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Old 03-28-2014, 12:38 PM
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That color doesn't bother me. The wheels and the ride height are what make it suck.
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Originally Posted by lower_the_dynamite
I actually have some experience with this color. After my first re-paint, using a different black tint than we should have, we got this. I called it "Whales Vagina".
Whale's Vagina... that's f***ing perfect This was intentionally this color, unfortunately. It was a wife car.

Your car looks mean as hell. I'm planning to get some 17 or 18s for streets, as Thunderstruck said I'm running 17x9.5 sawblades for race wheels - they are crazy light

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T/A rear hatch, T/A rear bumper and plasti-dip accents like I did.

Oh, and remove the side trim.
Hadn't thought about it but someone else said they probably painted over the trim, which I'd be pissed if I took it off and there was a strip of stock paint.

I'll probably pick up a TA bumper and hatch if I can find one cheap

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That color doesn't bother me. The wheels and the ride height are what make it suck.
It's on Koni yellows and Strano Springs now
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That actually looks pretty decent lower_the_dynamite.
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leave it purple and add some black or gunmetal grey i think would accent it a lot
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Looks blue to me
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get some black zr1s,
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Originally Posted by metalmilitia606
I actually like that. With some black accents it would look pretty good.

Actually, I think Black,Silver,and White striping and accents would be excellent !
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Do what everyone else mentioned in this thread. If you throw some black on it to break up the color it should look ok.

Or get a sponsor from the LGBT.

j/k I kid I kid.

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The first pic Kevin had made it look goofy
Really don't mind the color now that I see some bigger pictures.
Wheels tires and ride height are irrelevant in the pics, it won't look like that when it's being raced.

I'd do a throwback livery for sure
Breaks up the color a bit and looks the part for a track car.
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Originally Posted by thunderstruck507
A friend of mine got a killer deal on a Formula 6 speed car he is using mostly for autox. The downside is some asshat painted it lavender.


thats not lavender, its camaro color name: Bright blue metallic (Firebird color name: Medium blue metallic)
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Originally Posted by fbodyrs96
thats not lavender, its camaro color name: Bright blue metallic (Firebird color name: Medium blue metallic)
BBM/MBM is much more blue.
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Black Accents...

-Black Side View Mirrors
-Black Door Handles
-Blacked Out Tail Lights
-Blacked Out Marker Lights
-"PONTIAC" "FORMULUA" and the Bird with Black Overlays
-Black Rims
-Black Sail Panel
-Black Hood Stripes
-Darker Tint

Really quick photoshop below
-Maybe a good detail will darken the color if it hasn't been cared for
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Old 03-31-2014, 08:40 AM
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Sell it or rock it. Doesn't look that bad and paint looks to be in good shape...so accent it black as mentioned and roll.
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Is there anyway you could shoot it in a tinted clear?
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This color is actually starting to grow on me the more I look at it haha
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Originally Posted by fbodyrs96
thats not lavender, its camaro color name: Bright blue metallic (Firebird color name: Medium blue metallic)
Originally Posted by _JB_
BBM/MBM is much more blue.
^that. Similar, kind of, but still a very different color.
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Just embrace the feminism of the color and put one of those stickers of a pair of sandals in the rear window. Make sure your mirror is shined nice too so you can put on your makeup while driving.

All joking aside if you don't want to repaint the car then start blacking everything else out like everybody else is saying...
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I bet with the right color stripes to accent, it will actually cause the eye to view the color a bit differently. Also, some polished/chrome wheels will help with the "eyeball" of the car as well.
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teaser shot, this thing will probably actually look badass sitting on wide race tires all around:

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Ha, those are the Ho-Hos stacked on the wall. I need to stop being lazy and get them mounted.

I really liked how that sign decal came out, unfortunately it's too small, so to be legal I'll have to run the big numbers.

I like the hood stripe idea, but I'm not sold on the sail panel thing yet. Makes it kind of look like a convertable visually. Anyone have pictures of a black sail panel that looks good?

Need to make a run to the store and start playing with Plasti-dip.

*edit* The paint is is really good shape, which is why I'll only cover it with decals or plast-dip it.

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