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Old 03-28-2003, 12:16 PM
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Will painted red brake calipers show thru the slotted aluminum '79 wheels ? I'm thinking that red on my black car would look sharp.
Old 03-28-2003, 01:13 PM
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Default Re: Brake caliper paint (Troublemaker 71)

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I bet, they do.
They show through the original ralley rims very well.
Sorry, I don't have a pic of those, but with this rims, they do even more.
Red calipers give this racing touch. :crazy:
Do it. Gunther
Old 03-28-2003, 01:17 PM
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Yes they do.

I just did mine red with a VBP O-ring overhaul and the original '82 aluminum rims shows the red through them from a straight side shot. As a matter of fact you can see it pretty good since the red shows up very bright against the dark background.

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I went with chevy orange , had some left over from the eng rebuild :chevy
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It does show through from a "straight on" view. It actually looks great with the TT II's. Gives it the finished look. You can either use the red "spray" , or Porsche Caliper paint. I preferred the Porsche caliper paint. Putting slotted rotors also gives off a great look as well. I don't have new pics with the Tt II's, but it looks very good!

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