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well not feeling the red part. but at least you have red wheels so its not horrible....
and IMO you have black.... then i would go ahead and clean off the rotors as well and paint those rusted spots as well.... makes the inside look alot cleaner when you look thru the wheels.
and IMO you have black.... then i would go ahead and clean off the rotors as well and paint those rusted spots as well.... makes the inside look alot cleaner when you look thru the wheels.
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You painted the brake pads red????
The black looks good but the red really seems like you're trying too hard to be different. IMO it should all be one color, except the brake pads (unless of course the pads just happen to come in the same color you painted your caliper), and the brake pads should just be left the way they come. If you did the whole thing red I think it would be too much red since the wheels are already red. Besides, red calipers are way too played out.
To sum up what i'm saying, I think they would look better as a solid color, either black or grey/silver. Either that or paint matched to the body of the car (you gotta have a really clean car to pull that off though... I haven't seen your car so I can't say whether or not paint matched would look good for you). If you paint match the calipers but your car is ugly then it just adds to the ugly. If your car is stock and you paint the calipers paint matched to the body, then it just looks like you are trying way too hard with mods in areas that you don't need to focus on. lol
I'm not trying to flame you or anything, just stating my opinion.
The black looks good but the red really seems like you're trying too hard to be different. IMO it should all be one color, except the brake pads (unless of course the pads just happen to come in the same color you painted your caliper), and the brake pads should just be left the way they come. If you did the whole thing red I think it would be too much red since the wheels are already red. Besides, red calipers are way too played out.
To sum up what i'm saying, I think they would look better as a solid color, either black or grey/silver. Either that or paint matched to the body of the car (you gotta have a really clean car to pull that off though... I haven't seen your car so I can't say whether or not paint matched would look good for you). If you paint match the calipers but your car is ugly then it just adds to the ugly. If your car is stock and you paint the calipers paint matched to the body, then it just looks like you are trying way too hard with mods in areas that you don't need to focus on. lol
I'm not trying to flame you or anything, just stating my opinion.
Last edited by trustdestruction; Aug 27, 2009 at 12:18 PM.
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I think what I mean by saying that is that some things are way more played out than others, and red calipers (as in that particular color) is one of the more played out mods out there.
Some things are done on Hondas a lot but are actually functional and serve a useful purpose, such as certain suspension mods, certain engine mods, etc. I wouldn't necessarily refer to those as "played-out", just common.
Some things are done on Hondas a lot but are actually functional and serve a useful purpose, such as certain suspension mods, certain engine mods, etc. I wouldn't necessarily refer to those as "played-out", just common.
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yea..i know what you mean Plethoric...i had my 93 civic and i wanted a huge body kit and wing, and make it look like the one of The Fast and The Furious..haha but now i got my 96 and want it look OEM JDM..
personaly i think it turned out great my rear disc conversion is gunna be here tommorow so im gunna do both front and rear calipers red my entire car is blacked out so i think it'll pop
