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Leave PCCB calipers yellow, leave interior stitching as red
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Leave PCCB calipers yellow, set interior stitching to yellow to match
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Yellow stitching to match calipers?

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Old 01-06-2022, 12:58 PM
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Default Yellow stitching to match calipers?

If I go with PCCB on my GR car, I save $800 if I leave the calipers yellow. I don't THINK I mind that look, but it will be a sharp contrast. Then...if I go with yellow calipers, should I change my interior stitching from red to yellow, to tie in with the calipers? lol

Oh, and the seatbelts are currently spec'd red, as well. I would think I would switch those to yellow, as well, if the stitching were switched.

Oh, dang it...I have red dials spec'd. Make them yellow, too? lol

Thanks for any feedback

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Bump. Need votes now! lol Every day I wait to hang my spec increases chance my date moves.

I’m deciding tomorrow, latest.

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Too much yellow on red is not a good look. Calls to mind Ronald McDonald.

On Guards Red, I would be okay with yellow calipers, but I would go with white or red for the stitching, gauges, and seatbelts.




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I LOVE yellow stitching with yellow PCCB with the right color. Did this with my GB.

However, on GR I think it won't look great. I vote for black calipers and red stitching.
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PCCB's have yellow calipers. It's a badge of honor for some.
I would not pay extra for different color calipers either!

Leave the interior red. You won't see the calipers from inside. No one else will see the stitching from outside.
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Originally Posted by Dr.Bill
PCCB's have yellow calipers. It's a badge of honor for some.
I would not pay extra for different color calipers either!

Leave the interior red. You won't see the calipers from inside. No one else will see the stitching from outside.
You could see the spyder script on the headrest and the seat belts, potentially.
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I have previously matched the interior stitching *and* seatbelts with my PCCB calipers, but those were *all* blue exterior colors...

I tend to agree with others that red/yellow combo is not "pleasing" ...

For my (Miami Blue) Spyder I broke with this tradition and kept the silver/grey stitching and spec'ed the MB seatbelts as I felt that "adding yellow" might make the car "too busy"

I personally would paint the PCCB calipers black and retain the GR interior stitching etc - but I would definitely *not* replace the interior stitching w/yellow - its just "too loud" (for me)

BTW what color wheels - hopefully not black, silver or aurum?
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Originally Posted by Adrift
You could see the spyder script on the headrest and the seat belts, potentially.
definitely RED then!
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Platinum wheels

I have seen some red ferrari pics with big yellow calipers, and the silver wheels showed them off nicely, i thought. Maybe complimented the brightness of the yellow...?
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Originally Posted by Adrift
If I go with PCCB on my GR car, I save $800 if I leave the calipers yellow. I don't THINK I mind that look, but it will be a sharp contrast. Then...if I go with yellow calipers, should I change my interior stitching from red to yellow, to tie in with the calipers? lol

Oh, and the seatbelts are currently spec'd red, as well. I would think I would switch those to yellow, as well, if the stitching were switched.

Oh, dang it...I have red dials spec'd. Make them yellow, too? lol

Thanks for any feedback
I highly encourage you to leave the dials "neutral" ... and whatever you do dont make them yellow!

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Originally Posted by Adrift
Platinum wheels

I have seen some red ferrari pics with big yellow calipers, and the silver wheels showed them off nicely, i thought. Maybe complimented the brightness of the yellow...?
platinum is the right answer IMO ... black, silver or aurum will only highlight/clash with the yellow PCCB

So you are finally leaning towards PCCB - totally off topjc but what persuaded you?
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The $8k upcharge for the STs. That's 2/3rds of the cost of a set of new front PCCB rotors. ($7k upcharge if i paint the pccb calipers black) My hotshoe tech told me wearing out rears is very unlikely.
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I think you can "get away" with yellow & silver, I think black looks marginally better... but the less yellow on the car the better (IMO)
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I would also black the callipers out and keep the interior red. With the platinum wheels, it'll look amazing - you really read the wheel with this move see @TXshaggy 's car below for an example. Just take the yellow out the equation IMO, as long as you don’t care that other porsche people won't know you have pccb's LOL.

(Larry beat me to it)



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Black calipers

Yellow calipers - the yellow looks very weak here


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