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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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Arrow custom paint or stock paint code???

just lookn for some opinons here i recently bought a 98 TA its been repainted and not a quality job on it either, so im sending to the body shop.

heres the question would you guy go custom with the paint or use the stock paint code and preserve the breed so to speak sense sadly there will be no more made?

thanks for your thoughts
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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If you like the color it would be cheaper to do it back stock,personally I like custom jobs,stand out from the rest,hope your ready to spend some money though cause either way it's going to cost$$$ maybe do a little of both stock color,maybe some flames or racing strips or two tone
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 01:18 AM
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its gonna cost either way cuz it needs some bodywork too. it got tagged in the front at somepoint before i bought it and the body gaps and hoog fittment need somework
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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what colar is your car? ram air hood or not?
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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its silver with pearlesent flames. yes it has a ram air hood there are pics of it in my garage just can seem to figure out how to post them in the thread
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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i love these cars silver,i would do it silver and maybe a burgandy candy on the ram air scopes or some thing like that(if your getting rid of the flames)maybe put some sort of badge on the ram air scoop(ls1 or ram air or trans am)you could get a stencil made to whatever you want so they can paint it on then candy over it,its all how crazy you want to go with it also.I do beleive something like i said would b clean n not to much.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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im undecided
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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i know what you mean im a painter and plan on painting my ta this summer but change my mind every freakin week of how im going to do it
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o for sure ive had 1000's of ideas run threw my head. but i think im gonna go custom and make it my car i can always repaint it down the road
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Hell yeah,get some pics up whatever you do
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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will do but its gonna be a month or two before i can send the TA to the shop cuz my avalanche is gettn ready to go in for some body work and mods
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If I had any choice - I'd go viper blue
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