painted calipers...a breeze!!!

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  1. BREDn07 New Member

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    it felt like i was picasso w/ the brush that G2 provided, this is the out come!!!
    plus i was thinking doing a two tone using the color black from the first bodyline everything above that (trunk, roof, hood). give me your opinions on the that!
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  2. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    I know you didn't ask opinions on this, but I'm giving mine anyway... For running 18's, those are some very short sidewalls. They don't look good at all, in my honest opinion, though I do like the color of your car and the wheels themselves. The calipers look good.
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    I don't care for it. Kind of like your underwear showing. Or the young punk kids whose drawers hang down to their feet.
    Just my opinion.
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    your right darkfire.... the tires are very low profile just waiting for them to wear out and get me some taller ones, like maybe 40 or 45 series.

    sorry stan my underwear is showing...:D
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    I have the same color and I think it looks great. I have been wanting some black deep dish bullits, but I am really liking the completely black rims.
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    That car looks nothing short of AMAZING! Curious, what springs are you running as that is a killer stance. Awsome job on the calipers - any closer pics?

    Nice work!

    ~Darren
  7. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    Good to know. That will look a lot better. :nice:
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    thank you silver stallion, she's sitting on eibach sportlines..
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    Looks awesome, you have succeeded in motivating me to now pait mine. Was undisided till now, but oh woe is me, Now i have to decide on what color without sticking out like a sore thumb. Mine is black w Anthracite Bullit rims. NICE JOB!
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    Man, that car is hot! Love the wheels and the color of the car. I was thinking about doing Gunmetal Saleens with my Satin Silver.
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    thanks guys for the mad props!!!

    sax...i would go w/ black i just think silver/black you can't go wrong! on the other hand your ride you personalize it they you want...

    05XGT...it will be kinda hard for them not to stand out, you can go black
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    Looking good man.

    You definitely picked the right color. I was thinking of doing mine semi gloss black. It sure cleans up the look of your wheels even more.
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    Looks fantastic as it is. I wouldn't bother with the two-one. One very cool motor car. i suppose this means I'll have to get out and paint mine now instead of watching the paint to see if it does it itself. ;)
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    love the look bro, very nice...
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    beautiful car. love the paint and the painted calipers really stick out. when your car is so low, do you ever scrape when you go by speed bumps or dips?

    i cant handle that. it would bother me too much.
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    I guess I should paint mine blue. Where exactly did you get the stuff you needed?
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    if you take an unfamiliar route then you tend to hit some dips but nothing to deep, speed bumps and meesed up railroad tracks those are the ones you roll over slowly, even if i wasn't lowered i wouldn't just go through them.

    i got the kit off ebay.....i believe the G2 kit was about $40 to my door!
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    Well I finally got round to doing mine too while I was waiting 2 months for Weld to sort out the wheel warranty (finally resolved). Not what I would call a breeze exactly with cleaning the calipers and using a Dremel and mini wire brush to clean all the surfaces. I guess it took two days to complete but the result looks far better than the stock calipers:
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    Can't post better pics as I have to get the tires put on the new wheels before I can take it out of the garage.
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