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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Black.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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Black, when its dirty its dirty, when its clean its cleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by FIREHAWK#608
On a 4th gen WS6 -NBM
On a Firehawk -Black
On a '77-'78 -Black with gold graphics
On a '70- '73 White with blue trim
I agree 100 %....
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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I'm a little biased but I would say NBM. I kinda get the best of both worlds. It looks blue and sometimes purplish in the day, and almost black at night. But black looks good on almost any car IMO.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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my first car was black and was a pain in the *** to keep clean nbm is admittedly not much better but it is unique enough to edge out 99% of the cars on the road today can be ordered in black now you can get dark blue on plenty of cars but it is no nbm so I like both but NBM edges it out for me black is either like glass or dirty nbm has different stages of cleanliness and different shades depending on the weather and time of day and distance and angle and so on hope that helps
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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I'm by no means a pro at detailing a car or anything, but I get by. But I will NEVER own another black car again. Shows everything all the time, and I get frustrated easily. Clean Black detailed car = Dirt & Dust Magnet
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 01:08 AM
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If meticulously taken cared of.... black. Theres nothing I hate more then when I see a nice black F-body that obviously has an owner that doesnt know how to take care of it. Swirls and water spots on a nice black car make me want to
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 01:52 AM
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black is hella cool but so god damn hard to up keep. but when its clean for a day it looks good
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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tryingt/a that is a beautiful car
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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BLACK- wouldnt have it any other way. Plus the old phrase- "Once you go Black, you can never go back!!" hehehe
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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black n chrome gets em wet!!
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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Good guys dress in black
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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speaking of black being a BITCH to take care of... anyone know any good little tricks? this is my first black car and i've only had it for 2 weeks, but it's already driving me absolutely crazy for the simple fact that i can't keep the fine grey dust off of it for longer than 30 seconds.
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Llust1WS6
speaking of black being a BITCH to take care of... anyone know any good little tricks? this is my first black car and i've only had it for 2 weeks, but it's already driving me absolutely crazy for the simple fact that i can't keep the fine grey dust off of it for longer than 30 seconds.
FWIW you may as well get used to it, black looks great for about 5 min until the dust,pollen or some other crap gets on it, I've resigned myself to the fact it'll get dusty 30 sec after I get done spending 4 hrs cleaning it (especially since I live on a dirt road)
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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All black like Komik's! That car is tha baddest car i have seen, 2K2WS6TA is also bad *** but black car, black tints, black rims, black calipers, and of course black interior=meanest car
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Another vote for black. It may be a bitch to keep clean, but when it is it's so worth it.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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gotta go with black on this one
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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NBM hands down.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Navy Blue Metallic.
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