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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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I heard some EFA guys have done it too on silver and pewter cars.

Curious on what you guys think....
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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I Was Thinking To Doing It To My Car. But I Dont Want To Paint It On, More Like A Huge Black Sticker To Cover It Up.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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Looks good on the red. Somthing different.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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I wouldnt do it to my car ( not that it would make sense because its already black) but if I had a diff color I dont think I would. But I dont think its a bad idea and would look nice
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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Hey, I was just at that track.. hehe. Thought it looked familiar.
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 04:44 AM
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I like that look better than the body colored top, especially with tinted windows.

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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 07:37 AM
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dont some camaros come factory with black tops and mirrors?
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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the guy in your link made it look good. kind of like it has ttops from far away.
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Yeah, not firmiliar with the Firebird/Trans Am/Formula line, but I think monochromatic (all one color; C-pillar and mirrors body color as well) paint was offered in 95, but wasn't really that known, and then in 96 was when people started getting their Camaros with monochromatic paint. So from 93-94, black mirrors and C-pillars were the only option.

(I could be wrong on that year, tho, maybe offered in 96 and popular in 97? something like that... it was in the early years of the 4th gen)
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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ive thought about it...but never got around to actually doing it. it does looks pretty good though.
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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i saw a red ws6 with a black top, tinted windows, and black zo6 rims and it was probobly one of the best looking 4th gens i have ever seen, however i think if you were JUST going to go with a black top and not "complete" the look it may look out of place
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I have a white LT1 with my top painted black, and my rear valance on the bumper painted black. Looks very nice and clean.
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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Looks good. Also, I think the mirrors should match the sail panel.
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanJ
Looks good. Also, I think the mirrors should match the sail panel.
on Firebirds i agree, on Camaros, the mirrors need to be body color

i like the black tops, they look great with blacked out windows

ive thought about having vinl grafics put over mine...just solid black so i could remove it later if i wanted..
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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i do like how that looks. it is different, but to the masses it would look normal. i thought about doin that to my T/A. i would keep the mirrors body color though. its different, simple, and looks like it belongs.
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