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Old 07-10-2003, 05:46 PM
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Im about to get my car repainted and im looking for sugestions on a color. It's black now and it seems like every T/A you see around is too. I want to go with a color that doesnt come stock from the factory, well at least on trans ams. I was thinking mabye about electron blue but im not sure how it would look. Any body have any ideas and/or pics to help me out?
Thanks guys , justin
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

Some sort of medium blue.. like:

69 LeMans blue
2003 WRX Blue Pearl
Marina blue..

Electron blue is very nice but ive seen a TA done that color so why not be totally unique?

I LOVE blue
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

hey thanks for the reply steve. Yea blue is the shizit, only problem is I dont know what thoses colors look like but im gonna try and find them . Any body else have and ideas? doesnt have to be blue...
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

How bout 2003 C5 Spiral Grey? I wanted to be the first but it will be forever before it happens...

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How bout 2003 C5 Spiral Grey? I wanted to be the first but it will be forever before it happens...


You and me both. I love that color.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

How about the carbon metalic color of MightyMouse's TA?

Carbon metalic thread

My other choice would be blue.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

I saw a picture of a vette painted this mettalic orange color (not SOM, but lighter). I think it was in the Wheels forum awhile back, but it was pretty sweet. (If you wanted to stick out like a sore thumb and be unique) I'll see if I can find the pic again.

I'm partial to lighter metallic blues myself.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

How about yellow?

Or <font color="orange">Hugger Orange<!--color--></font>!
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

Well here is the WRX blue.. forgive the fact that its on a Subie but you get the idea:



This color would be killer on a fbody.. i get more compliments on the color of this car than i would have thought possible.. its a very deep pearl metallic.. drop by a Subaru dealership to see the color

Sprial grey is nice but the blues and bright colors are better "show off" (and magazine) colors.. lol
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

electron blue
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

I would do a color you havent seen on a f body. I really like Mystichrome for the new 04 cobras and also sonic blue for the 03's. I also thought about a candy red. I went with my paint cause I never seen a steal grey pearl SS and have always loved the color on the viper ever since they brang it out in 2000.
Mystichrome



Heres candy red

good luck and one thing you might want to think about is staying with a dark color. My car was black before since I went with a lighter color you can see black on the bumper from rock chips.
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I would do a color you havent seen on a f body. I really like Mystichrome for the new 04 cobras
Some year F-bobies were painted with that color. 95 maybe? It's not at eyecatching as that but is changes from teal to purple.
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My 94 was painted that color, its called Mystic Teal Metalic. It doesnt look no where near as good as the new 04 cobra!
Not a good picture but you can see the difference in color.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

Charcoal Grey Metallic is my favorite. I don't have a picture or sample of in unfortunately, but it looks bad ***. Plus since your car is already black, the engine bay and door jams wouldn't look too bad since black goes awesome with the color. That is unless you have the cash to do it all
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Keep it black and add a red pearl.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

Electron Blue on a TA is bad A$$! Derek Real is selling his in the classifieds... here are some of the pics...




The rest can be found here: http://mmsracing.com/derek/

Hope you don't mind me using your pics Derek, it's the best looking TA I've seen in a LONG time!

Rob
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...309gm_change/#

I love this color, but in the end the choice is up to you. I think it's called "Sunset Pearl." "Electron Blue" looks BADASS too. Either way, you can't go wrong.

Ryan
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That thing is SO beautiful, it makes me wish I had the money on hand to tear down my Z28 and re-build it from scratch just how I'd like it.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

I would have to suggest pewter or some variation on sunset orange metallic.
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Default Re: Getting car painted but what color?

http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...309gm_change/#

I love this color, but in the end the choice is up to you. I think it's called "Sunset Pearl." "Electron Blue" looks BADASS too. Either way, you can't go wrong.

Ryan
That's an AWESOME color. Definitely has my vote



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