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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 10:43 AM
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Who likes red T/A's? (New paint pics)

After more time in primer than I care to remember, it's done!
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 10:43 AM
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More pics. Now I just have to get my decals ordered.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 10:45 AM
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Shiny is good
:hail:==>Shiny paint
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 11:50 AM
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Car looks awesome. I like the red/silver scheme. Do you know what paint code the red is?
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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looks great! Some nice 17 in TTII's would look sick on it!
keep it up!
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 12:09 PM
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Looks great, why didnt you paint the spoiler red as well?
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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I was wondering the same thing
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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looks good!
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 12:34 PM
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Originally posted by formularpm
Looks great, why didnt you paint the spoiler red as well?
Ditto

Some nice wheels would really make it stick out of the crowd......

Gotta love new paint....:lala:
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 01:44 PM
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looks great , leave the decals off . red and silver looks sweet
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 01:54 PM
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Looks good. Not too fond of the rims or the black spoiler, but other than that, nice paint.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 01:56 PM
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Looks real sweet

I think the black spoiler gives it some good contrast
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 01:56 PM
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looks great!!
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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Thanks, guys. I've wanted that car painted for so long it's not funny.


Originally posted by formularpm
Looks great, why didnt you paint the spoiler red as well?
I didn't want to paint the spoiler, because i've heard all kinds of horror stories about painted ones splitting and cracking, so I left mine black. I like the contrast, and the accent with the tail lights and roof. It's all original, no splits and the only maintianance it needs is a good wipe down with tire shine whenever I wash the car. (which will be all the time now )

I like my wheels so everyone back up off, aight? ( )

My first choice was the Weld Draglite in 17x9 :rockon: , but they cost almost three times as much as the Americans I decided on

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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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Nice paint job! Why didnt you get a fiberglass spoiler? That stock spoiler is just gonna crack, it's just a matter of time. You're not gonna like this but IMO those ugly a$$ rims are the only thing keeping that car from looking sweet.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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No decals! Just my opinion...
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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i say add the decals, but with or without it looks amazing :hail:
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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Looks great. I personally like the black spoiler.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 07:09 PM
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i like the black spoiler, im with them off the rims. where did u have it painted?
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 09:02 PM
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two words for ya and that ar would be perfect BLACK GTAs
well the second wasnt a word but you get the point
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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i think those rims would look schweet if the backs were 15's with a set of et streets on em Other then that she looks awesome, how much did you drop on that paint job? Im scared to say it because pics always look better then in real life but the paint job looks amazing. Any complaints?
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 11:26 PM
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Car looks nice
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 12:34 AM
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:hail: NICE paint. Still looks wet.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 06:27 PM
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Originally posted by formularpm
Looks great, why didnt you paint the spoiler red as well?
His car is an 86 T/A. You can tell by the third brakelight at the top of the hatch, which is an 86 only thing. In 85-86, T/A's all had black aero spoilers. They didnt come painted until 87.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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bro your car looks sweet but then again its a 3rd gen!!!!!!!!!:lala:
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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Hey man, I like it. When I got mine painted I left the spoiler black too. I thought it set it off with the black GTA wheels, TA tail lights and the Ttops. I don't have the silver though. Looks good!! Keep the decals off too
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:09 PM
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How much a paint job like that cost? rims gotta go! spoiler...itll grow on me
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:09 AM
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Not too shabby! Lookin' good I think the only reason people are objecting to the rims is the color contrast of the new fresh silver paint against the color of the rim. The rim style isn't bad. The spoiler does stand out, but that's not a bad thing really.

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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 01:12 AM
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Wow.... I mean Wow. :hail:
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 08:56 AM
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sweet!
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:40 PM
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His car is an 86 T/A. You can tell by the third brakelight at the top of the hatch, which is an 86 only thing. In 85-86, T/A's all had black aero spoilers. They didnt come painted until 87.
I know. He painted the car, I was just curious why he didnt paint the spoiler while he was at it. He answered my question so nevermind.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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Lookin good.... I also vote for leave the decals off, and some black GTA rims..
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 05:42 PM
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Looks good.
The only decals I would put on it if it were my car are the Ram Air decals on the side of the hood bulge.
I've got a pair of black and silver OEM decals for my hood, I bought 2 sets since I wasn't sure if I was painting the car silver or black.
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