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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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LOL @ CalitriSC

i was gonna say something, too, but got lazy.
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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I was thinking of going with a darker grey face and a polish grey lip more like a flat gunmetal look almost OEM color but maybe a shade lighter. I am waiting on Tony over at ADV.1 to do a few renders for me so i can see what i want.
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:01 PM
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White calipers with red BREMBO letters. IMO if you paint them silver, they won't get noticed because your rims are the same color.....and LOL at non-ISF guys who keep offering advice in these forums...
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Seems like a lot of people paint their STOCK calipers brembo color and some even put brembo stickers on it

If your brakes are stock, paint them black / silver. Anything else and your going to get laughed at. Same as the civics who have brakes the size of half my fist yet still rock brembo BBK stickers and have it bright gold.
I guess you never driven an ISF. All ISF have stock 6 piston Brembo's
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:07 PM
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Silver is awesome lolz


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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:09 PM
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^ dang i know i did white on my old TL-S loved how they looked was considering that too but thought i might get hated on :/ still considering that color as well. i already have the silver paint so if i dont do silver ill take up tagging on the side so that way i at least use the crap lol

here was my white brembos on the TL-S i miss the vs-xx they looked so right for the TLS



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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by blitz_714
Silver is awesome lolz
hey blitz is yours color matched? what silver color did you use?
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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Yup its matches high temperature brakes color and a few clear coats, also high temperature brembo stickers too.
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:17 PM
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^ nice i like the silver on your car think it does look good behind the black rims
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FD3SISF
I guess you never driven an ISF. All ISF have stock 6 piston Brembo's
I was not speaking specifically of the IS-F.

Im talking about folks who like put stoptech stickers on a ls brakes
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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^ yes that would be retarded then lol
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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you have to use a color that pops. blitz looks good in silver since his wheels are black , almost any color besides black will look good with black wheels. if your wheels are lighter color, you have to choose something that stands out a bit and gives it that color contrast. yellow on white with looks good. since your car is darker red with gunmetalish wheels, pick a color that stands out but isn't loud since it seems you are trying to be subtle.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:07 AM
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When I purchased my car the calipers were already re-done in white and black brembo decals. I like them but every time I wash the car I have to wipe the calipers down as well. Don't mind the wheels they are on backwards... And I have yet to swap them around lol.


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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:12 AM
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I seen MRM brakes on Trex car and i liked it

I might do mine MRM as my car is MRM, MRM members unite! lol

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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by streetx
I seen MRM brakes on Trex car and i liked it

I might do mine MRM as my car is MRM, MRM members unite! lol

+1 I think this looks sharp
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