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Thanks Jza... I bought them from another member on this site for a GREAT price. They were damn near brand new and I paid $325 for wheels and tires. Enkei wrapped in Yokohama.

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I think it depends on the body to wheel color combo that makes a difference to the color you decide to paint your calipers. I did mine red, thought it looked gaudy.... so I'll strip the drums and calipers and flat blk em.

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silver is hot on drums

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thats what i was thinking. plus its really easy to take the drums off

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Nice DIY, but it is way easier to take the drum off the car and paint it on some newspaper.

BTW, why the hell does this thread have 33 posts?

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EHHH... i'm clearing them as we speak. I decided against the gloss black because it'd make my rims look like steelies without hubcaps.

I wirebrushed them down to the dark metal color and now I'm just clearcoating them.

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Why hold back go all Big Brake Kit all the way around... But if funds are low can't go wrong with glossy black.

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The finished product...... much better than flat or gloss black IMO, esp to make my black wheels contrast better.

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what color is that

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Clearcoat on de-rusted drums that I used a wirebrush and drill to clean.

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it looks like gloss black

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sorry bruh'

im not feelin em?
i would have left em alone myself, but if your happy then.....

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yea im not feelin it either... i say paint them black... glossy or flat it doesn't matter, but regular de-rust and clear is rubbing me all types of wrong.

btw: what springs are those?

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looks like eibach?

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It's okay... the pictures suck anyway. I probably should have spent more time on em and sanded them to make em smooth. It looks better in person. As long as I like it right? :) I'll take better pics in the near future.

The springs are actually tein ss. You just can't see the green.

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As long as your happy. I think it turned out okay. I went with black to hide the ugliness of the rusted drum. Sanded with a wire brush like you did too.

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sweet ride man..i wud say flat black, it'll stop the rust but wont stand out 2 much..

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i was considering the same for my civic but my civic is red (2000) should i do mine red? Making yours black would make it look really nice

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gloss black

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I know this thread is old, but I'd rather post here then get ridiculed for staring a new one ("use the search noob/lazy ass")

I want to paint my calipers red and was thinking flat black on the drums.

Here's my questions:

Is it stupid/ricey to have them different colors?
Should I do them both black?
Should I do them both red?

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only doushbags paint there drums if you dont like the drums swap it out for a ep3 rear disc brake setup

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i must be douchebag then oh well. black looks better than brown rust color. they come black from the factory too.

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You think Flat black on the back and Red Gloss up front wont look ricey? I think it'll look good but i'll be damned if I make my civic look like a ricer. Nothing worse then getting associated with the idiots that throw on a fart can.

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get rear disc brakes

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By the time I spend money on EP3 rear brakes im lookin at close to $1000 b/w the parts and install. Im a strugling college student so this will only hold me over till I get a real job.

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get rear disc brakes. 1 looks better and 2 better stopping power

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Oh I completely agree, I just cant afford it right now. I need something somewhat sporty looking for the next 2 years...as I said before, once I get my degree and get a real job I'm gunna go ape shit on upgrades to my civic (or just buy an Evo 8 :evil: )

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<$200

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help me install mine

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I think rust looks bad too. I have an '01 with rusty rear drums. Not getting discs, so I need to do something as well. I think glosyy black looks bad...atleast that last picture I saw of it did. Looked fake or something.