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Old 11-02-2014, 02:39 AM
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What color did you guys with white vettes paint your calipers? I'm trying to decide what color to paint mine. Show your pics.
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2011 GS White - calipers painted red. I got decals for calipers from Ebay.

I removed calipers from car and spray painted W/ VHT caliper paint , After cleaning. I used rubber stoppers in fluid ports to keep soap/ water out.

You have to Paint all at one time or wait 7 days before recoat.- (learned hard way)- By the way VHT/Dupli-Color same company.

Had to bleed brakes/ change out fluid. With all the Mech/cleaning/painting effort quite a job for this old man. Work/time job took 1 1/2 weeks, but worth it in the end.

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I went with red calipers and black wheels.
Had them powder coated by Mike the powder coater.
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I'd like to go with fluorescent yellow.
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Originally Posted by wayback
I went with red calipers and black wheels.
Had them powder coated by Mike the powder coater.
Red GS stripes would look good on that.
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Mine are gray, came that way stock and looks good!
Old 11-02-2014, 09:30 AM
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Black with white lettering.
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Old 11-02-2014, 10:38 AM
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Mine are black. I have had red before and wanted something different.
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I did mine in red
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Red or blue either one would look good.
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If I had a white car I'd definitely go with the blue from zr1 calipers.
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Originally Posted by SEVINN
If I had a white car I'd definitely go with the blue from zr1 calipers.
I thought about that color.
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Originally Posted by Todds427
Mine are gray, came that way stock and looks good!
+1

I have the titanium seats so I'm going for the black/white theme so I don't want any other color on my brake calipers.

I realized after posting the above my tail lights etc don't fit my scheme but don't plan on changing anything

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Originally Posted by harley_dude34601
What color did you guys with white vettes paint your calipers? I'm trying to decide what color to paint mine. Show your pics.
Funny that I thought about this earlier today. Seems everyone has red or blue. There is nothing wrong with those colors.

I have black wheels, while red is a good contrast, I thought about going a different route. Black wheels are already too much for some but I thought about a lime / neon / Lamborghini / Kawasaki green for the calipers.

White car with black wheels will allow a green contrast. The black wheels will allow virtually any color contrast for that matter.

White car with chrome wheels, red and blue are typical colors.

Ricer? Too much? See pics below. For now, they will remain stock.
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Of course, it's subjective, but would say first preference would be red and then blue....
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Red for me. but my car is red.

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Everybody has red, I'd suggest the GM blue ones as mentioned above or something different than red. With a white vette you have near endless choices.
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Originally Posted by dev1360
I'd like to go with fluorescent yellow.
I did. Also the emblems. I like my Black color but in hind-sight I would have went with white.


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Something else to consider to go with red or black calipers.

Painted stripes.
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