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    Default Bluewalled tyres VE GTS rims - pics inside

    What do you guys think? Should i paint my calipers too? if so, what colour would match the best?


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    Fantastic!!!
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    Nice one Nik, looks great!
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    Not usually a fan of such things but that one looks great.

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    thanks for all the compliments! should i paint my calipers too? or leave as is? i dont kno if blue calipers would be too much?

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    Nice...looks good.

    Maybe blue callipers are a bit to much though, kinda want the wheel to be the center of attention.

    but if your really keen on doing it try a bit of contrast....red HSV colour callipers or bigger brakes to fill the space

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    Quote Originally Posted by nikolas View Post
    thanks for all the compliments! should i paint my calipers too? or leave as is? i dont kno if blue calipers would be too much?
    Hell no. Less is more.

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    looks great

    as for the callipers, i reakon u should paint em, as for what colour, i think blue will kill it, mayb just a nice grey

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    Quote Originally Posted by nikolas View Post
    thanks for all the compliments! should i paint my calipers too? or leave as is? i dont kno if blue calipers would be too much?
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    I like it.
    Coloured callipers with that combo might kill it tho.
    Can you tell me the specs of the camera used as that come out ok.

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    just a canon ixy60 6mp. i adjusted the exposure on photoshop a bit. thanks for all the suggestions

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    Looks awesome man, but yeah, dont paint them blue or red for that matter, too much going on. Go for something a little discreet.
    As someone said, a light grey might be good. It would clean up your calipers and still not take the attention away from your rims.
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    Yeh paintin breaks would probs kill it, if you really wanted to, maybe a real gloss black, that might look nice,

    the blue walls look sweet, very original

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    nice wheels and car. you can buy the blue calipers i think either PBR or BENDIX makes them.but if you gonna paint them i go black not red as you will loose the centre of attraction from the blue walled tyre. if you go red HSV then you should go red sidewalls.

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    i might just go a colour as close as possible to the shadow chrome of the rims. If i paint them bright it just highlights the standard brakes, and takes away from the rims. i would then probably have to paint the hub too as im sure its rusty. thanks for all the input!

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    looks absolute mint, mayb paint the calipars the same colour as the car, would look nice against the bluwalls, or even go yellow calipars

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    Who did the blue walling? How much was it? It looks really sharp and clean

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    Painting calipers is like putting a K&N sticker on your car when all you have is a pannel filter. a WANK. just my opinion but the tyres look sweet.

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    /agree with a lot of the posts here. Leave the calipers alone and just upgrade the brakes
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