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Old 03-13-2010 | 05:33 PM
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so my calipers started to look really rusty and ugly....so i painted them red!

tell me what you think

(sorry for quality of pics....i used my blackberry :/)

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Old 03-13-2010 | 05:43 PM
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you should painted them black. Any who, get the side panel fixed before it starts to rust.
Old 03-13-2010 | 05:50 PM
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black was my other choice but i already had red spray cans.

and i tried using touch up paint for that side panel....didnt work out too well :/
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just save up money and get it properly fixed. My girl got her side panel fixed for 5 bills which is pretty good.
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calipers look ok

but what the hell did you do to the wheels??? in 3 years owning my tc with 4 different sets of wheels, i have never curbed not 1!! lol
Old 03-13-2010 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
calipers look ok

but what the hell did you do to the wheels??? in 3 years owning my tc with 4 different sets of wheels, i have never curbed not 1!! lol


knock on wood
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i forgot to mention but i jus recently bought the car used.....all those scratches on the side and the curbing was all done by him lol.

i would never treat my baby like that haha
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^lol

good to hear!
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Originally Posted by Fire It Up
i forgot to mention but i jus recently bought the car used.....all those scratches on the side and the curbing was all done by him lol.

i would never treat my baby like that haha
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Old 03-14-2010 | 10:06 PM
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Im liking the red! it looks nice!

but damn those wheels!!

also, was this easy to do? and what kind of paint did you use?
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Looks great, time for some new wheels though. Check the classifieds. Get em cheap
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