good job I'd paint them yellow but chances are I'd mess up a bit and black wouldn't show it as much.
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The black looks good. It blends in but that little Si gets people to do a double take.
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