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Old 01-12-2004, 10:34 AM   #1
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New colour for my car

alright guys i have an 88 camaro sc thats currently light blue with grey iroc ground effects, i want it to change the colours, i immediatly thought dark metalic blue or black but there are so many good colours out there. and gunmetal is really starting to grow on me so lets here it guys what colour should i go for?
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Sunset Metallic Orange looks awesome on Camaro's!!
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happen to have a pic of the colour?
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how bout hugger orange , do the car up just like this one.
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how bout hugger orange , do the car up just like this one.
thats actually a really nice colour
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Eh, I respectfully disagree with you on that one. I think that orange is a tough color to pull off with our cars.

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Eh, I respectfully disagree with you on that one. I think that orange is a tough color to pull off with our cars.

IMO anyways.

i've never been a fan of orange and won't paint my car orange but that car looks good imo
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not my car but the same colour as mine and I love it
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I have all the things ready to paint my car, Im doing it in House of Kolor's Orion Silver, with metal flake, it looks good on our cars
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ultra blue metallic, or medium quasar blue
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Old 01-12-2004, 07:56 PM   #11
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ultra blue metallic, or medium quasar blue
you wouldn't happen to have pics of those colours would you it would be greatly appreciated:hail:
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Hugger Orange and Burnt Orange are awesome COLORS. I painted my motorcycle with a HOK paint called Tangelo Pearl. In the sunlight, it is amazing.
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Old 01-12-2004, 08:57 PM   #13
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you wouldn't happen to have pics of those colours would you it would be greatly appreciated:hail:
RU-QWIK's car is ultra blue metallic. Ill see if i can find a pic of a medium quasar blue
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RU-QWIK's car is ultra blue metallic. Ill see if i can find a pic of a medium quasar blue
thanks man this is appreciated:hail:
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look in the favorite camaros 04 and theres a pic of ru-qwiks car on the second page, i cant find a pic of a quasar blue car but ill try to take a pic of a pic for u
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thanks man yeah i saw his car it looks wicked
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here ya go, give me credit for this, i tryed but taking a pic of a pic is hard to do.
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heres another. the color actually looks almost the same as ultra blue, to me atleast
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thats pretty damn good man thanks alot:hail: :hail: you da man

and thats a nice colour now i gotta decide between which blue
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i wish i never sold that 89 rs, it was a nice car but it had some problems i didnt like. Dumb me! But a very nice color, if u need it i can get u the code that u need to give the place u have it painted, just let me know
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i wish i never sold that 89 rs, it was a nice car but it had some problems i didnt like. Dumb me! But a very nice color, if u need it i can get u the code that u need to give the place u have it painted, just let me know
yeah man i'd love the code that would be great
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i like purple haze on some cars. Really needs some good rims and t tops to pull it off IMO. The code is 92 model year, code: 80WA9541 Medium Quasar Blue
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and the other code for ultra blue is. model year 1991 code: 98 WA 9591, Ultra Blue
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any idea about the other car
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lol u just beat me to it thanks man its great how much some ppl are willing to help?:hail:
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yw. glad i can help someone.
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i really like the ultra blue i think that with a 23% tint and shaved handles will look sweet:hail:
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I repeat - SUNSET ORANGE METALIC!!! Here's a link to a beautiful 4th gen SS....

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hmm i dunno its almost growing on me:lala:
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how about adding pearl to it? just to give it that little extra?
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That would be cool. I'm not sure what color crazyhawain's(sp??) car is, but I beleive it is the same or close to the sunset color? Try a search for pics of his car.
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looks good i wanna pearl it though:lala:
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