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Caliper color change

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Old 06-23-2023, 06:09 PM
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Default Caliper color change

I painted my wheels Neodyme and now I feel the big reds is one color too many and looks busy. Yellow calipers would look perfect but I don't have PCCBs and I'm not sure I want to go there. Black is great but maybe too subtle for the oversized calipers only available on the Turbo Performance Package like mine. White gold would be unique. Similar to silver calipers but less subtle and will match perfectly with Neodyme. Thoughts? What would you do? Any other color suggestions?



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I say Porsche yellow powder coat!!
Dont fear the fact u don’t have PCCB’s….I did it on mine and they look great!!
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I would go black on the calipers or keep them red.
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Old 06-24-2023, 09:56 AM
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I'm biased toward red, but yellow would also work.
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Red adds the pop, leave it!
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Originally Posted by Dubgw
I say Porsche yellow powder coat!!
Dont fear the fact u don’t have PCCB’s….I did it on mine and they look great!!
Yellow with Neodyme looks fantastic. Just not sure about the faux PCCB look.

Originally Posted by Muuhaha
Red adds the pop, leave it!
I love red. Problem is that Neodyme is already pretty poppy. It feels too busy with both colors competing for attention. It's more prominent in real life than pics.

Originally Posted by Nickshu
I would go black on the calipers or keep them red.
I'm leaning black. I like the idea of white gold but that doesn't exist in Porsche's universe. Black keeps it OEM and resolves my issue.
Old 06-24-2023, 01:36 PM
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Yeah kind of busy. The only way to tone that down would be black. Yellow would just create a similar theme. To add some context to my opinion, I typically go for subtle with Porsches as to me they have a classic look.

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Old 06-24-2023, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilder
I'm leaning black. I like the idea of white gold but that doesn't exist in Porsche's universe. Black keeps it OEM and resolves my issue.
I agree black would look the best since all the other accents on the car are black. Also hides dust/dirt better.

Are you havin them wrapped? They do that now. Looks better than paint and holds up to good heat unless you are doing track days getting the brakes really hot.
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Those wheel arches don't help much
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Originally Posted by jbx2
Those wheel arches don't help much
Just noticed...what are those? A wrap? Never seen those on a Macan.
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Originally Posted by Nickshu
Are you havin them wrapped? They do that now. Looks better than paint and holds up to good heat unless you are doing track days getting the brakes really hot.
Never heard of that. I presume it's a heat resistant wrap? Interested. Do you have a brand name? I'll look it up but any info you have would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Nickshu
Just noticed...what are those? A wrap? Never seen those on a Macan.
TechArt widebody kit unpainted. More info and pics here: https://rennlist.com/forums/porsche-...d-journal.html

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Thank you everybody. I've decided to get the calipers wrapped in black. The red calipers looked fantastic with the OEM wheels and more so with the current GT Design before I painted them but don't look right to my eye with the new Neodyme color. Thank you @Nickshu for brining the wrap option to my attention.
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What did you do a poll for if you are going against what 2/3 said you should do? Lol.
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Originally Posted by c1pher
What did you do a poll for if you are going against what 2/3 said you should do? Lol.
So you're assuming I did a poll to go with what the majority likes? Lol.


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