Painted calipers... poser-ish or ok?
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Ask your powdercoater about Shocker Yellow over Silver Metallic if you want something that pops.
For my GT3, I'm sticking with the factory yellow, for now.
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I've got a few customers who kept their cars long term. Aside from heavy track use, they hold up just fine for years. I offered an unconditional lifetime warranty (and still honor it for my previous customers, even though I retired), and never had a set come back because the coating failed or faded.
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prep is the key and the then the 3-4 coats of brushed paint came out very smooth.
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Was there a point where they stopped with the painted calipers on base cars? I recently bought a 2013 base C2 and it has red calipers. I assumed it was factory since there was no other modifications to the car.
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Here is a pic of my base Carrera calipers painted red. I just like the way they contrast with my platinum wheels. Also, the standard caliper finish on the base car looks really crappy after some miles while the painted reds hold up very well.