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10 | 55.56% |
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1 | 5.56% |
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5 | 27.78% |
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2 | 11.11% |
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#1
12-28-2004, 01:31 PM
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duplicolor caliper paint
naturally the duplicolor caliper paints don't come in blue.
what color should I use? Skip
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'95 SVX L - Laguna blue 126,000+ miles '89 XT - some sort of sun bleached blue '00 Hyundai Sonata- charcoal gray (hers) 
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#2
12-28-2004, 01:45 PM
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red or black.. with a blue car, i'd go black.. . looks sweet and will go with any color combo and wheels.
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#3
12-28-2004, 03:04 PM
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Just poweder coat yours blue. when I go to the poweder coaters they have any color you could want.
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2005 Legacy GT 2002 WRX VF22, Pinks, big TMIC and turbo back 128,*** miles  My WRX's Cardomain Page
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12-28-2004, 04:11 PM
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Quote:
Skip
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'95 SVX L - Laguna blue 126,000+ miles '89 XT - some sort of sun bleached blue '00 Hyundai Sonata- charcoal gray (hers)
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#5
12-28-2004, 04:19 PM
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Silver looks nice too.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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12-28-2004, 04:40 PM
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12-28-2004, 05:23 PM
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I havent seen any pictures of your car and the types of wheels it has but depending on what kind of styling your car has I would suggest a few options.
If you want the calipers to stand out I would definately go w/ red. Allthough when the calipers get dirty the color won't be as brilliant and I don't know how often you're gonna want to wipe down your calipers w/ a rag. Otherwise I would suggest Black or Silver. Black because anything looks better than the heat tempered rust color the calipers develop over a decade. And Silver because it's a simple color that will go w/ nearly anything. Of the two I'd go silver but again, if you had black or gun metal wheels, then I may again be swayed black. "get off of the fence allready!" "oh, okay" -I voted for red.
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#8
12-28-2004, 09:28 PM
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Red calipers look hot on a blue car. Here's an example on an electron blue Z06:
 My $0.02... -Chike
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato 2013 Cosmic Blue 5spd Evo X GSR 2006 Galaxy Gray 6MT RX-8 (sold) 2006 Steel Gray WRX TR (sold) 1996 Brilliant Red SVX L (sold)
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12-28-2004, 09:45 PM
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 Here is my car with red calipers
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#10
12-29-2004, 07:14 AM
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http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/atta...&postid=259398
that's the best I have handy. I've got my race concepts rotors and axxis metal master pads on order (on route I assume).
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'95 SVX L - Laguna blue 126,000+ miles '89 XT - some sort of sun bleached blue '00 Hyundai Sonata- charcoal gray (hers)
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12-29-2004, 12:59 PM
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My Laguna blue has red calipers like AF Beefcake has. I like it.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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#12
12-30-2004, 02:05 AM
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yeah skip, red would probably go best with your car (if you dont mind cleaning them every once-in-awhile). mine right now are yellow but im planing on painting them red sometime soon.
dustin
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#13
12-30-2004, 06:49 AM
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could I get a straight on shot of someones painted calipers, so I can see how much of the hardware you painted....
Skip
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'95 SVX L - Laguna blue 126,000+ miles '89 XT - some sort of sun bleached blue '00 Hyundai Sonata- charcoal gray (hers)
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12-30-2004, 03:37 PM
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Quote:
 -Chike
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato 2013 Cosmic Blue 5spd Evo X GSR 2006 Galaxy Gray 6MT RX-8 (sold) 2006 Steel Gray WRX TR (sold) 1996 Brilliant Red SVX L (sold)
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01-10-2005, 09:06 AM
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All done!
I got it all done on saturday, the pictures are in my locker.
we decided to go with spray paint and remove the whole caliper to paint it..... and for the color, red and black. Skip
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'95 SVX L - Laguna blue 126,000+ miles '89 XT - some sort of sun bleached blue '00 Hyundai Sonata- charcoal gray (hers)
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