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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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I've killed several hours today on this forum and around the internet looking for a good paint scheme but can't seem to decide on anything. My car is in the shop to be painted and he said just to let him know how I wanted it done. I can't decide. Let me tell you what I've got, what I've contemplated, and then we'll kick around some ideas. It's black with the hugger orange stripes that continue across the roof panel and across the spoiler, hugger badging. I have t tops and the 98+ style ram air hood for the 93-97 T/A. The stripes on the hood cover the "ducts" perfectly. I have decided to remove the side mouldings for sure. So here are the options I've thought about:

1) keep the current scheme

2) same scheme, change hugger to SOM with CETA mod (not sure if SOM on the back bumper would be too cheezy)

3) SOM stripes on the hood, solid SOM roof panel, solid SOM spoiler, CETA mod, SOM badging

4) solid black with hugger hockey stripe, hugger badges

Any other suggestions? This is tough. Sorry I couldn't find a pic of my current scheme, I knew I had some..........
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Any opinions???
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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black should be the accent color on the hugger or som just my opinion
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Have you seen that thread going on the dick Harelle Camaro lately.....its a Pearl Orange..its HOT!
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 06:56 AM
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Pink. Nothing shouts "IM A MAN" then a pink Trans Am. Get some pikachu center caps for the wheels and maybe a banner across your windshield that says "BARBIE POWERED." That would be BA, bad ***....

on a serious note, orange with black would be sick
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:11 AM
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 08:07 AM
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It is hard to give an honest opinion without pics, but from the choices, I would say to keep your current scheme, because:
2. SOM CETA would be too much.
3. SOM on the roof, spoiler and CETA would be TOO much.
4. Hockey stripes belong on a camaro.
just my .02...good luck.
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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take a look at the House of Kolor website.. they got some badass candy colors.. sure they cost a bit more but they look so damn good
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