View Poll Results: paint rear calipers

leave it only in the front

11.17%

paint rears also

136

72.34%

wierdos that think its rice..dont skew my results (selecting this means you also have hemorrhoids )

19.68%

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Sep 12, 2006 | 11:15 PM

#31

Hip_hop77

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From: CA

how about white on white? lol..

Sep 13, 2006 | 04:53 AM

#32

jsquared

Lexus Test Driver

Joined: Jul 2006

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From: San Diego, CA

mine are red now... gonna get them changed to black tomorrow then add the decals next week... can't wait

Sep 13, 2006 | 05:27 AM

#33

ff_

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Joined: May 2006

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From: FL

Honestly, the fronts look like someone painted them with a can of Krylon. From the pictures, it looks kind of cheap, something I'd expect on a riced-out Civic.

Just being honest.

Sep 13, 2006 | 10:29 AM

#34

johnAboy

Driver

Joined: Aug 2006

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From: Chicago, IL

i'd paint the rear calipers too. if you do color match them it'll look much better. post pics when you do!

Sep 13, 2006 | 10:51 AM

#35

tennistodd

Driver

Joined: May 2006

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From: TN

The red calipers on the Matador red car don't look bad but they do look much better black with red lexus logos on them or even gold noty yellow. Do not paint the back! leave them as they are.

Sep 15, 2006 | 02:29 PM

#36

Hip_hop77

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From: CA

honestly... if u want the calipers to look sexy..
get new brakes... stoptech is red too i believe...

Sep 30, 2006 | 01:41 PM

#37

rt350

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Joined: Apr 2006

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From: ca

imo, either change the calipers or leave them stock. it becomes a wannabe brembo if you paint. this is a lexus. just my opinion, no disrespect.

Sep 30, 2006 | 06:36 PM

#38

Poman

Driver School Candidate

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 28

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From: FL

Well it is a 4 piston caliper front so it looks similar to Brembo with the big mono block. Nothing wrong with that!

I painted mine red but on Tungsten Pearl. Looks good to me. I had a black car with red caliper, looked better though. With a red car you should paint it glossy black so it has good contrast.

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Oct 2, 2006 | 06:37 AM

#39

Koz

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Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 2,752

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From: Utah

Only Brembos look good RED. If you must paint them, paint them black. I have a problem painting calipers; I think it will reduce heat dissipation.

Koz

Oct 2, 2006 | 01:29 PM

#40

cdeslandes

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Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 200

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From: CT

I painted mine black, so I didn't bother painting the rear - since they were already black. In any other color, they should be painted to match.

Oct 4, 2006 | 08:16 PM

#41

omihomiii

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From: BC

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdeslandes

I painted mine black, so I didn't bother painting the rear - since they were already black. In any other color, they should be painted to match.

This is it! Black w/ Lexus logo looks just perfect to me.. personally, I dont like red x red or blue x blue, u guys have expensive, sexy colur on ur car.. why would u paint it w/ cheap colour which doent even match... ppl have different tastes... but I strongly think many ppl like black

Oct 4, 2006 | 08:46 PM

#42

Lexucan

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Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 1,686

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From: Vancouver, Canada

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsquared

i have mine painted red... both front and rear... with lexus decals from flatline graphix on the front. i think it looks great. =)

WTF is with the Flatline Graphix website???
http://www.flatlinegraphix.com/
It's some annoying flash screen and most of the page links don't even work. I wanted to check out some of their stuff, but can't get anywhere on the $#&^#$%! website. I even tried a different browser - same thing.