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I’m planning to get a new wheel set up with black rims. I want to paint the calipers before I put them on. I have the silver spruce metallic paint. I’m leaning towards either yellow or gold. Definitely don’t want red! Looking for opinions.



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I’d pick yellow, matches the fog light tint too. If you’re up for suggestions, black would look good IMO.
 

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I’d pick yellow, matches the fog light tint too. If you’re up for suggestions, black would look good IMO.
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I don't think black would look good with black rims though. I think they would get lost visually.
 

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I vote yellow also.
 

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Anything light colored will be extremely hard to keep clean. On that color paint I’d consider a brushed silver wheel and a gloss black caliper. I did that on one of my white trucks and it was subtle but looked great. IMG_1289.jpeg
 

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Anything light colored will be extremely hard to keep clean. On that color paint I’d consider a brushed silver wheel and a gloss black caliper. I did that on one of my white trucks and it was subtle but looked great. View attachment 27773
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Nice looking truck! I thought about bronze wheels with black calipers but I got a lot of negative feedback. I kind of thought bronze would look good with the silver spruce.


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If you are good with Photo Shop you could play with different colors to see what you like best.
 

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Perhaps Navy or Royal Blue, they both pair well with silver. Gloss black is also a winner that would match your stripe. Though yellow looks nice, it does require additional attention to keep clean for the 5-foot inspection. Personally, I like red, but I understand why some might feel it has been over done.
 

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Perhaps Navy or Royal Blue, they both pair well with silver. Gloss black is also a winner that would match your stripe. Though yellow looks nice, it does require additional attention to keep clean for the 5-foot inspection. Personally, I like red, but I understand why some might feel it has been over done.
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It’s more of a green than silver. It’s like a light sage. Not sure blue would look right. This picture shows it the best.



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Can see that now. I've always looked at your car as being silver.
 

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BrooseDaMoose said:
It’s more of a green than silver. It’s like a light sage. Not sure blue would look right. This picture shows it the best.



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Yeah, these Silver Spruce rides of ours are definitely unique, and depending on the lighting, can show either a lot of the "spruce" or a lot of the "silver," which is one of the reasons this color is becoming one of my favorites ever.

That said, I too like the red calipers on my ride, but given the yellow-tinted fogs on yours, yellow calipers would likely look pretty sweet on yours.
 

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Yeah, these Silver Spruce rides of ours are definitely unique, and depending on the lighting, can show either a lot of the "spruce" or a lot of the "silver," which is one of the reasons this color is becoming one of my favorites ever.

That said, I too like the red calipers on my ride, but given the yellow-tinted fogs on yours, yellow calipers would likely look pretty sweet on yours.
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I have yet to see another Explorer this color. I’ve seen quite a few ST’s around but none this color. I haven’t seen any Ford vehicles this color for that matter! It’s quite unique.


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Looks like they are going to be gloss black. I’m 90% sure I’m going with a gunmetal finish on the rims. Bronze would be too bright. I think gloss black will contrast nicely behind the gunmetal.


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BrooseDaMoose said:
Looks like they are going to be gloss black. I’m 90% sure I’m going with a gunmetal finish on the rims. Bronze would be too bright. I think gloss black will contrast nicely behind the gunmetal.


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