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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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might be ngp. doesnt look black on a second glance
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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Not the first lol
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Wakemaker8
Is his car Black or NGP can't really tell from the pic. Red wheels look awesome my only problem is it looks like the calipers are a different color red which bugs me in that pic. Can't wait to see better pics though!
Neither. He has Smokey Granite Mica, as it says so in his sig
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Wakemaker8
Is his car Black or NGP can't really tell from the pic. Red wheels look awesome my only problem is it looks like the calipers are a different color red which bugs me in that pic. Can't wait to see better pics though!
its actually smoky granite mica.. and i painted my calipers hks purple but i did that before I decided on my wheel color.. and I painted my lugs the same color.. i mean might as well.. LOL not down to do another 8 hours of caliper painting..
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 03:10 PM
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very interesting .... ill have to see more pics and please get the center caps done.

i did my calipers in 5 hours with changing brake pads... 8 is a lil long
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Murph145
very interesting .... ill have to see more pics and please get the center caps done.

i did my calipers in 5 hours with changing brake pads... 8 is a lil long
i waited a long time between coats... and should i get them powdercoated the same color? I don't want to pay too much for center caps.. haha.
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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well i say get them painted the same color to make it look right otherwise maybe just paint them black??

yea i only waited like 5 minutes between coats on my calipers
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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looks cool bro, can't wait to see it in person at the next meet!
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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I think it looks good and adds some pop to the car.
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 06:22 PM
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it looks pretty good. i like it!
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 07:23 PM
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I think the red color actually looks pretty nice. Its quite an eye catcher, don't know if i would want to live with it everyday though
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 01:32 PM
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unique... ....in a good way.. lol
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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I actually don't mind dark red wheels on some cars... I think it looks kinda cool even though I wouldn't do it myself. I'm not sure I love it for the ISF though. I've seen some S2000s with the red wheel look that look great. I would like to see your photoshoot pics though!
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Your car looks pretty girly to me..

lol might as well put hello kitty stickers on your windshield.
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