97loudcut Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 Pretty straight forward. Chris and I were talking earlier today and he kind of brought this to my attention. I thought with the black paint, sidemarkers, windows that the red would be a nice contrast (just like my tailights). What do you guys think? Quote
Psych0matt Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 I say silver, mostly cuz red is overdone, and also I like the monochromatic theme. Mine are going to be black on the main big part and silver on the brackets Quote
J Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 i didn't vote because i coudl go both ways. Silver would look classy as would red with everything black. I also think that if your calipers were red, peoples eyes would go directly to your wheels/tires, so if you want that to be the focal point than go fo it. I painted mine on the Aveo red and it looked good, but Jessica's i painted black to keep it from rusting and not to draw attention to it. The rears were still stock silver so that should give you a idea of the contrast, too bad my car was red! Quote
5speedz34 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 Silver with black "Cutlass" stickers. Red would pull people to your wheels like Jay said. So your car is going to look BadAssOld's? Quote
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 Silver or black with red cal brackets! Quote
White93z34 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 i had a friend of mine buy a 88 CS international with yellow calipers. all we had was burgundy spray paint sitting around. and well it looked better then yellow. but seriously i could go either way, i'd want to see it photoshoped. Quote
J Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 . but seriously i could go either way, i'd want to see it photoshoped. ditto, i'd probably go with red due to the fact that your wheels are "silver" but then again thats 3 colors on your car, i usually try to stick to two, such as black and silver wheels with silver calipers, or hell do them in black and make them disappear Quote
5speedz34 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 I don't know why no one posted this. Jay, he has 077's now. His car will look just like that. Except tint. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 If your going to paint the caliper red, please nightshade or do something with the red reflector/light in the bumper. Quote
Crazy K Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 how about painteing them a deep cherry red, sort of the color of the taillights when they have been nightshaded? Quote
Psych0matt Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 how about painteing them a deep cherry red, sort of the color of the taillights when they have been nightshaded? I like that Idea. I dont like the red simply because (besides the fact that everyone who paints their calipers does red) the fact that the red usually doesnt match the other red of the car anyways, and it usually looks kinda orange or faded anyways Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 I would do gunmetal. Red looks too bright on a black car, and silver kind of blends into the wheel and makes it look like the wheels have a growth. Quote
Marchi1 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 Silver FTW If you want to come to Grand Blanc, we can see what silver calipers look like behind your wheels..... Quote
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 I'd paint 'em black...why draw attention away from the wheels? and on top of that 1st gen brakes suck balls anyway...red usually implies performance...so given the choice, i'd go silver because that's the color of the coating of the calipers on most new cars Quote
digitaloutsider Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 RED with SILVER caliper brackets! Exactly what I did. Quote
Brian P Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 blue, the color of overheated steel. Actually, I picked silver. I'd say go for a medium gray, like a steel gray. Kinda makes sense. Quote
97loudcut Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Posted March 6, 2007 I think I'll do red. When people see the car I want their attention directed towards the wheels. I have nice and shiney cross drilled and slotted rotors. Some red calipers will be a nice addition, thanks guys! Quote
FordBoy Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 i dont know if you got calipers yet so... id get bear brakes calipers they come red and are great brakes I like the red look personaly IMO the red black combo looks really good Quote
5speedz34 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 i dont know if you got calipers yet so... id get bear brakes calipers they come red and are great brakes I like the red look personaly IMO the red black combo looks really good You mean Baer? I doubt they make calipers for our cars. Quote
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