Caliper color change
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Caliper color change
Decided to have my calipers redone to match the yellow seatbelts, door pulls, and deviating stitching. I’ll take better pics tomorrow. What do you guys think??
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It could be the photo, but there's something in the contrast of the Aurum and the pastel-look of the yellow that is clashing for me in the moment. Is the color of the caliper accurate in the photo? If you look at other examples of Aurum and White Gold wheel options with PCCB, I think the saturation of the yellow helps reduce any awkwardness.
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Ah, to each their own! I didn't want the calipers to be the same exact color as the PCCB yellow calipers, but Speed Yellow to match the interior trim pieces. Note in the last pic posted by KelvinC how the yellow caliper does not quite match the speed yellow of the vehicle.
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Ah, to each their own! I didn't want the calipers to be the same exact color as the PCCB yellow calipers, but Speed Yellow to match the interior trim pieces. Note in the last pic posted by KelvinC how the yellow caliper does not quite match the speed yellow of the vehicle.
But do you by chance mean Racing Yellow? PCCBs are Speed Yellow. I believe the GT3 RS shown in the photo is Racing Yellow.
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It could be the photo, but there's something in the contrast of the Aurum and the pastel-look of the yellow that is clashing for me in the moment. Is the color of the caliper accurate in the photo? If you look at other examples of Aurum and White Gold wheel options with PCCB, I think the saturation of the yellow helps reduce any awkwardness.
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Caution - this comment does not address the question you've posed and may be viewed as unwelcome and perhaps somewhat offensive:
The brake caliper color is a detail. Why not go after a far greater opportunity area - specifically your wheels?
Your Macadamia paint color is fantastic. The lifeless painted silver / gray OEM wheel color really does nothing to advance the look of the car - especially in combination with the Macadamia. In fact, I think that silver color clashes with the exterior paint color of the car and detracts from the look.
Certainly will acknowledge the cost of wheels is in a totally different category than paint for calipers. But, different wheels would completely transform the look of the car.
The brake caliper color is a detail. Why not go after a far greater opportunity area - specifically your wheels?
Your Macadamia paint color is fantastic. The lifeless painted silver / gray OEM wheel color really does nothing to advance the look of the car - especially in combination with the Macadamia. In fact, I think that silver color clashes with the exterior paint color of the car and detracts from the look.
Certainly will acknowledge the cost of wheels is in a totally different category than paint for calipers. But, different wheels would completely transform the look of the car.
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Caution - this comment does not address the question you've posed and may be viewed as unwelcome and perhaps somewhat offensive:
The brake caliper color is a detail. Why not go after a far greater opportunity area - specifically your wheels?
Your Macadamia paint color is fantastic. The lifeless painted silver / gray OEM wheel color really does nothing to advance the look of the car - especially in combination with the Macadamia. In fact, I think that silver color clashes with the exterior paint color of the car and detracts from the look.
Certainly will acknowledge the cost of wheels is in a totally different category than paint for calipers. But, different wheels would completely transform the look of the car.
The brake caliper color is a detail. Why not go after a far greater opportunity area - specifically your wheels?
Your Macadamia paint color is fantastic. The lifeless painted silver / gray OEM wheel color really does nothing to advance the look of the car - especially in combination with the Macadamia. In fact, I think that silver color clashes with the exterior paint color of the car and detracts from the look.
Certainly will acknowledge the cost of wheels is in a totally different category than paint for calipers. But, different wheels would completely transform the look of the car.
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Anyone done vinyl? Can vinyl hold up to the heat.
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Yo 911F1 who wants black do something special. I'm deciding on the shade now but doing orange to compliment the MB. Im doing paint but 3M does a high heat wrap here is a vid I ran into
Not sure what the life of it would be though?
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