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Old 03-11-2010, 03:42 AM
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Default Wilwood BBK Green or Black?

Ok so I wanna have alittle poll on what I should do here. I bought a Wilwood BBK for my tC and its black. I was floating the idea of having them powdercoated to a green that would match my paint.....take a look....

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And thinking something along these lines....





Open to thoughts or ideas....
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Old 03-11-2010, 03:50 AM
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might be too much green, if your tails werent tinted id say red
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i've never seen so much wheel gap on a murcielago. i guess the front adjustable suspension was left on high.

dont paint them green as it would be too much. the lambo can get away with it because its a lambo, plus its calipers are monsterous
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only way the green calipers would look good was if your BBK was as big as the lambos
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damn really sexy now..id float away from the green BBK idea tho.
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i thought about getting mine powder coated green also. i kept them black. you should do the same
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black.
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Green would set it off
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damn im surprised, personally i think green would look sick
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I say keep the black but get a green wilwood logo to put on the calipers as an accent.
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Both are good when you have the power to back it up but I'd say stay conservative on that subject and PC them black. Plus it shows less dirt that way
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i say untint the tails keep them red then paint the brakes red too.
give it a red eyed tree frog look! that would be exotic!!!
but u would need red sparco seats to pull it off
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Originally Posted by Jtc
I say keep the black but get a green wilwood logo to put on the calipers as an accent.
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I like the Green wilwood logo idea.

Also red is a BIG no. I had red brakes and red Corbeau seats when the car was first painted green and it looked like a xmas tree.....god awful!


I'm going to install the brakes as is at first and I'll post up more pics than maybe get someone to photoshop it for me.
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x3 on leaving it black with green wilwood letter
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Originally Posted by FlintMica2005
x3 on leaving it black with green wilwood letter
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Just will look a lot cleaner and will only add to the overall look of the ride instead of drawing too much attention to one area.
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black with green wilwood logo
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just have the wilwood painted thats what i did except its red. looks super clean though bro.
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Originally Posted by TCpete
black with green wilwood logo
blah i need to read befoe posting
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i say green too i like that idea, its apperant you want to be noticed so i say go for it
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