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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 05:13 PM
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I want to be a little different with the colors on my car. I know the unwritten rule of anything more than 2 colors is pushing it.. but how does this sound to everybody out there. My SS is red, and I've got a black top. The interior is black. My rims are chrome. I was thinking of doing my suspension parts in silver. For example, panhard rod, strut tower brace, LCA's, etc. If anybody has ever done this, I would appreciate some pics. Let me know what you all think.
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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 06:34 PM
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Silver would look great if you want your suspension parts to stand out, I believe Xsta Z 28 has silver parts on his red SS, hopefully if he see's this post he'll post some pictures of them. If I remember right he also has a silver torque arm, very <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> .

BTW the answer to your other post is there rubber not poly bushings.

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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 06:48 PM
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Thanks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Aug 3, 2002 | 06:02 PM
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I have a Red SS Convertible with Black top, Red and Ebony Leather interior, Chrome Z06 Wheels and ALL of my BMR suspension stuff is Silver. Go for it. It Looks AWESOME!!!!!!

My rule of thumb is one MAIN color and two ACCENT colors. So my combo is Red/Black/Silver.
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Old Aug 3, 2002 | 07:53 PM
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I think your red/silver combo will look great! Make sure you post some pics. My car's red too and I'll be upgrading suspension soon...hopefully.
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Old Aug 4, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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Xsta Z 28, would you be able to post any pics of underneath your car?
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ENT:
<strong>Xsta Z 28, would you be able to post any pics of underneath your car?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I would page him just in case he doesn't look here again, I know you'll love the way he's undercarriage looks.
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Old Aug 5, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DARK AGE 53:
<strong>I would page him just in case he doesn't look here again, I know you'll love the way he's undercarriage looks.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WOW!! Thanks Al!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I'll get pics up later tonight.

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That would look nice.
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Here you go!!! I hope they are what you are looking for.

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