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Old May 10, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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WHAT COLOR??

Hey i am having trouble deciding what color to paint my car....i either want it midnight blue with some white rims or a dark silver grey or gunmetal with the same color rims.....tell me which u like best or if u have nething better let me know....thanks
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Old May 10, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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WHAT COLOR??-dscf0007.jpgHow about Bright Blue Metallic, you don't see that many around.
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Old May 10, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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What's this have to do with V6s?

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Old May 10, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Six_Shooter
What's this have to do with V6s?

My thought exactly...shouldn't this be in the appearance board?
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Old May 11, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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yeah i wasnt payin attention to what topic i was in lol cuz i was lookin for parts and then just posted this
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Old May 11, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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Darker cars look slower from a distance.
A bright colored car will give away its speed easier.

That is helpful when police are involved.

Last edited by Gumby; May 11, 2006 at 09:59 PM.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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I would go with silver
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Dupont Pepper Grey Metallic

The paint looks silver in the sunlight and pewter at night. It's the best of both worlds.




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Old May 14, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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Very Nice!, Although your nose looks a shade darker for some reason.
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Old May 14, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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damn that **** does look tight thanks man
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Old May 15, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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Very Nice!, Although your nose looks a shade darker for some reason.
It's a little bit darker. It's far more noticable with the digital pics than it is in person. It's going back to the paint shop to get redone this week. When they first painted it, they had problem with the gun and it had runs on it, so they did it again by itself, but obviously the mixture was a just a hair darker. Like I said though, in person I'm the only one who can tell. . . most don't.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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That's what I figured, it's a PITA to match silver. Looks great though, I won't tell anyone else! Nice Job.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Looks great though, I won't tell anyone else!
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Old May 17, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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damn, that silver camaro is badd. That almost exactly what i want to paint mine when i re-do it, so paint yours blue so there arnt to many silver ones when i paint mine! lol jk good luck with your choice and post pics when shes done!
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