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Torch Str8 6 
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 Topic: ///M brake calipers about to mod
Posted: 14-June-2005 at 14:27 |
mentioned this in another post but here they are as std
i plan on doing them in red with the ///M logo in the original motorsport colours and the M itself in black should hopefully have this mod completed for F&M along with a few other choice touch's 
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coupe king
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Posted: 14-June-2005 at 16:13 |
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If i was you i would do the caliper black, with a silver M and the tri colour ///. Now that would look sweet. Red might look a wee bit chav on a nice car....
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Torch Str8 6
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Posted: 14-June-2005 at 19:14 |
could be a good move doing them black m8 as i plan to get the centres of the alloys done in anthracite 
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Pete330
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Posted: 14-June-2005 at 19:48 |
No!!! Not Red and Yellow
Thats worse than Red and Green
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Coasting
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Posted: 15-June-2005 at 03:27 |
I agree - just do them in black - much more subtle.
The only calipers that look right in red are the AP Racing or Brembo mammoth's - anything else that is standard and painted red tends to detract from the overall look of the car (purely my opinion).
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M BLUR
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Posted: 15-June-2005 at 05:34 |
Best finish IMHO, for dark alloys, is the silver/gold iridium finish which looks OEM.. and looks the doggies through anthracite alloys.. I have better pics of the callipers with those alloys at home - so will try to dig them out 4 u.
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Nick
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Posted: 15-June-2005 at 17:51 |
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Have you though about wire brushing the M logo until it shines.. protect the shine with varnish and then paint the caliper in the colour of your choice.. Halfords sell the anti rattle springs quite cheaply so you can always keep those looking nice as well.
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M BLUR
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Posted: 16-June-2005 at 04:56 |
That sounds like an idea - biggest problem is that the indentation of the logo is very shallow.
anti-rattle springs a pain in the **** and can cause pad knock in some 'load' cases. But I'm guessing they're ok in our cars. You need very tight disc clearance to get away wihtout the springs.
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Torch Str8 6
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Posted: 16-June-2005 at 12:50 |
mmmm good idea 
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///M brake calipers about to mod