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Old May 2, 2016 | 06:09 PM
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Out of these two colors, which one should I paint my calipers? I'm leaning more towards the darker red.. my center caps are red as well
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Old May 2, 2016 | 07:23 PM
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I like the black
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Old May 3, 2016 | 06:15 AM
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I have just been discussing this issue with some friends. My RC is Infrared. We considered black, but we are pretty sure that they would be very hard to see, so that would just be money down the drain. I am going with red, powdercoat, and perhaps I can get them done in a red close to the color of the car.
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Old May 3, 2016 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tfischer
I have just been discussing this issue with some friends. My RC is Infrared. We considered black, but we are pretty sure that they would be very hard to see, so that would just be money down the drain. I am going with red, powdercoat, and perhaps I can get them done in a red close to the color of the car.

If your car is red, caliper might be better w/ yellow or something that contrast the red.
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Old May 4, 2016 | 06:32 AM
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I thought about that. Yellow and tan are on the short list, along with the red. As far as black goes, however, I fail to see any reason why that would ever be worth the expense.
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Old May 4, 2016 | 11:17 AM
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...because I wanted it to look factory and not stick out. They're not Brembos.
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Old May 5, 2016 | 11:00 AM
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I wanted dark red but my shop suggested matching the red to my center caps and I couldn't be happier. Lexus logos are on their way
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Old May 5, 2016 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JSean21
I wanted dark red but my shop suggested matching the red to my center caps and I couldn't be happier. Lexus logos are on their way
What wheels/specs are those? Love them!
and that setup looks really nice.
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Old May 5, 2016 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by RealMCR12
What wheels/specs are those? Love them!
and that setup looks really nice.
Thank You! they are Vorsteiner V-FF 103's.
20x9 + 38 245/35/20
20x10.5 +45 275/30/20
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Old May 12, 2016 | 10:57 AM
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Im finally seeing the f sport vinyl being used rather than than the lexus logo one. Gotta say...not a fan tho the color is dope.
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