While I'm in the guts of it all, I'm gonna have the front calipers refurbished too.
I have to be honest, I do quite like the red calipers I've seen someone else post - but is it too much and I'd be better staying OEM?
Calipers
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OEM FTW. It’s not a Lamborghini.
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Why is day glow orange not on there Matt?
Cheers Al
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04 c5 rs6 , Ebony Black, Bare shell repaint , Milltek's, PSS9's,Hotchkis Arb's,Gutted precats, hybrid turbos, Bosch 044 ,And an annoying EML light
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Orange/Red - whatever "that other" colour is.
"not a professional engineer, mechanic and mechanist"
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What colour is the car?
Stretch had his painted silver, looked good against black paintwork.
Stretch had his painted silver, looked good against black paintwork.
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
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Who are you using to refurb them? Ive just had a couple of quotes and they can vary quite a bit it seems, have you been quoted yet?
Mines are red currently and look good against the Avus, but i recently saw a copper/bronze colour on a black car, did look very nice
Mines are red currently and look good against the Avus, but i recently saw a copper/bronze colour on a black car, did look very nice
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I was probably going to use BCS since they've been spamming me for years and I believe they have a good reputation.
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Fairly compelling recommendation of black all round. Thanks all.
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Bit late to the party.
What colours your car? I kind of like the idea of maybe a bronze colour, think that would complement Daytona & Mugello. Maybe I'm just mad though.
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Black car with black interior. So I really do think it needs to be either black or red calipers.
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As I said earlier, silver works well against black paintwork too.
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
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Yerp, you're right, it could look pretty smart. If they weren't so ludicrously expensive, I get a 2nd pair to try out.
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All black car, needs some colour in the anchor dept
If its modded then a colour can work, but if its standard on the whole, then silver will look nice and standout without being too shouty
If its modded then a colour can work, but if its standard on the whole, then silver will look nice and standout without being too shouty