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Old Apr 5, 2017 | 11:39 AM
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Interesting. I did that light change too.
Again....to each his own.
 
Old Apr 5, 2017 | 01:15 PM
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To me, you cant see the wheels at all. Everything is black. With some color back there you can see shape and design of wheel.
 
Old Apr 5, 2017 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Little Gator
Okay, that is a good point. Let us try a car with contrasting wheel-to-body colors.


I am not trying to change anyone's views, but just showing how my mind sees things here.
Does anyone disagree that the 991 looks great in any color?
Agreed. That black with black calipers and silver wheels is nice . Silver calipers might look weird but i see what youre getting at. My SQ5 is black with black wheels and red calipers, 911 is Gr black wheels(HREs any day) red calipers.
 
Old Apr 5, 2017 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Little Gator
Here is my car.

Beautiful.
 
Old Apr 5, 2017 | 01:37 PM
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I agree. Only black and white looks great/better IMO. Mine is only red and black. Clear turns look way better too...eliminating another color.
 
Old Apr 5, 2017 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Dennis C
Would you order a TTS with red calipers?
I would have considered it strongly. I wanted ceramic brakes but not with yellow calipers on a red car. My build was 20K away from a TTS, and ceramic brakes would have been half the distance.
 
Old Apr 6, 2017 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Goin2drt
Not true at all. I will send you a guy that has done brakes for the actual manufacturer to include Lambo, Ferrari and Porsche as well as many racing teams. Go ahead and pay your $2k. I can get a better job done by a guy that has been doing it for 20 years to include just about every famous persons lambo in SoCal and oh yeah let's throw in a few 918's and a La Ferrari.
Can you tell us the process if they dont come off the car?
 
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I assume you always remove them to refinish?
Always. It can be done without removing.. but we prefer to remove them.
 
Old Apr 6, 2017 | 08:17 AM
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Always. It can be done without removing.. but we prefer to remove them.
I'm sure that has to be the best way but I was asking Goin2drt what his guys method was. He says its better?? Not sure how that is possible. If "famous" people in Hollywood get them done on the car I guess it must be a better way!
 
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Originally Posted by mikeva
If I wanted to change the color of my calipers then I would get them powder coated in the color I wanted.....
Yep..
 
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Each to their own. I prefer the contrasting look of the Red calipers on a black car. My neighbor has a black car with PCCB and for some reason the yellow has not grown on me. I like the red enough I was looking at getting my wife's Explorer done but couldn't justify it on a family hauler, ended up trading it shortly thereafter anyhow so it was money saved in that case.
 



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