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Old 06-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Brake caliber

cleaning the brake caliber on my son's 1977 t140 and it has a hint of gold in places,were these painted gold from the factory.Thanks Dennis
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I beleive the calipers were originally anodised.
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My front caliper is gold...not sure if its paint or anodized,but it sure is gold.
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