Show us your calipers!
02-28-2006, 08:46 AM
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it's just a way to highlight a detail of the car and add color
just because you don't like it doesnt mean it's stupid.
just because you don't like it doesnt mean it's stupid.
02-28-2006, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by drbf
Thay look great, what paint did you use?
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02-28-2006, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by MMD
Mine are red and they are like the taillights and side markers: too much aesthetic attention for their total functional utility. ....The wheels really look better on their own, not competing for attention by some ugly (admit it) bolted-on part.
02-28-2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by eilig
PCCB's rock and I would love them whether they are yellow, red, black, green, or purple. But the fact they are yellow is, in my opinion, distinctive.
03-01-2006, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by icon
it's just a way to highlight a detail of the car and add color
just because you don't like it doesnt mean it's stupid.
just because you don't like it doesnt mean it's stupid.
yeah, you're right, Sorry. bad choice of words.
What I meant is: it is "dumb" thing that Porsche started doing when you look at it this way:
why not paint the alternator: it's ugly
the wheels are so nice loking, why distract from them?
In a different world, how many of us would choose painted calipers as an option if Porsche didn't start some "mine-are-better-than-yours" BS by starting with different colors?
How about a red mirror?
How about yellow sidemarkers too?
I dunno... . It IS crazy. As long as it's fun too, I guess... .
03-01-2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by eilig
PCCB's rock and I would love them whether they are yellow, red, black, green, or purple. But the fact they are yellow is, in my opinion, distinctive.
03-01-2006, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MMD
why not paint the alternator: it's ugly ....
the wheels are so nice looking, why distract from them?
the wheels are so nice looking, why distract from them?
Besides, it's a more subtle way of identifying the brand to those who happen to pull up beside you not knowing what kind of car it is, than that garish badge on the fender of those F-cars. ..
03-01-2006, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OCBen
It's not so much about the fact that they, the calipers, are painted. It's about an opportunity for Porsche to proudly put their trademark name on a performance component known for outperforming other manufacturers'.
