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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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What color is DOT 5 brake fluid suppose to be??
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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Purplish
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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dot 5 is silicon based dot 4 is not
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Default RE: DOT 5??

what I used in my dyna was reddish
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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Default RE: DOT 5??

I just did my front brakes last night and I was going to top off the master cylinder, and it says DOT 5.&nbsp\\; Mine is amber is color, but I see some DOT 5 is amber or purplish.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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Default RE: DOT 5??

Depends on the Brand, I've seen mostly purple but also amber and a kinda redish
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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My 07 uses dot 4. Are you sure dot 5 is correct for your 03?
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