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Old 08-22-2020, 11:36 AM
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Has anybody painted their calipers? If so, wanted to see some pictures to get an idea for color.
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Old 08-22-2020, 02:02 PM
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If it helps, I've painted them on numerous cars just not the Audi.





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Yea just trying to get color ideas. My car is white with silver wheels. Don't want to go with red. Want something more subtle.
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I obviously favor black calipers, but always put some kind of vinyl emblem/logo on them. Painting is pretty easy and the logos are so cheap, you could try a few before settling on one in particular.

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I think the black ones look perfect.
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My car is white and I also wanted a subtle look, so I went black with silver rings and even painted the wheel weights to match the grey color of the barrel. I used G2 paint system.

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That looks great!
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Thank you! First time with G2 system and was fairly easy.
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@DallasDave Do you just tape off the wheel well and paint without removing the caliper?
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