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Old 23rd March 2018, 06:21 AM
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Did he remove the Calipers to paint? Also I would probably get the hub coloured some sort of grey. Not a fan of black alloys myself. Shame he is in Dorset.
To be honest, I was never a fan of black alloys until I stumbled across a YouTube video of an identical car, with identical alloys that had been colour changed to gloss black. The aim was always to keep these black ones as a winter set as I’m in the process of looking for some silver 20” alloys for summer use. That said, the red calipers look the best when set against black alloys.

Have you seen the very dark grey used on the RS models callipers? That’s a nice discreet grey. Steve can colour match these exactly for your car and put any logo you want on the callipers. I had my callipers done specifically in the Audi corporate Red colour which is noticeablely different to the usual super bright red callipers you see on so many cars these days.
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Old 23rd March 2018, 10:07 AM
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You can buy chrome-effect spray paint, which is surprisingly good
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Have you seen the very dark grey used on the RS models callipers? That’s a nice discreet grey. Steve can colour match these exactly for your car and put any logo you want on the callipers. I had my callipers done specifically in the Audi corporate Red colour which is noticeablely different to the usual super bright red callipers you see on so many cars these days.[/quote]

If the guy comes to London then maybe... I guess you have to have the right alloys also to show off the calipers.
I would now clean the alloys and calipers and put few coats of alloy sealant. Raceglaze does a good one.
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I would now clean the alloys and calipers and put few coats of alloy sealant. Raceglaze does a good one.[/quote]

Cheers mate, I’ll try that
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