C32 AMG, C55 AMG (W203) 2001 - 2007

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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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brake caliper colour ideas?

im thinking blue or gold, but i would like some suggestions? my car is silver with stock rims
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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i like red. blue could look nice, depending on the blue. not sure if i'd like gold on a silver car. maybe on a black car
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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stock...
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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Silver-just like the C55-and match the rears to it.
Blue? There is no blue on your car-why add another color?
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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I would choose to leave it stock, but I really like the gold color of the SLS ceramic brake caliper

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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Black looks classy
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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i think im going to do red after thinking about it thanks for the input though
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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i say red. but why mess up the amg on the brakes when its already stock brembos.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 09:32 AM
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wait we have brembo's stock?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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ah please no red...red should be there only if it came from the factory or aftermarket brake company like that imo.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by c32kompressor
wait we have brembo's stock?
LOL yes. why do you think the c32 brakes so well
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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wow i didnt know that we had brembo, thats cool lol
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by c32kompressor
wow i didnt know that we had brembo, thats cool lol
Yes look at the back of the caliper. A lot of cars have brembo calipers.
You can upgrade the fronts to MB Brembo 6 piston.
You can even upgrade the rears to MB Brembo 4piston from a SLK55 with some cutting of the dust sheild for a little over $ 1K for both.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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Go to the track and see if you can get it to turn gold au naturale!
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Go to the track and see if you can get it to turn gold au naturale!
doesnt it mean the brakes are shot when they turn gold??
thats what the thread from a while ago said
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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No the calipers heat up to gold under heavy use, then back to silver when they cool. Doesn't mean they are shot.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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i'd paint it black and new AMG letter'n

somethin like this



but in black / silver... i onno ...

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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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that would look really nice, but idk how i'd paint the lettering on again since its black on the stock calipers??
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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Just get AMG stickers on ebay. Slap 'em on when the paint's dry, problem solved.
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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i didnt even think about that thanks for the idea!
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In my opinion, all colors look terrible except for the stock silver (and black with silver letters looks good as well). The stock silver matches well with the entire car and the lineage of the AMG calipers. Yes, other cars look great with different colors, but not this one. jmo.
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:10 PM
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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You're not going to listen to someone from Jersey about cosmetic mods, are you?

I did the G2 paint on my front C32 calipers; much cheaper, an easy DIY, and just as long-lasting as powdercoating for all practical purposes.
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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I've made a final decision before buying the paint today, I'm doing black with silver lettering
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by c32kompressor
I've made a final decision before buying the paint today, I'm doing black with silver lettering
Theres a guy on Ebay that you can order some silver AMG high temp decals from for your calipers. He can also do custom decals if you want to do the design like the pic of the gold calipers. I bought some Brembo ones from him and they are great.
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