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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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Any white/silver T/A's out there?

I was thinking of painting my new GTA white with silver or gunmetal ground effects. Its currently the original white, but the paint is trashed. I know GTA's originally came solid colored, but I really like the look of the 2-tone, and I dont care much about originality. I did this quick photoshop, with a dark gunmetal color on the ground effects. I'm not sure who's car this is, but I used this pic because it has no spoiler. I want run no spoiler on my GTA like this, I think it looks good. What do you guys think?
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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This is my car, it now has a rear axle in it. Friday I am putting the front suspension together so I can trailer it out to my shop to work on it.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 03:14 AM
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i think if you could actually get it to have that chromey basecoat under the white and the grey.. it'd be pretty mean. as for how it'd look in real life.. not as cool as that
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 04:08 AM
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Yea, that car is actually red. The wheels are actually gold, too I was wondering the same thing about the look though, I actually think I could make it look like that with pearl additive in the paint.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 07:30 AM
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With your car scrapped there it kinda looks like a notchback GTA.

As for the paint scheme and no wing...me no likey! But it's your car, have fun with it.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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that looks so badass but think you should keep the wing....or put a 91-92 style GTA on there...but i love the colors
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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Yea but if I leave it with no wing then I don't have to buy one I think it looks good without one anyways. I am running no wing on my 83, and I guess maybe I just got used to the look.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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that ps looks good leave the wing off the car .
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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No no no

Never use a dark color for the GFX ...
that would kill the FX...
in the nights your car will give a high sitting appareance
Leave always the GFX a lighter color than the body
Just my 2 cents
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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I know its your car and all, but you are making it look like a plain ol' Trans Am with the two tone, no wing look.

Go Gun Metal Grey for color. Its factory, you can get matching badges for it, and its also less common.

One thing to consider, if you change the body to a custom color, you will have to have custom emblems made to match the paint color. Or you'll have to get rid of them.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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Way to go

I GUESS...one tone car and gunmetal gray or similar
will keep the car updated
and Lookin' cool !
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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get a custom color and get rid of all the decals, i dont have any and i like it that way .
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Looks good I like it

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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 04:13 PM
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Not a gta but its white and gun metal :-)

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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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Hmm, I didnt think of the night thing. Maybe a little lighter grey on the bottom would help. I didnt plan on reinstalling the GTA badges, they were stolen off the car. The only badges i might put on would be 4th gen trans am door badges.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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Night thing

Yeah the night thing is a fact!
totally real ...
you'll see that your car sitiing higher...
its just an optical illusion
But its important to make the bottom more "noticeable"
for the 2 tone cars even if you have GFX.
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