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Black or Red Caliper Paint?

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Old 05-06-2010, 07:47 AM
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Hey guys,
I just received my miro 111's in matte black and its time for me to paint my brake calipers, just don't know if I want to go with a gloss black or red. What do you guys and girls think?
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Old 05-06-2010, 07:55 AM
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Not having a BBK and going Red (to me) looks cheap. I did black 2 weeks ago and very happy with the results.
Old 05-06-2010, 08:15 AM
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I had the red look for a while, but switched to a low gloss black to complement the shadowline, black grills, badges, etc.
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yeah, I was leaning towards black. Thanks guys
Old 05-06-2010, 11:09 AM
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I voted black since mines are also painted black.
Old 05-06-2010, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Howitzer
Not having a BBK and going Red (to me) looks cheap. I did black 2 weeks ago and very happy with the results.
+1, go black
Old 05-06-2010, 01:50 PM
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Red. Go for the contrast.
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Red is cool, but with BBk only...so go for black!
Old 05-06-2010, 02:40 PM
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What about yellow


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