Caliper Color ieas on Arena Red?
04-12-2009, 01:10 AM
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04-12-2009, 01:41 AM
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Just a thought: try champagne to match the interior. it is close to the yellow but is a little more subtle, and certainly different, and would be distinctively bright with clear coat. You can get the caliper paint matched at a good paint store. It wouldn't be a whole lot different than Brembo gold. Black letters.
04-12-2009, 12:17 PM
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Take a look at a metallic copper finish, besides gold, if you want a unique look. Otherwise stick with any of the stock colors.
04-14-2009, 06:56 AM
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04-14-2009, 09:56 AM
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For Arena red, I would go with yellow or silver. And if your rims are silver. polished or chrome I would go with yellow.
04-14-2009, 11:49 AM
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I think Yelllow might be the winner...
04-14-2009, 01:24 PM
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pink with purple brembo lettering.
04-14-2009, 01:28 PM
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That brembo gold is awesome. I think I would feel like a ricer painting it brembo with out actually having aftermarket brembos but, not ruling it out.
I am sure the brakes are made by Brembos so it would not look out of place. What about painting it Arena Red with white Porsche logo?
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04-14-2009, 01:31 PM
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the brembo gold would look great, as would yellow or silver.
04-14-2009, 02:23 PM
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I'm new to Porsches: does the car go faster if you change the caliper color?
04-14-2009, 02:44 PM
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No, but it definitely brakes shorter. I think yellow shaves off about 12 inches.
04-14-2009, 03:46 PM
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I voted (with my wallet) for yellow. Its a great contrasting color for Arena Red, while the guards red is a very bad clash.
04-14-2009, 04:30 PM
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inkatouring
I'm new to Porsches: does the car go faster if you change the caliper color?
Its your brakes so not it doesnt make it go faster it makes it stop faster! Geez.
04-15-2009, 01:54 PM
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Its your brakes so not it doesnt make it go faster it makes it stop faster! Geez.
Sorry for the thread highjack, but I heard that if I paint the airbox red I get 5 extra HPs. My question is what does that do to the torque curve?
04-15-2009, 06:38 PM
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Torque is only helped by sealing off every other hole in the Motorsound box after painting (and not before.) A laborious process but worth the effort.
04-12-2009, 01:41 AM
