W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

Caliper Color decisions for my Matte Red E55...

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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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I would think a nice silver metallic(similar to factory)or charcoal metallic would look real nice
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 07:12 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 07:51 PM
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I'd go with flat red and gloss black amg badge.
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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What's wrong with Yellow ?
I got a Matt black plasti dipped and planning to paint them yellow.

Or Red doesn't go with yellow ?
I've seen black and yellow many many times and it looks sick ?!
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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Red w yellow would need a golden arch on the caliper instead of an AMG
Originally Posted by viren.89
What's wrong with Yellow ?
I got a Matt black plasti dipped and planning to paint them yellow.

Or Red doesn't go with yellow ?
I've seen black and yellow many many times and it looks sick ?!
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir-Boost-a-Lot
Red w yellow would need a golden arch on the caliper instead of an AMG
+1

Looks like ketchup & mustard!
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir-Boost-a-Lot
Red w yellow would need a golden arch on the caliper instead of an AMG
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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Sprayed on? No powdercoating? How does the paint withstand the heat..
sprayed over the powder coat... on a related question... where are you getting the seals for rebuilding the calipers if you powdercoat?
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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Staying away from powdercoating as mentioned in first post. Not dealing with that bs and the downtime especially..
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 11:13 AM
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why not go with the same red thats on the car?
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Sir-Boost-a-Lot
Red w yellow would need a golden arch on the caliper instead of an AMG
LOL a McBenz
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 11:45 AM
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Nah no red..
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 11:46 AM
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Silver.

Red is a tough color to work with. Virtually any strong color combination with red is going to be garish.

Red/Green = Merry Christmas
Red/Yellow = McDonalds Happy Meal
Red/Blue = Skittles taste the rainbow

The only thing I like about the red color is knowing that it can eventually be peeled off. (Your car was insane in white, and that's what I hope you'll eventually get back to)

Red/Silver/Black combinations can be made to look good, most other strong primary / secondary colors are just going to look oddball.

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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 01:11 PM
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Greg, first off - I love my white/pano and the red is temporary. Spent a long time looking for this car and no way will it change color permanently. I love the red too, but white is #1 - this is what happens when I run out of exterior mods. Thx for the compliment!
So for the next few months, half a year or however long it does it for me or the local police..I want the calipers looking right. I wanted lambo green (Verde Ithaca) for years and made threads about it. I refrained due to staying away from powdercoating.
At this point I still don't know. I rarely ask advice on mods.
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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The beauty of a white car (or black for that matter) is that almost ANY color caliper would work well..... green, orange, red, yellow, pink, etc.

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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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Anyone have any pics of a pewter car with painted calipers?
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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your car is beautiful both colors, whatever you pick will probably look amazing

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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by viren.89
What's wrong with Yellow ?
I got a Matt black plasti dipped and planning to paint them yellow.

Or Red doesn't go with yellow ?
I've seen black and yellow many many times and it looks sick ?!

I don't like red and yellow. reminds me of macdonalds
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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whats a good color that rhymes with RED?
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MAN55LE
your car is beautiful both colors, whatever you pick will probably look amazing
Thank you!
So far I'm gonna go with white again just red brembo decals.
If I find a verde ithaca non-powdercoat high heat paint I'll go with that.

She'll be white again. So I won't miss.
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 10:59 AM
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Thank you!
So far I'm gonna go with white again just red brembo decals.
So you decided on a candy cane then, huh?


Just kidding. Should look great.
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 11:28 AM
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Are you really considering green?

Do you want your car to look like an Xmas tree?
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 11:47 AM
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 01:13 PM
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I think gloss black with a red AMG logo or red brembo sticker. Some pics of Tal's E55



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