Help me decide on wheel/caliper color...please?
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The True OG Modded out W203
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Is that a gloss or a matt?? I would streamline some color in to the outlines of the "R" especially if you are doing colored BBK's....
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It's semi gloss. That sounds like a great idea. That R with the same color as the brakes. I still don't know what's a good color to paint the brakes. My whole car theme wont go well with it...atleast that's how I feel. What do you guys think?
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black and yellow is a clean color combo
i always wondered why not that many people go with black calipers, though. i think those would look good depending on what the wheel is like. i may have to try it..
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i like the matte black calipers
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I currently have white calipers and it looks like crap. When I wash my car they look good but the next day they get dirty from the brake dust and looks like shyat!! I think black will make the caliper look smaller. Usually vibrant or lighter color make the caliper pop out more.
I have one wheel (MAG) already back from the paint shop. It looks pretty good but I need an actual MAG to see the difference. I'll post it up tomorrow once I have it on the car. I need to hurry up and decide the color of the calipers so I can have the bolts painted that color too. And I'm going to take LorinserCClass's tip and paint the R the same color as bolts and caliper.
I was shooting for red. But not red red but some unique red.
I have one wheel (MAG) already back from the paint shop. It looks pretty good but I need an actual MAG to see the difference. I'll post it up tomorrow once I have it on the car. I need to hurry up and decide the color of the calipers so I can have the bolts painted that color too. And I'm going to take LorinserCClass's tip and paint the R the same color as bolts and caliper.
I was shooting for red. But not red red but some unique red.
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so karo, youre going semi-gloss with red calipers?
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I don't know
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i dont know.. i had my mind set on yellow but after reading your thread im confused on what color to go with too.
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are you gonna do a bbk set up? i think yellow works well with that, but red for the smaller stock calipers.
nah man! that was some blacked out e55. i was just looking for ideas
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i think red is played out a little too much but that's just me. it's definitely good for contrast with the tails.
i dont know.. i had my mind set on yellow but after reading your thread im confused on what color to go with too.![action](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/action1.gif)
are you gonna do a bbk set up? i think yellow works well with that, but red for the smaller stock calipers.
nah man! that was some blacked out e55. i was just looking for ideas![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
i dont know.. i had my mind set on yellow but after reading your thread im confused on what color to go with too.
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are you gonna do a bbk set up? i think yellow works well with that, but red for the smaller stock calipers.
nah man! that was some blacked out e55. i was just looking for ideas
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Sun came up so I got couple of pics.
Real Mag Blue VOLK
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My Mag Blue VOLK
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The 2nd one should be here today. Hopefully I can get the rears back by friday.
Real Mag Blue VOLK
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My Mag Blue VOLK
The 2nd one should be here today. Hopefully I can get the rears back by friday.
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Mikey is liking it! I think Orange would be a great color contrast, and not just because I'm an insane Bronco's fan. However, Yellow would look really nice too. Whatever you do don't do red, it's played out.
Frank, I have no hate for the Colts, even though I think Peyton Manning is a bit of an A-hole. The only teams I can't stand are Chefs, and the (butt)Raiders (sorry Karo, I know you play for that team
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Frank, I have no hate for the Colts, even though I think Peyton Manning is a bit of an A-hole. The only teams I can't stand are Chefs, and the (butt)Raiders (sorry Karo, I know you play for that team
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Mikey is liking it! I think Orange would be a great color contrast, and not just because I'm an insane Bronco's fan. However, Yellow would look really nice too. Whatever you do don't do red, it's played out.
Frank, I have no hate for the Colts, even though I think Peyton Manning is a bit of an A-hole. The only teams I can't stand are Chefs, and the (butt)Raiders (sorry Karo, I know you play for that team
)
Frank, I have no hate for the Colts, even though I think Peyton Manning is a bit of an A-hole. The only teams I can't stand are Chefs, and the (butt)Raiders (sorry Karo, I know you play for that team
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That orange looks real good. You think it'll match my car?
Same here but I I feel times have changed and the more "Versace" colors are in fashion.
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Yes it is, he's enjoying himself a little too much. Since your car is white, I think it's a blank canvas. I think the metallic blue wheels with the metallic orange calipers would be a really nice look. Should we have someone photoshop those two together? I'm thinking about buying those brakes for my car, they'll look sweet, even with my stock wheels.
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I went to pickup the second wheel and I came across an issue. The guy told me that there was wheel bearing grease in the center of the wheel. He also showed me my tire and on the inner side it was all worn out (little bit more than the outer side). My tires pressure was too low. The problem is the inner tire was bumpy. I use to hear this humming noise but thought my tires were just noisy. Now I think my bearing is shot. When I changed my rotors I think I might have tightened it too much.
Does anyone know if a shot bearing would make my tire get worn like that?
sort of like this:
-^-^-^-^-^ little bumps around the tire.
Thanks
Does anyone know if a shot bearing would make my tire get worn like that?
sort of like this:
-^-^-^-^-^ little bumps around the tire.
Thanks