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02-15-2005, 11:08 PM
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body colored roof top Has anyone ever considered repainting their black roof to match the body color of their car? I was curious as out here in west Texas the color black is a bitch to keep nice looking and wondered if that would be an option anyone else had considered.
I'm thinking that my SOM Z would look very nice with an SS spoiler and hood, black berger panel and ZO6 chrome wheels and the roof painted SOM to match the body. What are your opinions/thoughts on this idea?
I'm thinking that my SOM Z would look very nice with an SS spoiler and hood, black berger panel and ZO6 chrome wheels and the roof painted SOM to match the body. What are your opinions/thoughts on this idea?
02-16-2005, 02:23 AM
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Yes, I think a Z with an SS wing/hood and the roof painted to match the body would look great. SOM is my favorite color. Is your car a hardtop or are you looking to paint the small "roof piece" behind the T-tops?
02-16-2005, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by bhz28
I personally like the Black best but thats just my .02
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02-16-2005, 11:04 AM
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I believe the v6 came with body color painted mirrors and roof and the V8's came with them in black.
I changed the mirrors on my z to body color. I don't think the black ones flow with the car very good. I do think the roof goes good with the t top cars though.
I think though if your going to ad black rear panel mabey ad some black on the hood or black grille just something to tie it together, I think with the black rear panel the roof and the mirrors would be too much black. so it would look better body color. but thats just my opinion
I changed the mirrors on my z to body color. I don't think the black ones flow with the car very good. I do think the roof goes good with the t top cars though.
I think though if your going to ad black rear panel mabey ad some black on the hood or black grille just something to tie it together, I think with the black rear panel the roof and the mirrors would be too much black. so it would look better body color. but thats just my opinion
02-16-2005, 11:22 AM
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I love the V6 cars because the roofs are the same color. That's one of the main reasons I bought my black SS, the roof already matched the car. I don't really like how a black roof looks on another colored car.
02-16-2005, 12:58 PM
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My thought is to personalize my car just a little differently than every other other Z out there. The look I am thinking of is to have the roof painted SOM like the rest of the car, add the SS spoiler and hood, paint the hood scoop black, have the berger mod done in satin black (doing this as soon as I receive the rear panel from another member, saving the orginal for just in case) lowering the car with BMR springs for a 1" drop, and adding either chrome ZO6 or Crager SS wheels. I am going to be adding ZO6 rotors/calipers and painting them so the corvette logo doesn't show on the calipers.A set of black hockey stripes will complete the look
The car is a hard top so no worries about t-tops and its an 02 model so the rear view mrrors are already SOM. I'm about to order a black billet grill and add either a red or blue bowtie emblem and the rest of the car is debadged. I have true duals so no exhaust shows and its mistaken for a V6 all the time until I start it up. The SS hood and spoiler will seperate it from a V6 I'm thinking along with the mentioned berger mod and black scoop. The exhaust note by itself really makes one look at it a little differently!
I also want to get rid of the imperfections that are in the factory paint, I feel that the factory just didn't do a great job on the paint on our cars at all, so I was thinking that it would be done very well when the add-ons are done since its hard to color match SOM on seperate pieces (not impossible but difficult). I think that 2_wacko's car is one of the few that has the hood painted to match and had it done really well. His car is very nice from what I've seen.
The result I'm aiming for is to create my own version of a ZL1 without the stripe down the middle/top.
I expected to see that some people like the black top and some who didn't but wanted to see who all had done something different. Thanks for all of your replies, I value this board and its members alot and love getting input from fellow enthusiasts.
The car is a hard top so no worries about t-tops and its an 02 model so the rear view mrrors are already SOM. I'm about to order a black billet grill and add either a red or blue bowtie emblem and the rest of the car is debadged. I have true duals so no exhaust shows and its mistaken for a V6 all the time until I start it up. The SS hood and spoiler will seperate it from a V6 I'm thinking along with the mentioned berger mod and black scoop. The exhaust note by itself really makes one look at it a little differently!
I also want to get rid of the imperfections that are in the factory paint, I feel that the factory just didn't do a great job on the paint on our cars at all, so I was thinking that it would be done very well when the add-ons are done since its hard to color match SOM on seperate pieces (not impossible but difficult). I think that 2_wacko's car is one of the few that has the hood painted to match and had it done really well. His car is very nice from what I've seen.
The result I'm aiming for is to create my own version of a ZL1 without the stripe down the middle/top.
I expected to see that some people like the black top and some who didn't but wanted to see who all had done something different. Thanks for all of your replies, I value this board and its members alot and love getting input from fellow enthusiasts.
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02-16-2005, 05:24 PM
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Joker - a little off topic, but I wouldn't really recommend the BMR springs. I'm not too happy with mine. To stay with a 1" drop, you might want to look towards the Hotchkis springs. Don't forget to do shocks at the same time!
I think the solid color would be different and probably look nice. My suggestion would be to add a '70 Z28 emblem to the black billet grille. Another differentiation could be a UltraZ hood instead of a SS hood. I would also go with polished wheels as opposed to chrome, but those are just personal opinions on how I would do the car.
Is Hill's still doing the paint?
I think the solid color would be different and probably look nice. My suggestion would be to add a '70 Z28 emblem to the black billet grille. Another differentiation could be a UltraZ hood instead of a SS hood. I would also go with polished wheels as opposed to chrome, but those are just personal opinions on how I would do the car.
Is Hill's still doing the paint?
02-16-2005, 09:27 PM
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I like the look of the black roof line, though mine doesn't have as much contrast...oh wait, my whole car is black! Seriously, though, I love SOM (possibly more than black), especially with the black top and dark tint 
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02-17-2005, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
Joker - a little off topic, but I wouldn't really recommend the BMR springs. I'm not too happy with mine. To stay with a 1" drop, you might want to look towards the Hotchkis springs. Don't forget to do shocks at the same time!
I think the solid color would be different and probably look nice. My suggestion would be to add a '70 Z28 emblem to the black billet grille. Another differentiation could be a UltraZ hood instead of a SS hood. I would also go with polished wheels as opposed to chrome, but those are just personal opinions on how I would do the car.
Is Hill's still doing the paint?
I think the solid color would be different and probably look nice. My suggestion would be to add a '70 Z28 emblem to the black billet grille. Another differentiation could be a UltraZ hood instead of a SS hood. I would also go with polished wheels as opposed to chrome, but those are just personal opinions on how I would do the car.
Is Hill's still doing the paint?
Yep, Hill's is going to do the paint, just rustling up cash for all the mods I have planned. The current wait is about 6 to 10 months down the road.
Not a big fan of the Ultra Z hood myself. I agree, the polished wheels would save some weight over chrome.
I've been hearing some not so good things about the BMR springs lately, Hotchkis is an opion for sure, and shocks are a must, still have the stockers on there, plan on doing some Bilstein revalves when I do the drop.
Getting ready to swap the clutch out for a Ram HD next week, then the next month is a strange 12 bolt with 4:10's.
You have me completely addicted to detailing, thanks for all of your advice!!
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