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Black
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30.43%
Red
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60.87%
Yellow
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4.35%
White
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0%
Orange
2
4.35%
Purple
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0%
Blue
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Your favourite colour for brake calipers?

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Old May 31, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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Post Your favourite colour for brake calipers?

As per title really. What colour do you most prefer?
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Old May 31, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Yellow, red or black.

Painted black 1st.
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Old May 31, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Ive said red, but it depends on the colour of the car
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Old May 31, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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Anodised black. Painted calipers just cant take it. ie chips, flaking and discolouration.
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Old May 31, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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red or yellow or black . but it does depend on car colour
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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Deffo keep them looking stock, so black
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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I wish my Brembos were red
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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the same colour as brake dust, so i dont have to clean them
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Black for me, red looks tacky unless its on a Porsche/ supercar etc.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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Black for me aswell.

Am trying to pluck up the courage to paint my red AP's black
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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As said it all depends. I chose red for my two/one pots, but now I wish I left them factory grey.

just to be different, I like mint green calipers
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Black for me.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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Ticked yellow but actually I mean gold.

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