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What color should I paint my Brake Calipers?

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What Color Should I paint the Brake Calipers on my Ferrari?

  1. YELLOW Calipers w/ Black “Ferrari” Letterings

  2. RED Calipers w/ Black “Ferrari” Letterings

  3. Leave it alone - BLACK Calipers w/ White “Ferrari’ Letterings

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  1. LAfun2

    LAfun2 Three Time F1 World Champ

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    I do agree with the Challenge grille recommendation. I think the red/black contrast is rather striking and breaks up the monotone of the stock 360 from the rear.

    EDIT: Korr cool bike! My uncle had a similar bike but 125CC in South East Asia many moons ago! :)
     
    LAfun2, Apr 2, 2004
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  2. fj0

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    I know a person who didn't like the challenge grill black contrast but he wanted the much better engine ventilation so he ordered a challenge grill and painted it body color, maybe that's an option?
     
    fj0, Apr 2, 2004
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  3. Jimmy540i

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    Anyone has picture of that? I would like to see it.
     
    Jimmy540i, Apr 2, 2004
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  4. LAfun2

    LAfun2 Three Time F1 World Champ

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    THere are couple of them here. I will try a search and see if I can find it. IMO the painted challenge grille does not look very good.
     
    LAfun2, Apr 2, 2004
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  5. fj0

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    fj0, Apr 2, 2004
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  6. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

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    Don't paint them!!!

    If it didn't come from the factory, then leave them be. I have a customer that went and painted his calipers yellow, and it looked awful. It looked like it was done after the fact.
     
    kizdan, Apr 2, 2004
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  7. FerrariFrank1

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    I don't know. I left mine "Stock". But,I keep seeing all of these ads with Ferrari's For Sale. And,they advertise,"Red Brake Calipers",as if it's some kind of expensive,or,Performance option...:)
     
    FerrariFrank1, Apr 2, 2004
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  8. fj0

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    fj0, Apr 2, 2004
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  9. sherpa23

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    Jimmy,
    The painted challenge grille doesn't look very good for two reasons:

    1) Because if the holes, from far the grille doesn't look the same colour that it's painted. Kind of like a striped shirt from far.

    2) Because of the different material, the paint doesn't look the same as the rest of the car and from a distance, it's kind of like bubbled paint.

    Again, just my opinion.
     
    sherpa23, Apr 2, 2004
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  10. venusone

    venusone F1 Rookie

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    Anything that detracts from the lines of a car is wrong. You might think red calipers look techno cool. But in catching your eye it disrupts the flow. You have a Ferrari damnit, and less is more. Coming from an artist here.
     
    venusone, Apr 2, 2004
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  11. LAfun2

    LAfun2 Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Damn, you just keep copying all my opinions :D



    JK, giving you a hard time :)
     
    LAfun2, Apr 2, 2004
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  12. shelbee

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    Definitely not yellow
     
    shelbee, Apr 2, 2004
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  13. Dave

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    How about a nice Mauve.
     
    Dave, Apr 2, 2004
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    It's a Ferrari red for sure.
     
    madturk, Apr 2, 2004
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  15. Jimmy540i

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    K', thanks for all your input. Base on the Poll, my decision would be either Leave it stock or Paint it Red.

    Will post follow-up. Thanks again and you ppl are great!
     
    Jimmy540i, Apr 7, 2004
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  16. sherpa23

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    Do you want my Ducati tires? They're coming off at the end of the week. Just let me know.

    Good luck with the caliper decision. BTW, I have the black Brembo F50 calipers on mine. They look great on a silver car.
     
    sherpa23, Apr 7, 2004
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  17. sandersja

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    I have factory-painted silver calipers on my F355. Since I don't see many of these, I have posted an image.
     
    sandersja, Apr 7, 2004
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    How about the color they came with from the factory!
     
    parkerfe, Apr 7, 2004
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  19. chaa

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    Well on a 355 thats ...black, black, black or black, oh yea good idea!
     
    chaa, Apr 7, 2004
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  20. sherpa23

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    Are you sure? I always thought that there was an option for coloured calipers on the 355, althought I could be wrong on that.
     
    sherpa23, Apr 7, 2004
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  21. WILLIAM H

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    chrome them or even better, paint them pink then paint little butterflys & flowers on them :)
     
    WILLIAM H, Apr 8, 2004
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  22. judge4re

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    I still think lime green would work best.
     
    judge4re, Apr 8, 2004
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  23. shelbee

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    I think depending on the color of the car. I go with silver if the car is silver or titanium. Red tends to be nice on the darker color like black.
     
    shelbee, Apr 8, 2004
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  24. darth550

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    I saw a black/black 360 Spider w/ yellow calipers, shields and offset yellow stitching that looked quite good. The accent was subtle (well, as subtle as it could be on a 360 spider, anyway!)

    Jimmy, On yours, you might as well complete the red/black offset theme and paint them red.

    DL
     
    darth550, Apr 8, 2004
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