Thread: Caliper covers
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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Default Re: Caliper covers

Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
I think they could have looked good, especially if they had no labels on them AND they were not trying to look like a large brake kit. If it was simply a solid colored, nicely finished, same size cover, I think it would be a drastic improvement *in appearance* over the OEM calipers, but for heat reasons, I would not be putting a set on my car
That was exactly my point Boiler. Just getting a nicely finished color on the wheels is all. It's kind of funny all in all. people modify their stuff all the time, and to be honest most of the time it's a trompe l'oeil, a facade, ok, a fake to make people think it's one thing but it's not. brick facades on houses give the appearance of stability, but you can pull that off with a claw hammer, underneath is the structure.

A SRT wing on an NA because your wing is broke, doesn't make it an SRT, anymore than the wheels do. But if you like certain features and want to copy it, or rather incorporate it,then you have alot of folks criticize your taste, or make up assumptions about your desire to be something you're not. That why alot of fake Rolexes get sold on the streets of NY. Sop who should really care? You, and only you is who. That's why when something is done after the fact I don't comment in general, unless I really like it because it's done, and either it is my taste or it's not, and someone obviously liked it to begin with or they wouldn't have done it, so why comment? And that's also why I may ask for input before I do something, if I want to ask, because I may not in fact be thinking right about how something may look, and at that point I'm happy to hear other viewpoints so I can make the best decision for myself. BTW, I liked the offset B in brembo on the covers, it gave it character. That was just my attempt at humor.
 
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