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Need your opinions! Car is going to be blacked out. I don't want red calipers though, I was thinking bronze maybe? What do you guys think?
 
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Black gets my vote. I just painted mine from red to black and love what it does to the car. Bronze on a black car isn't bad too.
 
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Does black really look good I would think that black would just blend in.
 
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How about silver, or yellow!
 
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blackbumpinfocus93 said:
Does black really look good I would think that black would just blend in.
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Exactly, why do it if you have to get up close and shine a flashlight in there just to show all the hard work you have done.

My tail lights are red so i painted mine red to give a little more red balance to the car. Its just enough

I would of done mine silver but i prefer silver wheels to stand out from the tire. If i had done them silver they would just look like a deformed wheel.
 
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good thinking.. but keep going: tecnically - they are still painted.. which will still hold some heat [dunno] if he's not on his brakes all the time then they shouldnt get too hot to begin with
 
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BLK2k3GTS said:
good thinking.. but keep going: tecnically - they are still painted.. which will still hold some heat [dunno] if he's not on his brakes all the time then they shouldnt get too hot to begin with
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I don't know, I'm not claiming to have any hard evidence here but its a theory. When I see people painting their charge tubing black I think the same thing about it retaining heat especially under the hood.
 
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I'm going to be getting the Ford Racing black rally wheels and I'm really digging all of the feedback. I'm really liking silver or the bronze still. What do you guys think of blue like almost an aqua or teal?
 
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blackbumpinfocus93 said:
I'm going to be getting the Ford Racing black rally wheels and I'm really digging all of the feedback. I'm really liking silver or the bronze still. What do you guys think of blue like almost an aqua or teal?
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bronze would look good for an all black car if you are not going to do red.

The purple previously posted also has potential because it is subdued. Yellow, aqua or teal calipers would probably stand out in the wrong way (ricey?)
 
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I really cant find bronze caliper paint anywhere, I can find gold but I dont want gold ya know? I want something darker than gold, hence the bronze choice but nobody makes it! If anybody can find some I will be extremely grateful.
 
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blackbumpinfocus93 said:
I really cant find bronze caliper paint anywhere, I can find gold but I dont want gold ya know? I want something darker than gold, hence the bronze choice but nobody makes it! If anybody can find some I will be extremely grateful.
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I just use regular paint for metal. Nothing special and it seems to be holding up quite well.
 
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