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What would you like better on a GTA?

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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 05:48 PM
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Which stripes do you like better on a GTA?

A black car with a pair of silver stripes.

Or a silver car with a pair of blue stripes?

(like the 30th anniversary)

i plan on putting them and a ram air II hood on.

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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 08:42 PM
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feel free to leave a comment or suggestion as to why if you want. ..

i see black on silver a lot more.. . lot of people have black trans ams already, which i wouldn't mind, i think it looks sleek, but a silver one would be rare and nice as well. ..
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 09:44 PM
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how bout White with Blue stripes.. like the anniversary T/A's.. That would look sharp =)
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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 11:18 PM
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i don't wanna be tryin' to look like a 1/2 a$$ 30th anniversary.

i just wanna use the same type of stripes.

gotta be black or silver, anyone got a pic of a trans am painted silver?
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 05:34 PM
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anybody else?
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 07:22 PM
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Do silver with electric blue stripes, and get some kind of aluminum rims. Those colors look awesome on third-gens
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Old Jun 25, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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would it look bad in silver if i kept the stock gold gta wheels?
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Old Jun 25, 2002 | 08:02 PM
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Metallic blue with silver stripes. I painted an R/C car body of a 4th gen 'bird that way and it turned out great.
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Old Jun 26, 2002 | 02:44 AM
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my other firebird is blue already with silver decals (big bird), but i bet it looks sweet what you painted.
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 01:47 AM
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keep `um comin'
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 11:12 PM
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a few more. ..
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Old Jun 28, 2002 | 02:21 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2002 | 02:53 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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c. none of the above.
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Old Jun 28, 2002 | 05:28 PM
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I say either pure black or pure silver with no stripes at all O_o...but if you really want stripes? put ghost stripes! that would look bad ***. So you'd still have stripes but they wouldnt stand out so much.
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Old Jun 28, 2002 | 06:31 PM
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Sorry dude but I hate stripes. I did vote for the Silver with Blue stripes because Silver is cool.
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Old Jun 28, 2002 | 08:49 PM
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damn. ..

well i am going to get the ram air II hood, and was getting the stripes to mainly go on that.

pic of the silver stripes below. ..
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