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Old 08-19-10, 07:51 PM
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Hey everyone, just thought I'd introduce myself with some pictures. My name's Eric, and I drive a 1998 GS400.



And I just painted the calipers today



The only mods I have so far are the new wheels, K&N air filter, magnaflow mufflers, matching middle tail lights (old ones were different colors for some reason), and the painted calipers.
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Old 08-19-10, 08:07 PM
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Welcome! You should paint the whole caliper red; it just looks weird like that. You're off to a pretty good start though.
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Nice car man.. welcome
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Yeah calipers look funny like that imo. Looks like crayola lol
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Old 08-19-10, 08:24 PM
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Another 202.... Welcome.
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Yeah calipers look funny like that imo. Looks like crayola lol
yeah I'm thinkin about painting the rest of it black. Couldn't make up my mind so I left it as is.
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Old 08-19-10, 09:08 PM
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Hey guys, what kind of paint or spray can i use for the caliper? a paint tht wont fade away easily due to the extreme heat etc...
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I used engine enamel paint.
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they sell caliper paint kits. just search amazon for it. i used it and it works great.
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Another 202.... Welcome.
and another
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Check out the G2 caliper paint system. It's a brush on paint but that way you don't have to worry about overspray.

OP, welcome to the 4m. Nothing like a black GS4!...IMHO, of course....
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Old 08-20-10, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by fenderzig
Check out the G2 caliper paint system. It's a brush on paint but that way you don't have to worry about overspray.

OP, welcome to the 4m. Nothing like a black GS4!...IMHO, of course....
the brush on stuff is the way to go, imo
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Yeah just go to autozone they have the kit there, the paint is super durable too. IMO the OEM calipers are way to small to be painting red lol
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