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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Taking a color poll.

I hate the color red so I'm taking a poll to see which way I should go with my Trans Am. I have a black leather interior coming for it and I've got the perfect rims picked out for the two paint schemes I've come down to.

So do people think I should go white with a custom black bird on the hood or black with a custom white bird on the hood.

I like how white looks on these cars with the ground effects, though, black is one of my favorite colors, but most people like or want these cars painted black, I like to be different. This is why it's a toss up.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

white with a gold bird
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

red and black is hot. and i like blue too.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

At a swap meet/car show last month I saw an Orange one that look really good. It was a bit darker than Hugger Orange. Real clean look. I've always liked white or black.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Originally Posted by tony_cogliandro
and i like blue too.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

while I've got a red/silver setup now, the blue and silver birds look reallllly good
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Old May 15, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Umm...... thanks for the input...... but I only want to go with white or black..... I was looking for votes for those colors only.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

What wheels have you chosen? Either color could go better than the other with the wheels you've picked out.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Konig Uknowns..... I figure they'd go great with either black on white or white on black.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Black...with silver details.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Definitley white. But what size wheel are you going to be running with those Konig's?
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Old May 16, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

White! That is my favorite color on a Trans Am...
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Old May 16, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Either 17s or 18s. I don't want them to be too big. I don't want to have to make modifications to run them without rubbing with normal use.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 01:09 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

some sort of creamy white or perhap a metallic white. Id avoid pearl unless youre having it done professionally, and even then Id only use a little to give it some warmth. Id alsomake sure you cut n buff the clear coat (if youre doing a base/clear) as nothing makes white look nappy more than 'orange peel'
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Old May 17, 2009 | 01:28 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

I would say White too.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

As always I vote for black, all black, no graphics. But then again I am biased and that's only my opinion.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

too many black. id go white with a blue bird. my 84 is going to get painted mercedes designo graphite metallic. did it on my old motorcycle and i love the color. it will look stealthy but not a cookie cutter car like all the black ones.
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Old May 20, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

I do like the gun metal gray on the bottom of my car, I have thought about going with that all over, but since my Nissan Frontier is that color I will avoid having two vehicles the same color.

White will never be as deep looking as the darker colors, when I paint mine again I am thinking of a pearl white on top and gunmetal gray on the botom, I do like the two tone look.
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Old May 20, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Re: Taking a color poll.

Are you going to change the color of the engine bay, too? I'm guessing it is still red.
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